Aug
06
Assessment Learning Institute
August 4 - 6, 2020The MAC salutes educators who are working hard to continue instruction for students through the end of this school year. They are responding to unique…
Jun
16
Creating and Implementing Online Learning Lessons with Student Engagement in Mind
Tuesday, June 16, 2020This webinar is the third in a series intended to provide teachers support in delivering instruction online. This webinar will provide a window into the…
Jun
15
Grading and Reporting: What are we learning from COVID-19?
Monday, June 15, 2020Webinar Purpose: We know that assessment—regardless of where the learning takes place—plays an essential role in learning. Yet schools and families have experienced challenging circumstances…
May
08
Leveraging the Science of SEL: How to support health and wellness during the COVID-19 Crisis
Friday, May 8, 2020Emotions matter, perhaps now more than ever before. As we work to navigate our new normal with our families and colleagues and school communities, we…
May
06
Formative Feedback: Navigating the complexity of engaging student thinking
Wednesday, May 6, 2020We know effective, targeted and intentional feedback can have tremendous impact on student motivation and learning. The learning targets have been identified and evidence of…
Apr
28
Grading and Reporting in the Era of COVID-19
Tuesday, April 28, 2020Webinar Purpose: To support local districts and public school academies in serving students in accordance with their Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan. In…
Apr
23
Using the formative assessment process to enhance student learning in an online environment: Getting started
Thursday, April 23, 2020Michigan educators and students are challenged to continue teaching and learning in new ways. This live webinar with experienced K-12 online teachers will help Michigan…
Mar
10
All Learning is Social & Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom & Beyond
Tuesday, March 10, 2020This blended-learning symposium will use real-life examples to highlight the many opportunities for social and emotional learning within the K-12 academic curriculum. In this unique…
Mar
04
Assessing Deeper Learning – Jay McTighe
Wednesday, March 4, 2020Transforming 21st century standards and skills into a coherent curriculum and assessment system that emphasizes deep learning and long-term transfer is the focus of this…
Feb
13
2020 Michigan School Testing Conference
February 11 - 13, 2020MAC staff and board members are involved in a variety of presentations at the 2020 Michigan School Testing Conference (MSTC). Tuesday, February 11 – Pre-conference…
Feb
13
MSTC – Building a Perfect Assessment System
Thursday, February 13, 2020The National Panel on the Future of Assessment Practices suggests that it will take radical shifts in beliefs about learning and teaching to create comprehensive,…
Feb
13
MSTC – Commercialization, Proliferation, and Incoherence: The Triple Relics of IASA and NCLB Preventing the Implementation of Balanced Assessment Systems
Thursday, February 13, 2020This session will dive deeply into how commercialization of assessment has contributed to a reduction in local capacity, how proliferation of assessment has created a…