The Center at 20: Leveraging the lessons of the past to improve the impact of assessment and accountability practices
Thursday, September 27th
Agenda
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 8:30am | Welcome to RILS Scott Marion, Center for Assessment |
| 8:50am | Opening Address: What have we learned? Charlie DePascale, Center for Assessment |
| 9:10am | A Tricky Balance: The Challenges and Opportunities of Balanced Systems of Assessment Joseph Martineau, Center for Assessment |
| 9:25am | Transition to Concurrent Session #1 |
| 9:30am | Concurrent Session #1 A. The Politics and Policy of Assessment System Design The Influence of Politics and Policy in Balanced Assessment Systems Scott Marion, Center for Assessment B. Challenges of Assessment Literacy Assessment Literacy Presentation Assessment Literacy Handout Carla Evans, Center for Assessment C. The Commercialization, Proliferation, and Incoherence of Assessments Barriers to Education Handout Barriers to Education Presentation Commercialization and Proliferation Handout Commercialization and Proliferation Presentation Joseph Martineau, Center for Assessment |
| 9:50am | Transition to Concurrent Session #2 |
| 9:55am | Concurrent Session #2 A. On Being Specific: Identifying Uses and Developing Systems to Match Identifying Uses and Developing Systems to Match Presentation Nathan Dadey, Center for Assessment Joseph Martineau, Center for Assessment B. Curriculum and Balanced Assessment Systems Jeri Thompson, Center for Assessment C. Challenges of Assessment Literacy Assessment Literacy Presentation Assessment Literacy Handout Carla Evans, Center for Assessment |
| 10:15am | Transition to Concurrent Session #3 |
| 10:20am | Concurrent Session #3 A. On Modular Assessments within a Balanced Assessment System Some Emerging Design Criteria for Interim Assessments within a Balanced Assessment System Nathan Dadey, Center for Assessment B. The Politics and Policy of Assessment System Design The Influence of Politics and Policy in Balanced Assessment Systems Scott Marion, Center for Assessment C. Curriculum and Balanced Assessment Systems Jeri Thompson, Center for Assessment |
| 10:40am | Transition to Full Group |
| 10:45am | Moving Toward a Research and Practice Agenda for Balanced Assessment Systems Scott Marion, Center for Assessment |
| 11:00am | Panel Discussion Lorrie Shepard, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado- Boulder Andy Middlestead, State Director of Assessment, Michigan Department of Education Paul Freeman, Superintendent of Schools, Guilford CT. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Accountability: An Unfulfilled Promise? Damian Betebenner, Center for Assessment |
| 1:15pm | Promoting More Effective Accountability Systems Coherent and Balanced Accountability Design Coherent and Balanced Accountability Design Presentation Chris Domaleski, Center for Assessment |
| 1:45pm | Response Scott Norton, Deputy Director of Programs, Council of Chief State School Officers |
| 2:00pm | Ideas in Action: Conversations with Innovators Susan Lyons, Center for Assessment Jack Schneider, Assistant Professor, Holy Cross University and Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment Janet Wilson, Associate Superintendent, Office of Shared Accountability, Montgomery County Public Schools Jeffrey Broom, Director of School Quality Measurement and Research, Chicago Public Schools Elliot Asp, Senior Partner, Colorado Education Initiative |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:15pm | Group Discussions |
| 4:30pm | Closing Comments Erika Landl, Center for Assessment |
| 4:45pm | Adjourn Day 1 |
| 5:30pm | Evening Reception |
Friday, September 28th
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 8:30am | Introduction to Validation Sessions Foundations Presentation Foundation for Validation and Evaluation (Paper) Brian Gong, Center for Assessment |
| 8:40am | Validation through System Coherence: Designing for Coherence: ESSA, Perkins, and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Erika Landl, Center for Assessment Discussant: Peter McWalters, Former Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Education |
| 9:05am | Validation of ESSA Accountability Systems Juan D’Brot, Center for Assessment Discussant: Peg Goertz, Professor emeritus University of Pennsylvania and co-director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) |
| 9:30am | Validation in the Midst of Change: A Framework for Evaluating and Supporting Comparability Across Assessment Programs Assessment Validation in the Midst of Change (Paper) Assessment Validation Presentation Leslie Keng, Center for Assessment Discussant: Lauress Wise, Principal Scientist, Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) |
| 9:55am | Break and Transition to Small Groups |
| 10:10am | Small Group Discussions Invited Expert Respondents: Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education, Mississippi Department of Education Rae Clementz, Principal Consultant, Illinois Board of Education |
| 11:00am | Transition to Large Group |
| 11:05am | Validation Sessions: Discussant Closing Comments Brian Gong, Senior Associate, Center for Assessment Peter McWalters, Former Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Education Peg Goertz, Professor emeritus University of Pennsylvania and co-director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) Lauress Wise, Principal Scientist, Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) |
| 11:45am | Wrap-Up/Concluding Thoughts Chris Domaleski, Center for Assessment |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Adjourn |
