Summer Institute 2015
If students are expected to be successful in college and career, educators and administrators must enable a diversity of learners to demonstrate what they know and can do—and measure their progress and attainment across a variety of measures, free of cultural bias and other limiting considerations.
Rethinking expectations of learners invites us to rethink once-standard assessment tools—and create new systems to help educators and learners focus on deeper mastery of content and critical thinking. Quality Performance Assessment (QPA), a new generation of processes and tools that leverage assessment as an essential tool of learning and teaching.
QPA, a program of Center for Collaborative Education (CCE), offers state departments of education and district and school based educators strategies for designing and implementing curriculum-embedded performance assessments system-wide to support the goal of college and career ready preparation.
Summer Institute 2015
School teachers, administrators and district professionals will work together as a team using their students' work. Topics explored include:
- An introduction to quality performance assessments
- Task, rubric development, and validation process
- Field testing, scoring calibration and identifying anchor papers to ensure reliability
- Data analysis to improve instructional practice and student learning
- Quality administration and implementation of performance assessments
More rigorous material will be offered to past Summer Institute attendees.
Registration Fees:
Registration rate per person: $849
Teams of 5 from a school/district pay the price of 4
Discounts for In-Network individuals and teams available. Email us at ashort@ccebos.org for the discount code.
Tuition includes breakfast, lunch, all materials including an electronic version of the tools and a copy of CCE’s Quality Performance Assessment: A Guide for Schools and Districts with Foreword by Jay McTighe. Registration is not complete until full payment is received.
Accommodations:
Lodging will be available locally at special rates. When registering, be sure to check the box to be contacted with more information.
Professional Development Points:
Pending approval by the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, Professional Development Points (PDPs) will be offered at no additional charge to all conference attendees.
Participants also have the opportunity to earn 3 graduate level credits through Endicott College. Participants taking the QPA Summer Institute for college credit will be required to pay an additional fee to Endicott College of $75 per credit. Registration and payment for this option will take place on the first day of the Institute. Additional follow-up assignments will be required.