Building a Better Assessment Future 2024
August 6 - 7, 2024Join us for the fourth annual Building a Better Assessment Future conference where we will spark the change to live into new and innovative practices to…
NOTE: COHORT IV begins Fall 2024 with an orientation for site coordinators!
Questions? Contact Ellen Vorenkamp at evorenkamp@michiganassessmentconsortium.org.
Districts that implement—with fidelity—quality balanced assessment systems in each classroom show improved student learning and increased student achievement.
Join us for a three-year facilitated professional learning and implementation journey toward Achieving Balance in Classroom Assessment (ABCA). Claim your place among a select number of districts to participate in this unique opportunity to learn how balanced assessment—assessment for and of learning – can:
Through the ABCA program, the Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) will support district teams with structured programming, planning consultation, and high-quality resources to help them achieve increased student achievement through improved assessment practices in each classroom. MAC-provided learning facilitators will engage district ABCA teams in strengthening classroom assessment using both the formative assessment process (assessment for learning) and interim assessments periodically (assessments of learning).
Educators will deepen their understanding and knowledge of:
Each ABCA district team will participate in a structured learning and implementation program designed to deepen understanding of how assessment for learning (formative assessment) and assessment of learning (summative assessments) can work together to improve assessment balance at the classroom level, leading to enhanced student learning and achievement. Teams will also receive expert consultation between and after sessions to develop and implement an Assessment Learning and Implementation Plan.
Year 1: $2,999.00 (covers teams of up to 10 participants)
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Join us for the fourth annual Building a Better Assessment Future conference where we will spark the change to live into new and innovative practices to…
Learn to facilitate classroom-level, assessment-literate practice to improve student learning & achievement! Districts that implement—with fidelity—quality balanced assessment systems in every classroom show improved student…
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