AGENDA
Monday, June 22
Time
Presenter
Topic and Activity
8:00-8:15
Drs. Evans and
Thane
Welcome
UC Ballroom
8:15-9:00
Dr. Trent Atkins
Context of educational assessment
in 2015 and the principles of
effective assessment situated
within a PLC Framework.
UM Team
Pre-Assessment
UC Ballroom
9:00-9:45
Objectives
Every attendee will understand common
assessment language as broadly used in the
field and as specifically used within a PLC
Framework.
UC Ballroom
9:45-10:00
Break—UC Foyer
10:00-11:30
Dr. Kate Brayko
UC Ballroom
Listening with Purpose: Strengthening
the Mode of Formative Assessment
We Use the Most
ELEMENTARY
10:00-11:30
Dr. Jessica Gallo
UC Room 330
11:30-1:00
Lunch—On Own
1:00-2:00
Dr. Adrea Lawrence
UC Ballroom
Listening with Purpose:
Discussion as Assessment Tool
SECONDARY
Every attendee will practice using
strategies for interpreting and responding
to orally-communicated learning evidence.
(There will be a focus on literacy
standards.)
Combining established social
studies standards to effectively
address multiple learning targets,
indicators, and possible
assessments.
Every attendee will be able to identify
standards and indicators to develop
learning targets and possible assessments.
Every attendee will be able to identify
and implement critical design elements for
developing valid and reliable assessments
for standards-based grading.
2:00-2:15
Break—UC Foyer
2:15-3:15
Dr. Matt Roscoe
Developing assessment tools for
standards-based grading.
MCPS Principals
Building Team Time
UC Ballroom
3:15-3:30
UC Ballroom
Every attendee will practice using
strategies for interpreting and
responding to orally-communicated
learning evidence. (There will be a
focus on literacy standards.)
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 23
Time
Presenter
Topic and Activity
8:00-8:15
Administrative
Updates
Welcome
UC Ballroom
8:15-9:10
Dr. Ann Garfinkle
Establishing clear learning targets.
Every attendee will be able to
write a clear learning target for a
standard which he or she teaches.
Dr. Morgen Alwell
Understanding assessment with a
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lens.
ELEMENTARY
Every attendee will become (more)
familiar with UDL, and learn to
analyze and improve assessments
by applying the UDL framework.
Daniel Zielaski
Using readily available software to
analyze data and communicate assessment results with stakeholders including
students.
SECONDARY
Every attendee will be able to
produce and share reports from
classroom formative assessments
and to use technology to provide
timely corrective feedback.
UC Ballroom
9:15-10:15
UC Ballroom
9:15-10:15
UC Room 300
Primary Objective
10:15-10:30
Break—UC Foyer
10:30-11:30
Dr. Morgen Alwell
Understanding assessment with a
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lens.
SECONDARY
Every attendee will become (more)
familiar with UDL, and learn to
analyze and improve assessments
by applying the UDL framework.
Daniel Zielaski
Using readily available software to
analyze data and communicate
assessment results with stakeholders
including students.
ELEMENTARY
Every attendee will be able to
produce and share reports from
classroom formative assessments
and to use technology to provide
timely corrective feedback.
UC Ballroom
10:30-11:30
UC Room 300
11:30-12:45
Lunch—On your own
12:45-1:30
UM Team
Post-Assessment and Wrap-up
MCPS Principals
Building Team Time
UC Ballroom
1:30-3:30
UC Ballroom
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