Standards provide the learning targets and progressions that students will need to be successful in life. Educators use the results from assessments to make data-driven instructional decisions. It is when we combine both standards and assessment that we can transform education. Standards and Assessment: The Core of Quality instruction serves as a much-needed resource to help educators effectively use the Common Core State Standards and various forms of assessment to get results in teaching and in learning. Standards and Assessment: The Core of Quality instruction is an anthology in which experts in education address the following topics in the context of impacting student learning, transforming teaching, and preparing for a promising future: Performance Assessments Frequent Assessment in Mathematics Connecting Science Standards and Assessments Common Formative Assessments for English Language Learners Standards and Assessment Contexts and Applications Assessment for Literacy Learning Disciplinary Literacy and Deep Understanding Effective Grading Practices Assessing the Twenty-First-Century Learner The Leadership and Learning Center provides world- class professional development services, cutting-edge research, and innovative solutions for educators and school leaders who serve students from pre-kindergarten through college. The Center has worked in all fifty states and every Canadian province, as well as Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. The Center works with public school systems, as well as religious and secular independent schools, charter schools, community colleges, technical schools, universities, state dePartments of education, national ministries of education, and international education associations. Center Professional Development Associates are experienced superintendents, principals, administrators, and educators who provide comprehensive practices for clients in the areas of standards, assessment, instruction, accountability, data analysis, and leadership. Book jacket.