Schimmer, who has been a principal and classroom teacher and specializes in assessment for learning, sound grading and reporting, educational leadership and organization, and positive behavior support models, identifies 10 priorities for teachers moving towards more relevant assessment and grading practices. He outlines the most important aspects of assessment for learning, sound grading practices, effective instruction, and positive relationships that teachers should emphasize, and how these ideas can be put into practice at the classroom or school level. They consist of meaningful change, student confidence, assessment accuracy, descriptive feedback, differentiated instruction, student ownership of learning, accurate grades, practice, improvement, and professional learning. For each, he reviews current research, practice examples, tips for communicating with parents, questions, and next steps. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)