Aug
06
Building a Better Assessment Future 2026
August 6 - 7, 2026It’s time to place students at the center of our classroom practice and assessment systems. This requires leadership that not only values innovation but is…
Join us for this in-person event that features Rick Stiggins, lunch, and networking.
This session explores the emotional dynamic of learner success and failure in the classroom and the impact of those dynamics on a child’s developing confidence or self-doubt. These dynamics shape our beliefs about ourselves as learners. This session explores how assessment practice and systems can either support learning and build confidence or inhibit and debilitate learning and learner confidence.
Participants will receive a copy of Rick’s newest book, Give Our Students the Gift of Confidence (Corwin, 2023).
Framing Questions:
- How can assessment be used to enhance, not merely measure, student learning success?
- How can we use assessment to both measure and narrow achievement gaps?
- How can state and local policy help local school districts fulfill their missions of helping every student become a confident lifelong learner?
- How can parents partner with teachers and with their children to help every student become a confident lifelong learner?
