"Classroom Assessment as a Learning Experience"
SAVE THE DATE:ÌýÌýSeptember 18 - 19, 2019
JOIN USÌýfor the 3rdÌýNational Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Special Conference on Classroom AssessmentÌýhosted by CADRE and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s School of Education
We are grateful to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for their sponsorship of this conference. Their generous support has made it possible for us to achieve the greater vision for this conference. We also thank the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment for donating to the scholarship fund for educators to attend this conference.
The purpose of thisÌýspecialÌýconference is to foster dialogue between education practitioners, policymakers and researchers around implementing principled approaches to developing and using classroom assessment for teaching and learning. ÌýFor this third special conference on classroom assessment, we emphasize the importance and role of Research-Practice Partnerships between researchers and education practitioners to advance coherent approaches in the design and uses of classroom assessment.ÌýÌýFor fall 2019, this conference will be hosted by the Center for Assessment, Design, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ School of Education in partnership with:
Aurora Public Schools
Cherry Creek School District
Colorado Department of Education
Denver Public Schools
National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
About the Conference Theme
This year, the conference will focus on establishing a learning-focused agenda for classroom assessments involving disciplinary experts, educational practitioners, policymakers and researchers.ÌýÌýOur theme,Ìý“Classroom Assessment as a Learning Experience,â€Ìýreflects the focus of this agenda on the importance of embedding classroom assessments in curriculum and instruction.ÌýÌýDuring this conference, perspectives on the means by which this integration between assessment, curriculum and instruction can take place in the disciplines to foster meaningful learning experiences for both students and teachers will be shared and explored.Ìý