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A workshop for teachers, leaders and instructional coaches!
Guest Facilitator: Carman Murray
Next session: March 12, 2025
Topic of Discussion: How Do Instructional Support Plans Shape Assessment?
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A Reading Recommendation...
Interested in learning more about outcome-based grading and reporting? A great place to start is Tom Schimmer’s book titled Grading from the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset
FYI – ‘Standards-Based Assessment’ is usually referred to as ‘Outcome-Based Assessment‘ in Alberta
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Assessment Talking Points
Why are we still talking about formative assessment?
Sherry Bennett: Reflections after Two Decades of Learning with AAC My first encounter with the Alberta Assessment Consortium was in 1999, when Robert Hogg, new to his role as AAC Executive Director, invited me to join the AAC summer development workshop. Through many conversations about this thing called ‘assessment for learning’, I gained insights about
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated!
Pat Lore: Reflections at the End of a 9-Year Secondment Have you ever felt like you were in a relationship that just wasn’t working as well as you wanted it to? That wasn’t helping you live your best life? I have, and that relationship is with assessment. I’m closing in on the end of my