“Assessing the Impact of CCSS in the Classroom,” scheduled for March 2015, will expand participants’ knowledge and skills around best assessment practices. The training is aimed at school teams, organized by grade level or academic subject, and designed to strengthen PLC practices. 

It’s your chance to get support on administration considerations and instructional strategies that will help prepare students for SBAC assessment will be offered. It’s an opportunity to cement your knowledge of formative assessments – how to create them, implement them in the classroom and leverage them for student success in the new Common Core State Standards. And it’s a place to get practical examples of formative assessments you can use right away in the classroom. 

Each training is divided into three areas of specialty: one for elementary school educators, with time split between ELA and math; one for secondary math and science teams; and one for secondary ELA and social studies teams. 

The training will add to teachers’ ability to use classroom assessments to increase student learning while providing administrators with training in how to use evidence with teachers to measure student growth. Participants will learn the five keys to classroom assessment policy, and the importance of these keys to assessment accuracy and effective use of assessment information. Increasing Assessment Quality for Teacher Evaluation

The sessions, set for March 9 in Hood River, March 10 in Wilsonville and March 11 in Albany, will include specific application of the principles of sound assessment design; using assessment to guide instruction; and involving students in self-assessment and increased learning. 

Register now [COSA link] to secure your place in what could be the most important training you do this year. For more information, including links to the materials used in a previous, complementary training, visit www.educationalexcellence.org/training.