Linking
Assessment and Student Motivation
In
this 1-day session, the focus is on intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation. Activities help familiarize participants with
foundational and current research on student motivation.
Assessment methods that enhance student motivation are
introduced and participants are guided through the process
of writing an action plan to address student motivation
problems within the classroom, using their newly gained
knowledge of motivation research and assessment.
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Diverse
Assessments for Diverse Learners
This
1-day training session defines and explores the use of different
types of performance assessments with an emphasis on fairness,
equity, and bias. Paricipants are given the opportunity
to critique sample performance assessments. Links to Gardners
Theory of Multiple Intelligences are explored in order to
create diverse assessments for diverse learners and to ultimately
encourage critical thinking skills.
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Involving
Students in Assessment
This
1-day training session explores four venues for involving
students in assessment: encouraging student participation
in rubric creation, peer and self-assessment activities,
student-involved conferences, and senior projects. Participants
receive practical advice and instruction on implementing
these four venues into their own classroom assessment practices.
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Collecting
and Analyzing Assessment Data
This
1-day training session emphasizes the need for multiple
measures and diverse assessment methods to create quality
profiles of student achievement. Participants practice analyzing
sample data and then design strategies to address student
needs through instructional modifications.
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Examining
Grading and Reporting Practices
In
this 4-day training session, participants learn the history
of grading, examine educational research delineating positive
and negative impacts of grading on students and reflect
on their own grading practices. Major emphasis is given
to differentiating formative and summative assessment and
to helping instructors implement a grading system that reliably
reports student achievement.
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Creating
an Assessment Vision
This
2-day session deals with change and is aimed at facilitating
the development of a district/school plan around an initiative
in classroom assessment. Emphasis is placed on team building
and collaboration, as essential qualities needed by schools/districts
to begin developing an assessment vision. Participants design
an action plan and set a timetable of events that will move
them towards a vision for a quality classroom assessment
environment.
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