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Join a vibrant community of educators committed to professional development and the belief that a high-quality education for every child is built on the foundation of a safe and joyful learning community.

Educator quality is the single most important factor affecting student outcomes, and research has shown that educators who implement the Responsive Classroom approach with fidelity create the conditions that lead to high academic and social achievement for students.

Here are just a few of the benefits of being a Certified Responsive Classroom Educator:

High-quality instruction that engages students and/or adults in their learning

A positive and productive learning community

A well-managed classroom and school environment

Teaching that is responsive to students' developmental needs

Responsive Classroom Educator Certification is a designation awarded to those who use Responsive Classroom practices and strategies with fidelity in their classrooms and schools. The designation is valid for one year, with an option to renew.

Key Benefits of Responsive Classroom Educator Certification:

Engage in high quality professional development with a community of like-minded educators from across the globe.

Reflect on practice and cultivate a growth mindset about teaching.

Receive feedback from master educators.

Twenty-five percent discount on Responsive Classroom resources.

Access to ongoing online professional development to hone practice.

What Can a Certified Educator Do?

As a Certified Responsive Classroom Educator, you are a model implementer who can serve as a resident expert and leader of the Responsive Classroom approach. Responsive Classroom Educators can:

Open their classrooms or schools for those interested in observing Responsive Classroom in action.

Lead Responsive Classroom study groups using Center for Responsive Schools resources.

Present informational sessions about the Responsive Classroom approach to families, school boards, new teachers, and other school staff.

Serve as a spokesperson for the broader community about the impact that the Responsive Classroom approach has on classroom and school success.

What's the Process to Become Certified?

Upon completion of the Elementary Core Course and Elementary Advanced Course (for elementary educators) or the Middle School Course (for middle school educators), the first step is to submit an application. A certified Responsive Classroom coach will evaluate your application and determine if you are then qualified to receive the Responsive Classroom Educator designation. The process is intentionally rigorous to ensure that you can serve as a master teacher and exemplar of the Responsive Classroom approach.

For additional information and a list of application requirements, download the appropriate assignment packet:
Teacher Certification (for classroom teachers)
Practitioner Certification (for non-classroom educators like school or district administrators, special area teachers, school counselors, social workers, and psychologists, instructional coaches, etc.)

Any questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call 800-360-6332 ext. 136.

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We provide world-class professional development in the Responsive Classroom approach to social-emotional learning (SEL) and teaching discipline for elementary and middle school educators across the globe. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, some of our events will be offered virtually (see schedule below). We will use the Zoom platform to remain committed to helping teachers and school leaders create safe and joyful learning communities where every student can thrive. Whether you attend in-person or online professional development, you will learn how to integrate academic and social-emotional learning through key teaching practices in an experiential and informative environment.

All virtual courses will be conducted from 8:30-3:30 in the time zone indicated. For example, Eastern Standard Time courses will occur from 8:30-3:30 EST. To offer flexibility and accommodate personal schedules, individuals are welcome to attend course offerings in time zones other than their own. You can find the break down by time zone here.

Join us at one of our upcoming Institutes to attend a four-day course and learn with a group of your peers from around the world!

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Purchasing Information: The cost for one-day courses are $100/person. Purchase orders will only be accepted for 3 or more attendees per individual event. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Purchase orders should be made out to:
Reading Writing Project Network, LLC
18 Pelham Lane
Ridgefield, CT 06877

Please note: Pre-recorded courses may be started anytime after purchase. The last day courses are available for viewing is June 30, 2020. Please allow up to 72 hours to receive the code to access a pre-recorded course.

Please click here for information about purchasing tickets.

For more information about our upcoming live and pre-recorded courses click here.

Live course days run via Zoom from 11am-3pm eastern time. Zoom links will be sent the day before or day of event

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The Reading & Writing Project - TC Summer Institutes (Reading and Writing)

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We offer two five-day institutes on the Teaching of Reading and two five-day institutes on the Teaching of Writing. The reading and writing institutes are taught back to back, first in June/July and then again in August. These institutes are designed for educators, classroom teachers, school administrators and curriculum specialists who are committed to turning classrooms into richly literate reading and writing workshops.

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The Institute offers a wide range of professional development opportunities in American history, from customized in-person training at your school with scholars and master teachers, to rigorous weeklong teacher seminars and online courses for CEUs and graduate credits.

Teaching Literacy through History (TLTH) is an interdisciplinary professional development program that uses primary sources to improve K-12 education. TLTH workshops are beneficial for elementary, middle, and high school teachers who teach American history, social studies, civics, and English language arts. Learn more

The Institute is pleased to present national TLTH programming in partnership with the World War I Centennial Commission and the National Cemetery Administration's Veterans Legacy Program.

Our Self-Paced Courses are on-demand, graduate-level online courses in American history, taught by eminent scholars. Self-Paced Courses can be used to obtain professional development credit, and can be completed at your own time and pace, with no deadlines or expiration dates. Learn more

The Gilder Lehrman Institute's Online Courses offer you the opportunity to learn from leading scholars of US history in a virtual classroom with other students from across the country. Learn more

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History offers rigorousTeacher Seminars for K-12 educators. Held at colleges and historic sites across the US and abroad, the weeklong workshops include daily programs with leading American historians, visits to local historic sites, and hands-on work with primary sources. Learn more

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John is a former middle school teacher and current professor of educational technology. John creates books, podcasts, articles, and resources designed to empower teachers to transform their classrooms into bastions of creativity and wonder. He is an expert on project-based learning, design thinking, and empowering students with voice and choice.

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Project-Based Learning Master Course - Indiana Math and Science Academy West (K-8)

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Want to Do Genius Hour With Your Students?

I'm hoping you do! Over the years I've traveled the country talking to teachers who are excited about starting Genius Hour in their classroom. I've written blog posts, articles, and published a book on the topic.

Time and time again I'd hear the same questions, same hesitations, and same thoughts that teachers everywhere have before jumping into Genius Hour.

This past year I decided to create a comprehensive course that literally walks you step-by-step through Genius Hour. It's called the Genius Hour Master Course, and 2000+ students are already loving how practical the resources are!

In this course I share EVERYTHING:

70 videos walking you through Genius Hour step-by-step

Lesson Plans and Unit Plans separated for Elementary, Middle School, and High School teachers

The Genius Hour Journal which takes your students through Genius Hour Start to Finish

PowerPoints for Day 1 and Day 2 to get started with your students

Resources, PDFs, and all kinds of strategies to make Genius Hour a success

Rubrics and grading templates for assessing this creative work

Are you a teacher thinking about doing Genius Hour for the first time?

We've got tons of resources for teachers completely new to Genius Hour, and walk you through the entire process step-by-step. We've also got a Private Facebook group with 600+ members devoted to talking about Genius Hour and sharing what works and what doesn't. They love supporting each other along the way!

Do you want to step up Genius Hour the second time around?

If you are anything like me, the first time doing Genius Hour was as much as learning experience for us (the teachers) as it was for the students! I can't tell you how much I learned in the first time, and how much I improved the second time around. That's partially why I made this course, to help those just starting out, but also to keep making it better for those that have already done Genius Hour with their students. We've got many veteran Genius Hour teachers in this course excited about the community and resources to step it up this time around!

Are you planning on rolling out Genius Hour to your whole school or a number of teachers on your staff?

As an instructional coach, and now as an administrator, I know how hard it can be sometimes to have teachers feel comfortable taking a risk. This course has helped numerous schools and districts roll out Genius Hour on a bigger scale. We are hearing success stories from many that took the plunge as an entire school!

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Empowering Students in Distance Learning

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Empowering Students in Distance Learning

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Empowering Students in Distance Learning Classes

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Twitter for teachers and students course

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Twitter for teachers and students course

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Is this course just for teachers?

This course covers the basics of Twitter use, which would be valuable for anyone. It also contains some information that will be especially useful for teachers, such as the lessons in Module 5 on using Twitter in the classroom. But if you are not a teacher and just want to learn how to use Twitter better, you will still totally get that from this course.

What do I need to get started?

You will need an email address that can be used to set up a Twitter account. You may also want to look through your files and find a photo you can use for your profile picture. Other than that, you won't need anything else to get started!

When does the course start and finish?

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the course?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What if I am unhappy with the course?

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

Does the course come with anything besides the videos?

Yes! The course also includes a 17-page packet of notes covering all the main points from each module. You can print out the notes or download them onto your own desktop, so that you can refer to them while you watch the videos, add your own notes, and use them later if you don't want to go back to the videos. For your convenience, the notes for each module have also been copied into the space below the corresponding video.

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Designing and Using Authentic Tasks and Projects for Meaningful Learning and Assessment

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Designing and Using Authentic Tasks and Projects for Meaningful Learning and Assessment

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Watch the on demand archive presentation and download handouts by clicking the link below and entering the requested registration information. If you had previously registered for the webinar, select "Already Registered?" above the First Name field and enter your e-mail address.

Summary

authentic learning and assessment that relies on applying disciplinary knowledge and engaging the 21st century skills-critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration-valued in the wider world. Classrooms that employ these experiences-or ideally are designed around them-stress using unique learning situations or contexts. Although these tasks and projects hold immense promise to engage students in meaningful learning, they come with their own challenges to design and implement.

This webinar will address some of these challenges using set of task and project design variables intended to help educators:

Flexibly develop rich assessment and learning experiences based on curricular goals, instructional time, available resources, and student needs.

Equitably implement performance tasks and projects.

Manage a growth-centered and performance-based learning environment.

Recorded March 10, 2020
Topic: Assessment and Grading

About the Presenters

Jay McTighe brings a wealth of experience developed during a rich and varied career in education. He served as director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a state collaboration of school districts working together to develop and share formative performance assessments.

McTighe is an accomplished author, having co-authored 14 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design ® series with Grant Wiggins.

Kristina Doubet is a professor in the College of Education at James Madison University. As an independent consultant and ASCD Faculty member, she has partnered with more than 100 schools, districts, and organizations around initiatives related to differentiated instruction, the Understanding by Design ® framework, classroom assessment, digital learning, and classroom management and grouping.

Doubet taught middle and high school language arts and has also served as an instructional coach and a curriculum developer in elementary and middle school classrooms.

Eric Carbaugh is a professor in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education at James Madison University. He has worked with more than 80 schools and districts on performance-based assessment, differentiated instruction, the Understanding by Design ® curriculum framework, effective use of instructional technology, and other various educational best practices.

Carbaugh has taught secondary school social studies as well as elementary language arts and history.

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Designing and Using Authentic Tasks and Projects for Meaningful Learning and Assessment

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Florida Educator PD and Students with Disabilities course for certification.

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Florida Educator PD and Students with Disabilities course for certification.

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Have you found yourself asking, "what is design?" Sometimes the best way to understand design is to just dive in and experience it! We've pulled together this collection to help you get started on your design journey. Scroll down to see our NEW introductory online workshop, a library of FAQs about how design works, and some goto tools.

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Learn how to use Google tools to keep students engaged while teaching remotely. Discover new ways to assess student learning, check in on student well-being, and communicate effectively with parents and guardians.

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Take the next step with the Educator Level 2 Certification

Validate your expertise and advanced technology integration skills with the Educator Level 2 Certification. Completing the certification earns you a badge that helps you stand out on your resume, portfolio, website, and more.

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Early Childhood and Child Mental Health

Project Director for The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH) Deborah Cavitt joins us to share her knowledge and expertise concerning the impact of children's mental health on schools. Mental health is important at all ages, but learning the nuances involved with the mental health of our youngest students helps us ensure they are on a trajectory of wellness. In this one hour, on demand, webinar, we will cover diagnoses, trauma, bullying, our hopes for the future, and much more.

A special thanks to Deb Cavitt of Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health ( MACHMA.ORG) for sharing her time, expertise and insight. Make sure to visit their website for amazing resources!
References & Resources

Looking for More?

If this topic has sparked an interest in you, here is a Learners Edge courses that may be of interest:

Course 5007: Trauma-Sensitive Teaching: Helping Students Overcome Adverse Experiences
For students who have experienced trauma at home, including divorce, loss, illness, or abuse, success in school can feel out of reach. In this course, you will learn how to help your students overcome adverse experiences as you develop trauma-sensitive strategies for your classroom. Beginning with brain research, discover the impact trauma has on students' emotional and academic development. Explore the foundations of trauma-informed teaching, including an emphasis on relationship-building, student choice, safety, and resiliency. This course will also present a thought-provoking look at the importance of self-care for educators working with students impacted by trauma and provide teachers with the tools they need to build their own wellness plan. By changing the way we view and react to children's academic and social problems, we can help all of our students build the strength they need to find success.

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Mental health is important at all ages, but learning the nuances involved with the mental health of our youngest students helps us ensure they are on a trajectory of wellness. In this one hour, on demand, webinar, we will cover diagnoses, trauma, bullying, our hopes for the future, and much more.

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Jigsaws, PBL, Lit Circles - oh my!

This webinar on collaborative learning is perfect for teachers who are ready to dive into teaching essential 21st Century Skills! Tune in for the next 30 minutes and come away with new ideas of how to effectively facilitate your next venture into Collaborative Learning!
Work Together, Learn Together! Collaborative Learning in the Classroom.

Below are the presentation slides. We hope these will help you in exploring options for Collaborative Learning!

Looking for More?

If this topic has sparked an interest in you, or you simply want to learn more about Collaborative Learning strategies, let us suggest a few resources and courses that may be of interest:

Course 5856: Project Based Learning: Create, Collaborate and Innovate (3 credits)
Learn the details and processes that will empower you to create Project Based Learning (PBL) experiences in your classroom. This course will introduce you to frameworks and techniques that allow your students to facilitate a learning project based on their passions, all while building cooperative learning and 21st Century skills. You'll look at a variety of instructional strategies and technology tools to support PBL in your classroom, and you'll learn to assess your students' progress in their experiences. Plus, you will explore some great project-based learning ideas! Join hundreds of other educators who know that PBL is key to critical thought and innovative learning!

Course 5833: One Stop Shop: Online Docs, Spreadsheets, Slides and Forms for your Classroom
(3 credits)
This course will prepare you to take your classroom to the next level using a host of Google™ tools. You'll learn how to create and share Google™ documents and spreadsheets online, access your documents from anywhere on any computer, import your existing documents, and organize your classroom work into folders. You'll also be guided through publishing your documents, and you'll learn how to collaborate online with your students and colleagues in real time. You'll also learn how to use Google™ Slides/Presentation, along with Forms and Sites. This course will truly demonstrate the power of Google™ Apps to enhance your teaching, and make your life a bit easier!
Blog Post: Collaborative Learning Strategies Blog Post: How to Engage Students with a Writer's Workshop Blog Post: How to Increase Student Engagement in Your Classroom

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This webinar will discuss how to get started with Mindfulness in your own life and some simple first-steps to bring Mindfulness into your classroom, too. Former high school teacher and Curriculum and Instruction Specialist Molly Kiebel will focus on the benefits of Mindfulness, and share some practical strategies to improve you and your students' focus and well-being. There is no time like the present to start living more mindfully!

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#WEBINAR Remote School. Learning and teaching from a distance.

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Learning for Justice webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from our experienced teaching and learning specialists and from innovative educators in the Learning for Justice community. Watch these FREE on-demand webinars at your own pace and share them with colleagues!

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Ideas, information, and tips for educators! Explore our free world Languages webinars and sign up for live sessions. If you miss one, no problem! All webinars will be recorded and available on-demand.

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Picture-Perfect Science Online Course

10 hours of live and/or prerecorded training using Zoom Video Conferencing; 3 two-hour sessions with the authors and 2 two-hour sessions with a trained facilitator; 1 ebook of choice from either Picture-Perfect Science STEM Lessons K-2 or Picture-Perfect Science STEM Lessons 3-5; and more! View Additional Details

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Learn More Picture-Perfect Science Online Course 10 hours of live and/or prerecorded training using Zoom Video Conferencing; 3 two-hour sessions with the authors and 2 two-hour sessions with a trained facilitator; 1 ebook of choice from either Picture-Perfect Science STEM Lessons K-2 or Picture-Perfect Science STEM Lessons 3-5; and more!

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To learn more about our trainers, visit Professional Development and Training.

Please note: The organizations and events listed here are not operated by Singapore Math Inc. Please follow the links and register directly with the trainers.

Math Champions Professional Development (formerly Cassandra Turner & Associates, LLC)

Jumpstart Your Singapore Math Instruction (Two-day workshops)
Location: Denver

Date: 07/30/20 - 07/31/20
Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul

Date: 08/03/20 - 08/04/20
Location: Burbank

East West Math, LLC

Intro to Singapore Math, K-5 - Online Course
Date: 06/07/20
Location: Online

ates: 08/25/20 - 08/26/20 Singapore Math Summer Institute
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Location: New York City

SMARTTraining NOW, LLC

Dates: 07/15/2020 - 07/17/2020 Singapore Math In-Depth Summit 2020

Location: Phoenix

Core Math Training Solutions, LLC

Dates: 07/13/2020, 07/14/20202, and 07/15/2020 (three separate sessions) Singapore Math Teacher Institute

Location: Online

Sherri Adler of SingaporeMathSupport.com

No upcoming events.

The Davidson Group

Dates: 07/06/20 - 07/10/20 Virtual Singapore Math® Instructional Strategies Workshops
Location: Online

Dates: 07/13/20 - 07/18/20 Virtual Singapore Math® Primary Edition Grade Level Workshops
Location: Online

Elementary Math Mentor - Dr. Kevin Mahoney

No upcoming events.

The Pi Project

No upcoming events.

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It's time to Get Your VIRTUAL Lead On!

Looking for teacher experiences? Click here

June 5, 2020
Virtual Conference for Administrators & School Leaders

As always, educators rise to any challenge put in front of them. And once again, you have done that. You have ensured that while school buildings may have closed, learning did not. And we know that you will be excited for a new year, but to do that we must RESET.

This will be unlike any new school year we have ever experienced. There will be new protocols, procedures, and practices. Some of our previous methodologies will continue, but others must be rethought. To help begin that conversation and fuel your turning wheels, Get Your Teach On and Get Your Lead On is proud to bring to you Get Your VIRTUAL Lead On!

Join hosts Todd Nesloney and Adam Dovico, along with their presenting team of top leaders and innovators from the world of education and beyond, as they bring to you over a dozen mini-sessions on a wide-range of topics that will inspire, cultivate, and redefine leadership as we reset our classrooms and schools.

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Article on Formative and Summative Assessments

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Examples of Formative and Summative Assessments

Both forms of assessment can vary across several dimensions (Trumbull and Lash, 2013):

Informal / formal

Immediate / delayed feedback

Embedded in lesson plan / stand-alone

Spontaneous / planned

Individual / group

Verbal / nonverbal

Oral / written

Graded / ungraded

Open-ended response / closed/constrained response

Teacher initiated/controlled / student initiated/controlled

Teacher and student(s) / peers

Process-oriented / product-oriented

Brief / extended

Scaffolded (teacher supported) / independently performed

Recommendations

Formative Assessment Ideally, formative assessment strategies improve teaching and learning simultaneously. Instructors can help students grow as learners by actively encouraging them to self-assess their own skills and knowledge retention, and by giving clear instructions and feedback. Seven principles (adapted from Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick, 2007 with additions) can guide instructor strategies:

Keep clear criteria for what defines good performance - Instructors can explain criteria for A-F graded papers, and encourage student discussion and reflection about these criteria (this can be accomplished though office hours, rubrics, post-grade peer review, or exam / assignment wrappers). Instructors may also hold class-wide conversations on performance criteria at strategic moments throughout a term.

Encourage students' self-reflection - Instructors can ask students to utilize course criteria to evaluate their own or a peer's work, and to share what kinds of feedback they find most valuable. In addition, instructors can ask students to describe the qualities of their best work, either through writing or group discussion.

Give students detailed, actionable feedback - Instructors can consistently provide specific feedback tied to predefined criteria, with opportunities to revise or apply feedback before final submission. Feedback may be corrective and forward-looking, rather than just evaluative. Examples include comments on multiple paper drafts, criterion discussions during 1-on-1 conferences, and regular online quizzes.

Encourage teacher and peer dialogue around learning - Instructors can invite students to discuss the formative learning process together. This practice primarily revolves around mid-semester feedback and small group feedback sessions, where students reflect on the course and instructors respond to student concerns. Students can also identify examples of feedback comments they found useful and explain how they helped. A particularly useful strategy, instructors can invite students to discuss learning goals and assignment criteria, and weave student hopes into the syllabus.

Promote positive motivational beliefs and self-esteem - Students will be more motivated and engaged when they are assured that an instructor cares for their development. Instructors can allow for rewrites/resubmissions to signal that an assignment is designed to promote development of learning. These rewrites might utilize low-stakes assessments, or even automated online testing that is anonymous, and (if appropriate) allows for unlimited resubmissions.

Provide opportunities to close the gap between current and desired performance - Related to the above, instructors can improve student motivation and engagement by making visible any opportunities to close gaps between current and desired performance. Examples include opportunities for resubmission, specific action points for writing or task-based assignments, and sharing study or process strategies that an instructor would use in order to succeed.

Collect information which can be used to help shape teaching - Instructors can feel free to collect useful information from students in order to provide targeted feedback and instruction. Students can identify where they are having difficulties, either on an assignment or test, or in written submissions. This approach also promotes metacognition, as students are asked to think about their own learning. Poorvu Center staff can also perform a classroom observation or conduct a small group feedback session that can provide instructors with potential student struggles.

Instructors can find a variety of other formative assessment techniques through Angelo and Cross (1993), Classroom Assessment Techniques (list of techniques available here).

Summative Assessment Because summative assessments are usually higher-stakes than formative assessments, it is especially important to ensure that the assessment aligns with the goals and expected outcomes of the instruction.

Use a Rubric or Table of Specifications - Instructors can use a rubric to lay out expected performance criteria for a range of grades. Rubrics will describe what an ideal assignment looks like, and "summarize" expected performance at the beginning of term, providing students with a trajectory and sense of completion.

Design Clear, Effective Questions - If designing essay questions, instructors can ensure that questions meet criteria while allowing students freedom to express their knowledge creatively and in ways that honor how they digested, constructed, or mastered meaning. Instructors can read about ways to design effective multiple choice questions.

Assess Comprehensiveness - Effective summative assessments provide an opportunity for students to consider the totality of a course's content, making broad connections, demonstrating synthesized skills, and exploring deeper concepts that drive or found a course's ideas and content.

Make Parameters Clear - When approaching a final assessment, instructors can ensure that parameters are well defined (length of assessment, depth of response, time and date, grading standards); knowledge assessed relates clearly to content covered in course; and students with disabilities are provided required space and support.

Consider Blind Grading - Instructors may wish to know whose work they grade, in order to provide feedback that speaks to a student's term-long trajectory. If instructors wish to provide truly unbiased summative assessment, they can also consider a variety of blind grading techniques.

Considerations for Online Assessments

Effectively implementing assessments in an online teaching environment can be particularly challenging. The Poorvu Center shares these recommendations.

References

Nicol, D.J. and Macfarlane-Dick, D. (2006) Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Studies in Higher Education 31(2): 2-19.

Theall, M. and Franklin J.L. (2010). Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes. In: A Guide to Faculty Development. KJ Gillespie and DL Robertson (Eds). Jossey Bass: San Francisco, CA.

Trumbull, E., & Lash, A. (2013). Understanding formative assessment: Insights from learning theory and measurement theory. San Francisco: WestEd.

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Since 1985, the Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) conference has happened annually in Madison, Wisconsin. This year has brought many challenges, and we are proud to be able to offer DT&L 2020 as a fully online event, August 3-7.

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Additionally, the program now includes four (4) targeted summits - HBCU, Research, Community College and the Leadership Network.

Access to on-demand recordings of all sessions for 1-year post-conference (a great resource to review at your leisure).

45-minute workshops* are included in the price

Social and networking activities including happy hours, game socials, yoga, fitness sessions, and more fun, engaging activities.

Unlimited group packages starting at $1095. OLC Members get special pricing.

Please join us for this reimagined event, and celebrate our collective resilience and dedication to forging connections without boundaries.

*Pre-conference workshops on Friday, June 12 are an additional charge.

Advancing education innovation begins with you. Join us for the OLC Innovate 2020 Virtual Conference, and help us shape the future of online and digital learning.
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To ensure learning remains at the forefront while we witness the confluence of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge, OLC Innovate aims to provide compelling reasons to attend:

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"The OLC Innovate Conference was one of the best conferences I've attended. The sessions and workshops all provided me with new ideas and insights for improving or incorporating innovation into the programs we're developing under our TAACCCT grant. Everything was great...very enjoyable, I can't wait to attend again."
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OLC and MERLOT invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at our OLC Innovate 2020 conference. Topics may include: Effective Tools, Toys and Technologies; Leadership and Advocacy; Lifelong Learning and Workforce Partnerships; Open Learning; Process, Problems, and Practices; Research: Designs, Methods, and Findings; and Teaching and Learning Practice.

We seek proposals for interactive sessions for workshops, emerging ideas sessions, education sessions, conversations (not presentations), career forums, and hands-on innovation studio demonstrations that engage and inform participants.

Proposed sessions will be targeted to administrators, design thinkers, faculty, instructional support, students, training professionals, technologists, researchers and others.

Presenters and facilitators from the following areas are encouraged to submit proposals:

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This was an excellent conference. I left with tools I can implement immediately to improve the interactive possibilities of online education. The networking available at the conference was invaluable. Personally, I appreciated the morning yoga sessions and mindfulness meditation sessions.

Michelle Novotny-Sedelis, RN
MSN Nursing Instructor
Nicolet Area Technical College

I really enjoyed attending OLC Innovate 2019! I was able to learn about new technologies and techniques to help improve my department's courses, and everyone was very friendly and happy to give advice. As a newcomer to this field it is wonderful to network and hear about others experiences.
Meaghan Donewar
Program Manager
Tulane University

I love OLC conferences because you have the opportunity to learn from others, feel each other's pain and struggles with advice on how to get through in this innovative time, talk to vendors, and then talk to others as to why or why not they choose to work with those vendors. I love the research aspect, the practicality, and the networking OLC has to offer. It is the only conference I ever insist on attending because it keeps me up to date in this fast changing world and keeps me grounded in research even at the administrative level.

Dr. Maeghen M. Kuhn
Assistant Vice President, Adult and Online Education
Keuka College

OLC Innovate was one of the best professional development conferences I have attended. Ever. The sessions were well described, the presenters knew their stuff, and everything I experienced was well organized.

David Christianson
Instructional Designer
Hardin-Simmons University

OLC Innovate 2019 was wonderful. Apart from the engaging and thought-provoking sessions, plenty of time was structured in the program for networking and reconnecting with colleagues around the world.
Anonymous OLC Innovate 2019 Attendee

I would definitely recommend this conference to my colleagues because of the variety of topics and quality of the presenters. The location was great and the quality of the services was outstanding.

Charle Coffey
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Motlow College

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