Finding a Place at the Assessment Table

One-day conference, December 3, 2014

Southern Maine Partnership Presents

TEACHER EVALUATION, STUDENT GROWTH, AND TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS:

FINDING A PLACE AT THE ASSESSMENT TABLE

Keynote by Rick Stiggins

Rick Stiggins, author of recent books Defensible Teacher Evaluation: Student Growth Through Classroom Assessment and Revolutionize Assessment: Empower Students, Inspire Learning will keynote the event. Rick founded Assessment Training Institute to provide professional development in assessment literacy for school leaders and teachers. He has authored several books and a host of papers on the subject.

Who Should Attend?

The one-day conference is designed for: School and District leaders, teachers, Effective Educator Steering Committee members, School Board members, and all interested in the implementation of Education Policy.

Price: $75 registration fee includes coffee, snacks, and lunch, USM, Portland campus

Registration Process: Complete the online registration at this link: http://bit.ly/1xhzG35.  Limited space available.

3 Concurrent Sessions

• Various districts will present their Educator Effectiveness Plans, including the student growth component
• DOE Effective Educator Coordinator, Mary Paine
• Student Learning Outcome (SLO) examples and processes
• Assessment Literacy for Leaders and Practitioners
• Teacher leaders from the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative will taker their place at the table and share teacher evaluation work.
• The Center for Research on STEM Education (RISE) from UMaine Orono will share their work with pre-post tests.
• USM graduate students and professors pilot student growth models

For more information please contact Anita Stewart at anita.stewart@maine.edu.