Learn effective strategies for using performance assessment as one of the tools for evaluating student understanding in your classroom. This online course introduces you to classroom-based assessment tasks, including visual representations, tasks using writing, oral presentations, and challenging projects and performances. Various methods of assessment are reviewed, analyzing how they inform the teaching/learning experience. Numerous examples of student projects are examined, along with a series of effective assessment tools. Candidates have the opportunity to make connections to their own practice, reflecting on how and where performance assessment could enhance their own teaching. The text must be purchased separately; all other resources are housed within the online course.