Geographically Forestry Institute for Teachers
When: August 3-6, 2009
Where: pending
Events
PLC’s - Learning Progressions and Learning Goals
When: October 14-15, 2008
Where: Doublewood Inn Bismarck, ND
In Professional Learning Communities collaborative teams work interdependently to achieve common goals. In order to determine what we want all students to learn—by grade level, by course and as a district—we must determine the (essential) learning goals and learning targets for our students. Learning progressions can then be developed to make the learning within a discipline coherent. This session features the expertise of our keynote speakers, Margaret Heritage and Ellen Osmundson (CRESST) who will guide us through the research and recommendations for schools and districts related to learning progressions and formative assessment processes.
Featured Presenters:
Margaret Heritage is Assistant Director for Professional Development at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. Her current work at CRESST focuses on data use for school improvement, including formative assessment, the development of literacy assessment tools and the measurement of teachers’ mathematics knowledge.
Prior to joining CRESST she had many years experience in schools in the U.K and the U.S., including a period as a County Inspector of Education in the U.K., and as Principal of the University Elementary School, the laboratory school of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Heritage was also member of the faculty in the Department of Education at the University of Warwick, England, and in the U.S. has taught courses in the Departments of Education at UCLA and at Stanford University.
Most recently, she co-authored the forthcoming book, Formative Assessment for Literacy Learning (Sage/Corwin Press), co-edited and contributed to a special issue of Educational Assessment (2006) on formative assessment, and was a contributing author to a new book from Yale University Press, The Language Demands of School: Putting academic language to the test (2006).
Ellen Osmundson is a senior researcher at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. Her research interests include science education, cognitive development, literacy, professional development, and program evaluation. She received her MA and PhD in learning and instruction/psychological studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Hotel: A block of rooms has been reserved for NDCI participants. Please call to reserve your room.
Best Western Doublewood Inn
1400 E Interchange Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Telephone: 701-258-7000
Registration: To register, please click here.
Travel Assistance: Some assistance is available for sub costs, mileage, and lodging. Please see our Reimbursement Guidelines for more information.
Leading for Learning
Assessment Conference (See flyer below)
Presented by: Peg Portscheller, President of Portscheller & Associates
When: September 11, 2008
Where: Dickinson State University Student Center
Sponsored by Roughrider Educational Services Program and Dickinson State University
Join superintendents, principals, and teacher leaders as they continue to explore the role of effective assessment for effective learning. This conference builds on the work from the RESP/DSU January in-service and the North Dakota Curriculum Initiative session in April.
Peg Portscheller will address these questions:
• What is the leader’s role in assessment?
• How do we know we are effectively teaching “the right stuff?”
• How do we know if students are learning?
• What should effective assessment look like?
• What does research say about the importance of feedback in learning?
• How do grading practices and policies fit in with learning?
How do we know if students are learning?
This conference can help your school meet AYP!
Session held at the Dickinson State University Student Center, 8:00-4:00 MT
Contact Lois Myran, RESP Director
Roughrider Educational Services Program
444 4th Street West
PO Box 1057
Dickinson, ND 58601-1057
Phone: 701-456-0002
Fax: 701-456-0035
E-mail:
Additional event resources: Assessment_flyer.pdf
Geographically FIT (Forestry Institute for Teachers)
When: August 4-7, 2008
Where: Bottineau
Math and Science Workshop
Presented by: Science_Agenda.pdf Math_Agenda.pdf
When: July 30 (10:00am-4:00pm) and July 31 (8:00am-2:00pm)
Where: Bismarck, ND
Location: Radisson Hotel - Ballroom
605 E Broadway Ave
Bismarck, North Dakota
Hotel: A block of rooms has been reserved for this event. Please make you reservations directly with the hotel.
Radisson Hotel
605 E Broadway Ave
Bismarck, ND 58501
701-255-6000
Math_Description.pdf
Science_Description.pdf
Registration: To register, please click here.
Travel Assistance: Some assistance is available for sub costs, mileage, and lodging. Please see our Reimbursement Guidelines for more information.