Anthony R. Reibel

Dr.

Anthony R. Reibel, EdD, is the director of research and evalua-
tion at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In
2006, he became a Spanish teacher at Stevenson, where he served as
a curricular team leader, core team leader, coach, and club sponsor.
In 2010, Anthony received recognition from the state of
Illinois, and in 2011, Illinois Computing Educators named him
Technology Educator of the Year. He currently sponsors two
clubs: (1) KIVA, which gives microloans to entrepreneurs living
in areas lacking financial institutions, and (2) FIRE, which pro-
motes equality and respect among Stevenson students and staff through conversation and
advocacy in school and throughout the community.
Anthony is the author and coauthor of seven books on education. Some titles include
Embracing Relational Teaching: How Strong Relationships Promote Student Self-Regulation
and Efficacy; Small Changes, Big Impact: Ten Strategies to Promote Student Efficacy and
Lifelong Learning; Proficiency-Based Assessment: Process, Not Product; and Pathways to
Proficiency: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading. Each of these explores the relationship
among student efficacy, pedagogy, and learning.
Anthony is also the publisher and chief editor of The Assessor (www.assessormag.com), a
publication that features short articles written by teachers and administrators to support
conversation about formative assessment.
Anthony completed his doctorate, which studied the effects of cognitive bias on teach-
ers’ evaluation of student performance, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.