Aug
03
Assessment Learning Institute 2021
Join us as we reexamine assessment practices to support learning—right now and into the future. Educators often experience a disconnect between classroom assessment designed…
Oct
07
Assessment to Promote Deeper Learning: How strong foundations engage students and propel their learning
Thursday, October 7, 2021In our first ALN session of 2020-21, Jay McTighe will tackle the topic of understanding what and how to assess in a way that propels learning. Returning to…
Oct
12
MAC Reads 2021
Join us for MAC Reads 2021! Participate individually or form/join a book study group! MAC will offer a study guide to support reading and discussions!…
Nov
09
Choreographing Connections with SEL: Assessment and the Arts Reveals a Path to Developing Capable Learners
Tuesday, November 9, 2021How might we better understand the intersection of social-emotional learning and assessment practices and approaches designed to support learning? How might this knowledge contribute to a student’s ability…
Jan
18
Four Assessment Capabilities: What they are and why our children would want their teachers to have them
Tuesday, January 18, 2022If our skillful use of assessment is the lever to support all children to become capable learners, then what are the assessment capabilities our practicing…
Mar
10
How does the formative assessment process support ambitious teaching, and vice versa?
Thursday, March 10, 2022Today, education requires students to think for themselves—critically, creatively, and metacognitively. Teaching that focuses solely on presenting information for students to passively acquire, a transmission model, is no…
Apr
08
Leveraging the Power of Formative Feedback: Using Self- and Peer Assessment to Promote Meaningful Student Engagement
Friday, April 8, 2022Many educators are interested in learning more about the power of formative feedback via self- and peer assessment. This interest stems from the fact that…
Jun
15
Smarter FAME Field Test
Be among a select number of Michigan sites selected for the Smarter FAME field test to engage in transformative work! School districts interested in more…