**An essential guide for helping students explain, question, and refine their thinking and learning**

This essential resource shows teachers how to observe students at work and use those observations to inform classroom instruction. It explores effective ways to collect evidence of student learning and guide them towards becoming active participants in the learning process. Helping students understand and clarify what they know and how to use success criteria to guide their work is a key focus. This practical book on assessment and feedback offers hands-on tools to help students track, document, and articulate their learning. These tools are designed to inform reflection and encourage conversation, so students can better explain, question, and refine their thinking.

Reviews:
"This is an incredible professional resource from an Ontario educator. I love how she connected the power of relationships, instruction, and assessment… Thanks for such a thought-provoking and practical read." — Aviva D., amazon.ca

"…an excellent resource for educators who want practical ways to strengthen their assessment practices… filled with practical examples, thoughtful guidance, and ideas that educators can apply immediately to better understand and support student learning." — Lucinda W., amazon.ca