Oftentimes, educators notice a disconnect between the assessments they use in their classrooms and the broader assessment systems they work within. Let the faculty of the Assessment Learning Institute (ALI) meet you in this challenging context to help you more effectively use assessment to accelerate student learning. The activities in this year-long learning engagement empower and fortify teachers in using classroom assessment to support student learning!
We welcome Individual teachers—new and veteran—who are seeking to refresh their thinking about assessment and deepen their knowledge about and implementation of effective assessment practices.
Deepen understanding about:
• assessment literacy;
• balanced assessment systems, specifically in the classroom setting;
• formative assessment as a through line;
• accurate, high-quality summative assessment selection and use; and
• student engagement as partners in the assessment process.
Reexamine use of and deepen practices around:
•effective use of pre-assessment tools;
• development and use of quality instructionally embedded modes of
assessment;
• use of authentic performance assessments, with an emphasis on
prioritized standards; and
• the use of quality formative feedback based on clear success criteria.
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