When you make restorative assessment part of your classroom culture, students feel safe, ready for challenges, and eager to showcase their strengths whenever they have the chance. Unlike ordinary testing, restorative assessments offer students multiple ways to demonstrate their learning―which promotes equity and reduces conflict. And since assessments happen regularly, you have more opportunities to check student progress and tailor your teaching accordingly. In this guide, you’ll find: Real-world examples of restorative assessment in practice; Cutting-edge research on personalized learning and assessment; Practical strategies for implementation; Action points and reflection questions.

1.Reverting Assessment to Its Intended Purpose -- Assessment Matters -- Assessment Literacy -- Research-Based Best Practices in Assessment -- Technically Sound Assessment -- 2. Restoring Balance -- The Importance of Balance -- Types of Assessment -- Seamless and Continuous Assessment -- Merging Teaching, Learning, and Assessing -- Multiple Measures -- Assessing Through the Taxonomy -- Planning for Assessment -- Balanced Assessment Systems -- 3. Reinstating Mastery and Growth -- Cornerstones and Keystones -- Supporting and Gauging Progress -- Assessing Mastery -- Assessment as Learning -- Reporting Growth -- Changing Assessment Mindsets -- 4. Refocusing on Learners -- Students at the Center -- Assessment-Capable Learners -- Personalizing Assessment -- Multiple Pathways -- 5. Reconsidering Noncognitive Skills -- Cognitive and Noncognitive: Not an Either/Or -- Skills and Dispositions for Success -- Noncognitive for At-Risk Learners -- Assessing Noncognitive Skills and Attributes -- 6. Conclusions and New Beginnings -- Becoming Unstuck -- Nurture Local Culture -- Unify Policy and Practice -- Partnering With Parents.