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RILS Conferences
11th
Program: Edward F. Reidy, Jr.
Interactive Lecture Series
Next
Generation Assessment and Accountability Systems
Sponsored
by
Center for Assessment and WestEd
Quick Reference
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The 11th Annual Reidy
Interactive Lecture Series
focusing on Next Generation Assessment and Accountability Systems will
be held
October 1-2, 2009
Portsmouth, NH
Click
here to register
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Conference Overview
In an effort
to provide states with concrete technical guidelines addressing new forms of
assessment, more effective accountability systems, and an increased emphasis
on student achievement, the Center for Assessment established the Edward F.
Reidy, Jr. Interactive Lecture Series (RILS) in 1999. Each fall the Center for
Assessment and WestED bring together educational researchers, policy makers,
and practitioners to exchange information and discuss and generate practical
recommendations on a timely topic.
The focus of
RILS this year is on Next Generation Assessment and Accountability Systems.
Our starting point, however, will be consideration of the fundamental goals
that those assessment and accountability systems are intended to support through
a discussion of Next Generation Education Systems. Only with an understanding
of what we expect from public education can we design appropriate assessment
and accountability systems that are aligned with those goals. Looking ahead
toward an image of where public education should and can be in fifteen years,
presenters, panelists, and attendees will discuss the type of assessment and
accountability systems necessary to support that education system and the steps
needed to begin moving from our current assessment and accountability systems
designed to meet the requirements of NCLB to the next generation of assessment
and accountability systems.
Conference
Format
The format of
the RILS is designed to encourage interaction. The conference consists of three
half-day plenary sessions. A significant portion of each session is devoted
to discussion with audience participation. Each session includes a keynote address,
an hour-long panel discussion, and an hour-long facilitated discussion among
presenters and audience members. Each panel will include three panelists selected
based on their expertise and experiences (e.g., state policy, special populations,
technical issues). Panelists will address the issue from their perspective as
well as providing reactions to the keynote address.
A new feature of the 2009 conference is background material that will be available
prior to the conference. The material is available to audience members as well
as to presenters. The goals of preparing the materials are to focus the presentations
and to provide a common starting point for the discussions at the conference.
Links and/or citations to background materials are provided below.
1. Formative Reform -
This paper was prepared specifically for RILS to provide a context for discussions
to be held at the conference. In the paper we provide background and historical
information as well as pose some questions about each of the three focus areas
for the conference: public education, assessment, and accountability systems.
2. 21st Century Learning Environments -
A white paper prepared by the Partnership for 21st Century skills to provided
an overview of research and expert opinion on 21st century learning environments.
Provided by Stuart Kahl.
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Conference
Agenda
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| Thursday,
October 1, 2009 |
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| 7:30
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Registration
and Breakfast |
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8:30
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Welcome
and introduction to the 2009 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series
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Brian
Gong and Stanley Rabinowitz |
| 9:00
- 12:00 |
Session
1: Public Education Systems |
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9:00 |
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Keynote
address: Peter McWalters
, Former Commissioner |
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Rhode
Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
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9:45 |
Break |
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10:00 |
Panel
presentations moderated by Chris Domaleski, Center for Assessment |
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Mike
Cohen, Achieve, Inc. |
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Stan
Jones, National Consortium for College Completion |
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Mark
Musick, East Tennessee State University |
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11:00 |
Moderated
discussion among speakers and audience members |
| 12:00
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Lunch |
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| 1:00
- 4:00 |
Session
2: Assessment Systems |
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1:00 |
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Keynote
address: Stuart Kahl ,
CEO |
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Measured
Progress |
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1:45 |
Panel
presentations moderated by Stanley Rabinowitz, WestEd |
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Harry
O'Neil, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California |
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Gary Cook,
Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) |
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Denny
Way, Pearson |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Moderated
discussion among speakers and audience members |
| 4:00
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Wrap-up
of Day 1 and looking ahead to Day 2 |
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Scott
Marion, Center for Assessment |
| 4:30 |
Recess
until Friday morning |
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| Friday,
October 2, 2009 |
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| 7:30 |
Registration
and Breakfast, Informal Discussion Tables |
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8:30
- 11:30
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Session
3: Accountability Systems |
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8:30 |
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Keynote
address: Eva Baker , Director
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National
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, & Student Testing (CRESST),
UCLA |
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9:15 |
Panel
presentations moderated by Carole Gallagher, WestEd |
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William
J Erpenbach, WJE Consulting, Ltd |
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Robin
Taylor, r-squared Educational Consulting, LLC |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Moderated
discussion among speakers and audience members |
| 11:30 |
Closing
thoughts and next steps |
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Stanley
Rabinowitz, WestEd |
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Brian
Gong, Center for Assessment |
| 12:30
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Lunch |
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| 1:30 |
Adjourn
RILS 2009 |
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