Pearson’s Assessment Training Institute (ATI) can help your district offer a series of one-day workshops to begin the development of classroom assessment expertise at all levels. This series prepares teachers and administrators to use formative and summative assessments accurately and effectively to determine student progress toward meeting state standards and to involve students more deeply in their own learning.

ATI Getting Started Workshop SeriesThe ATI learning team model of professional development is flexible, on-site, and cost-effective. Its practical approach allows teachers and administrators to collaborate in the development of their own assessment knowledge and skills. Together, they learn how to make assessment an integral part of teaching and of their students’ learning experience.

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Getting Started withDeveloping Classroom Assessment Expertise

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Getting Started with Classroom Assessment for Student Learning (ISBN: 114055)This one-day workshop is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the five keys to classroom assessment quality. At the close of the workshop, participants will be ready to use the text to create high-quality classroom assessments and to use their results both formatively and summatively.

This workshop teaches participants how to do the following:• Differentiate formative and summative types of assessment and their uses.• Establish clear learning targets.• Deconstruct complex content standards into classroom-level learning targets.• Select assessment methods that match learning targets.• Involve students in the assessment process.• Continue the study and application of quality assessment practices with the book Classroom Assessment for Student Learning:

Doing It Right—Using It Well, 2nd edition, by Jan Chappuis, Rick Stiggins, Steve Chappuis, and Judy Arter.

Getting Started with Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning (ISBN: 116934)This one-day workshop, featuring Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning, is designed to deepen understanding of research-based, high-impact formative assessment practices. At the close of the workshop, participants will be ready to use the text in continued study and implementation of these practices.

This workshop teaches participants how to do the following:• Develop student understanding of the learning targets at the focus of instruction.• Provide descriptive feedback effectively and efficiently.• Teach students to self-assess and set goals.• Continue the study and application of formative assessment practices with the book

Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning by Jan Chappuis.

Getting Started with Sound Grading Practices (ISBN: 116294)This one-day workshop, based on the text A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, 2nd edition is designed to deepen understanding of standards-based grading practices that support learning. At the close of the workshop, participants will be ready to use the text in continued discussion and implementation of these practices.

This workshop teaches participants how to do the following:• Understand basic perspectives on grading from current experts in the field.• Determine grades so that they are accurate representations of student learning.• Identify and control for sources of bias that can distort grades.• Work with colleagues to establish grading practices that support the learning process.• Understand how to report student achievement using standards-based grades. • Continue the study and application of standards-based grading practices with the book

A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades by Ken O’Connor.

Getting Started with Developing Balanced Assessment Systems (ISBN: 116904)This one-day workshop is based on the content of the text Assessment Balance and Quality: An Action Guide for School Leaders, 3rd edition. The workshop is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the conditions needed to establish a high-quality, balanced assessment system at the local level.

This workshop teaches participants how to do the following:• Understand the components described in ATI’s vision of excellence in assessment.• Examine seven assessment actions participants can take to realize the vision.• Conduct a self-evaluation for the school, district, or organization based on the seven assessment actions.• Develop an action plan to achieve balance and quality in the local assessment system.

The target audience for the ATI Getting Started Workshop Series consists of K–12 educators, district administrators, school leaders, and staff development specialists. Workshops are limited to 30 participants each.

Let’s discuss how ATI training might benefit your school or district.

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