Bringing Educators, Leaders, and Policymakers Together
Events for the passionate changemakers working to improve educational assessment and accountability.
Great work is never done alone. Our events provide an open space for great discussion, idea sharing, collaboration, and inspiration among a wide range of leaders, thinkers, and practitioners in the field – all with a shared commitment to improving outcomes for students.
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Assessment and Accountability to Monitor and Support Learning Recovery
September 22, 2022 – September 23, 2022 EDT
Thursday, September 22
9:00 Welcome: Best Practices in Using Assessment to Monitor and Support the Recovery
Scott Marion, Executive Director, Center for Assessment9:15 From Impact to Recovery: How Pandemic Studies Help Inform Recovery Efforts
Damian Betebenner, Center for Assessment Charity Flores, Indiana Department of Education Darin Nielsen, Utah State Board of Education Robert Lee, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education10:45 Break
11:00 Framing Pandemic Impact and Recovery: District Perspectives
District Perspectives Resources André Rupp, Center for Assessment Erika Landl, Center for Assessment Pandemic Impacts and Recovery Efforts: Gwinnett County Debbie Durrence, Gwinnett County (GA) Public Schools Miranda McLaren, Gwinnett County (GA) Public Schools Pandemic Impacts and Recovery Efforts: Shelby County SCPS Resource materials Adam Hicks, Shelby County (KY) Public Schools12:15 Lunch
1:15 Focusing on the Formative Assessment Processes to Accelerate Learning
Carla Evans, Center for Assessment Jeri Thompson, Center for Assessment Caroline Wylie, ETS, Principal Research Scientist/Research Director, K-12 Teaching, Learning and Assessment Christine Landwehrle, Assistant Superintendent, NH SAU 39 Joe Yahna, Principal (PK-8), Josiah Bartlett Elementary School (NH SAU 9) Chantel DeNapoli, Elementary Math Specialist, Concord School District (NH SAU 8) Kathy White, Director of Deeper Learning, New Hampshire Learning Initiative3:30 How Do We Know If Recovery Strategies Are Working?
Day 1 Evaluation Activity Juan D’Brot, Center for Assessment Chris Brandt, Center for Assessment Scott Marion, Center for Assessment4:30 Adjourn Day One
Friday, September 23
9:00 Monitoring Progress: But how do you know?
Supplemental Reading Day 2 Activity Graphic Organizer Evaluation Plan 101: Documenting Continuous Improvement and Outcomes of a Program Juan D’Brot, Center for Assessment Chris Brandt, Center for Assessment10:15 Break
10:30 The Role of State Accountability and Reporting to Support Recovery
Chris Domaleski, Center for Assessment Laura Pinsonneault, Center for Assessment Ajit Gopalakrishnan, Connecticut Department of Education11:45 Closing Remarks
Chris Domaleski, Associate Director, Center for AssessmentNoon Lunch and Adjourn
The Brian Gong Colloquium
This annual colloquium is named in honor of Brian Gong, the Center's Co-Founder and former Executive Director. Our aspiration for this internal event is to foster the intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, and respectful discourse that Brian models. Our staff focuses on a topic that may be outside of their expertise but is likely to have a significant impact in our field of work. We spend one year gathering information on the topic, and we invite experts to join us for the colloquium to share information and engage in discussions.