Building a Better Assessment Future 2024
August 6 - 7, 2024Join us for the fourth annual Building a Better Assessment Future conference where we will spark the change to live into new and innovative practices to…
Major impediments to district use of performance or constructed-response assessments include 1) lacking trust in teacher self-scored assessments (due to lack of scorer training) and 2) the cost of central scoring. Yet, teacher scoring of student work is among the most powerful professional learning in which teachers can engage. How can better scoring be provided locally in a more cost-effective manner? These challenges are addressed in the Michigan-Collaborative Scoring System (MI-CSS) project, developed from MZ Development software in collaboration with the MAC, as part of a statewide arts assessment (Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment). While the project focuses on the arts, its implications transcend all curriculum areas. States could provide model performance assessments using written, audio, or video response with rubrics for local educator use, thus providing quality classroom assessments at substantially lower cost and making such assessments a feasible part of a state- or district-balanced approach to assessment.
Join us for the fourth annual Building a Better Assessment Future conference where we will spark the change to live into new and innovative practices to…
Learn to facilitate classroom-level, assessment-literate practice to improve student learning & achievement! Districts that implement—with fidelity—quality balanced assessment systems in every classroom show improved student…
The 2024 Assessment Learning Institute (ALI) takes place over a series of virtual engagements that kicks off September 21 or 28 with an in-person, full-day…
Developing high-quality classroom assessments demands careful planning and deliberate effort. This four-day professional learning series is designed to delve into the complexities of designing impactful,…