Setting the Foundation: Frameworks for Assessment, Context, and Literacy
Fit the Assessment to Intended Purpose and Uses – Erika Hall
Assessments: Beyond the Claims – Jeri Thompson
Assessment Literacy Framework – Charlie DePascale
Developing specific assessment skills
Assessment literacy encompasses a wide range of knowledge and skills. Participants may choose topics according to their own interests. Session III consists of three 45-minute Rounds. Each Round offers a session dealing with Assessment Literacy framework, foundational topics (Literacy 101), Evaluating quality of assessments, Specific assessments(competency/performance/interim+summative), and a session with the case study leaders. Attendees should choose one session to participate in each of the rounds.
Thursday, September 29th
Agenda
| Round/Strand | Topic |
|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | |
| Strand 1: Framework | Context in Assessment Literacy Amy Sharp Kelli Ryan Charles DePascale Damian Betebenner The importance context plays in determining the specific testing, measurement, and data use knowledge and skills needed for assessment literacy |
| Strand 2: Literacy 101 | Data Rich – Information Poor Chris Domaleski |
| Strand 3: Evaluating Quality | Evaluating the Content Quality of Assessments B1 C1 Thanos Patelis |
| Strand 4: Specific Assessments | Assessment of Competency and Personalized Learning Systems Scott Marion |
| Strand 5: Case Study Depth | Principals Helping Teachers Assess in Diverse Content Areas Mike Hardy |
| ROUND 2 | |
| Strand 1: Framework | Assessment Literacy in Context Amy Sharp Kelli Ryan Charles DePascale Damian Betebenner The role of assessment literacy in addressing specific educational issues faced by teachers and administrators |
| Strand 2: Literacy 101 | Analyzing Student Work for Instructional Decision Making Jeri Thompson |
| Strand 3: Evaluating Quality | Evaluating Technical Quality of Assessments Erika Hall Susan Lyons |
| Strand 4: Specific Assessments | Exploring Open Questions in the Design and Use of Interim and Summative Assessments in the Context of the Next Generation Science Standards Nathan Dadey |
| Strand 5: Case Study Depth | Assessing Transfer Skills Christy Kingham |
| ROUND 3 | |
| Strand 1: Framework | Crowd-sourcing Assessment Literacy Amy Sharp Kelli Ryan Charles DePascale Damian Betebenner Describing a platform for the development of interactive assessment literacy modules that are (i) browser based, (ii) immediately publishable/available via the web, and (iii) suitable for collaboration/sharing with others. |
| Strand 2: Literacy 101 | Improving Stakeholder Data Literacy for Program Evaluation Joseph Martineau |
| Strand 3: Evaluating Quality | Promoting and Evaluating Quality of Local Assessments Caitlin Byrne Susan Lyons Erika Hall |
| Strand 4: Specific Assessments | Interpreting Interim Assessment Results Brian Gong |
