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| Strand 2 Sessions -- Monday, March 19, 2007 |
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Strand 2. Leadership with the Spirit of Quality Assessments Driving Decision Making
Speakers will discuss and share experiences with assessment strategies, techniques, and tools, and the use of collected data to make decisions for teaching and learning.
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| 6 | 9:30-10:30 | B404 | All Grades | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Unlocking the Toy Chest: Developing a Web-Based Instrument Database |
| This session is an introduction to and exploration of a web-based Instrument Database developed by the Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum. Intended to be a reference for those interested in the effects of mathematics curriculum, this searchable collection will include summaries and availability information of over 150 instruments. |
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Dana C. Cox, Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Steven W. Ziebarth, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| 10 | 9:30-10:30 | Hazelnut | PK-5 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Assessing K-5 Teacher Leaders' Mathematical Learning: What Have the Test Makers and the Test Takers Learned? |
| In this session we share an assessment instrument that we developed and used to determine if teachers made significant gains after completing a Numbers & Operations course for K-6 mathematics specialists, coaches, and teacher leaders. During the session participants will explore key test items and discuss the test results. |
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Aimee Ellington, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Vickie Inge, Mathematics Supervisor, Stafford, Virginia
Joy Whitenack, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia |
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| 14 | 9:30-10:30 | Dogwood B | 3-8 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Assessments By Design |
| What kind of understanding are you looking for from your students? Is there more than one kind? True understanding is a complex structure worth our time and study. Find out how one district designed assessments to move students' knowledge and understanding to a deeper level based on current research. |
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Sheila Lettiere, Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Lori Gloodt, Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, Oak Lawn, Illinois |
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| 23 | 9:30-11:30 | B305 | PK-8 | Double | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| The One-on-One Student Assessment Interview: A Powerful Professional Development Strategy in Australia |
| Using video clips and discussion, we will exemplify the professional learning benefits to leaders and teachers of interviews including enhancing teachers' knowledge of individuals' mathematical thinking, understanding typical learning trajectories, and informing curriculum planning. |
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Doug Clarke, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Anne Roche, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria
Barbara Clarke, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria |
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| 29 | 11:00-12:00 | TMB 4 | All Grades | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Guiding Teachers to Using Formative Assessment for Learning and Understanding the Mathematics |
| This presentation is about working with teachers who are learning to use formative assessment. A professional development model and mentoring program will be described. Participants will learn how teachers are trained to use techniques to craft their instruction and guide students to pursuing an understanding of the concepts. |
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Linda Venenciano, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Irene Mackay, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| 42 | 12:00-2:00 | Oak | All Grades | Double | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Assessment with a Focus on Student Learning: Using Protocols to Support the Use of Data to Plan Instruction |
| Participants will explore the use of protocols to guide teachers as they interact with assessment data. The protocols prompt teachers to carefully analyze student thinking, on both constructed and selected response items, to inform their practice. Participants will use the protocols with sample data to begin planning a lesson. |
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Valerie L. Mills, Oakland Schools, Waterford, Michigan
Edward A. Silver, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dana L. Gosen, Oakland Schools, Waterford, Michigan
Geraldine Devine, Clarkston Community Schools, Clarkston, Michigan
Melissa Gilbert, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jenny Sealy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lawrence M. Clark, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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| 45 | 12:00-2:00 | B305 | PK-8 | Double | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Cause and Effect: A Data Chain-of-Events That Makes Perfect Sense |
| So, what do you do with all that data? Come to see how we provide district administrators, school principals, and classroom teachers with the skills, processes, and tools to routinely transform data into actionable knowledge--so visions of improving both teacher effectiveness and student performance can be realized. |
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Debra Crawford, Pearson Achievement Solutions, Glenview, Illinois |
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| 52 | 12:30-1:30 | Hickory | PK-5 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Whole Number Understanding and Its Assessment in School Mathematics |
| Presenters will introduce a multi-dimensional assessment of whole number understanding developed in the context of the K-5 Math TrailBlazers curriculum. Discussion of the rubrics developed to assess four dimensions of student understanding (accuracy-reasoning-flexibility-communication) will be supported by videotaped student interviews. Participants will code the interviews using these rubrics. |
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Susan Beal, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Reality Canty, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Kelly Rivette, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
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| 54 | 12:30-1:30 | Dogwood B | 3-5 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Math Coaches Using Action Research: What We Learned Assessing Students With Math Needs |
| Three elementary mathematics coaches will share their experiences as action researchers using a mathematics interview and mathematics probes. They will share the tools they used, the process they went through, and how they provided support for the student and classroom teacher. Come hear about their findings and suggestions for your consideration. |
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Julia Marsh, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri
Jill Bergee, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri
Cathy Yoakum, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri |
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| 68 | 2:00-3:00 | Redwood | PK-8 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Assessing Professional Development; What, Why, and How We Determine Impact on Student Achievement and Teacher Practice |
| The context for our professional development that blends content, pedagogy and assessment will be shared. We will provide interactive experiences with a variety of assessment strategies to acquire data both anecdotal and quantitative that concerns student achievement and teacher learning and practice. |
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Jane D. Gawronski, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
Steve Klass, San Diego State University, San Diego, California |
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| 86 | 3:30-4:30 | Hazelnut | All Grades | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Data-Based Instruction--Myth or Reality? How Do Accountability, Beliefs, Leadership, and School Culture Influence Classroom Practice |
| Can accountability and data increase student learning without changing teacher practice in the classroom? Understanding if, when, how, and why teachers use data to plan and implement instruction is essential. Participants will analyze and discuss implications of a conceptual model of factors influencing teachers' data collection and use. |
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Leslie Paoletti, America's Choice, New York City, New York |
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| Strand 2 Sessions -- Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
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Strand 2. Leadership with the Spirit of Quality Assessments Driving Decision Making
Speakers will discuss and share experiences with assessment strategies, techniques, and tools, and the use of collected data to make decisions for teaching and learning.
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| 139 | 10:45-11:45 | B402 | PK-5 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Math + Assessment = Learning |
| This session will address a variety of strategies to decide the type of assessment to administer at various times of the year. A discussion will center on the purpose of formative/diagnostic and summative assessment. Examples of specific tasks under each category will be shared. Participants will have the opportunity to make decisions about learning and teaching using all pieces of evidence collected. |
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Renate Taylor Majeau, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| 171 | 4:00-5:00 | B306 | All Grades | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Helping Teachers Create an Environment to Encourage Student Self-Assessment |
| One instructional goal is to help students learn to assess their own mathematical growth and development, so that students become lifelong learners. Supervisors can encourage student independence by providing opportunities for teachers to explore self-assessment strategies. This session focuses on helping teachers encourage student self-assessment. |
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Jeane Joyner, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
George Bright, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| 180 | 4:00-5:00 | TMB 4 | 6-8 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| The Role of Assessment in a Standards-Based Middle School Mathematics Program |
| This session focuses on assessment as an integral part of a middle school standards-based curriculum. Implications for preservice teacher training will be discussed. Participants will be shown how to score open-ended problems using a multi-dimensional generalized scoring rubric. The importance of student self assessment will also be discussed. |
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Rick Billstein, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana |
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| Strand 2 Sessions -- Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
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Strand 2. Leadership with the Spirit of Quality Assessments Driving Decision Making
Speakers will discuss and share experiences with assessment strategies, techniques, and tools, and the use of collected data to make decisions for teaching and learning.
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| 198 | 8:00-9:00 | B407 | 3-5 | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Take Another Look at Those Publishers' Tests: How Well Do They Reflect the NCTM Process Standards? |
| Textbook publishers typically provide tests to accompany their curriculum materials. But to what extent do these tests embody the vision of mathematics education outlined in national recommendations such as the PSSM? This session will share and discuss findings from an analysis of two textbook publishers' tests at grades 3, 4, and 5. |
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Denisse R. Thompson, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida |
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| 201 | 8:15-9:45 | B408 | All Grades | Extended | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Data, Data Everywhere!!!! How Do We Integrate All of Our Data Tools and Sources? |
| Leaders are confronted with a variety of sources and types of data. This session shares a framework that is being used in Pennsylvania to assist educational leaders to integrate multiple data tools for data-informed decision-making. Artifacts from actual School Improvement Processes as well as integration plans will be shared. |
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Jim Bohan, Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| 214 | 8:15-9:45 | B302 | 6-12 | Extended | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Assessment That Guides Instruction Using Writing with Problem Solving |
| An exploration of the use of student writing in problem solving for assessment that enables teachers to diagnose student understandings and invent and adapt teaching strategies rather than merely flag trouble spots and encourage unfocused repetition. We will examine student work from online programs for individuals and team-based problem solving. |
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Stephen Weimar, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annie Fetter, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 218 | 9:30-10:30 | GBR -A | All Grades | Regular | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| What U.S. Mathematics Leaders Can Learn from the Dutch About Aligning Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Development |
| Why are Dutch students so successful on international examinations in mathematics? Learn how the alignment of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development in the Netherlands promotes success on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Assessment (PISA) and what U.S. educators can learn from this. |
Speaker(s): |
Anne Papakonstantinou, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Jo Ann Wheeler, Region 4 Education Service Center, Houston, Texas |
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| 228 | 10:15-11:45 | B302 | All Grades | Extended | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Write Classroom Assessments like the Pros! Learn to Style your Assessment to NCLB Requirements--including Depths of Knowledge |
| This hands on workshop focuses on NCLB requirement regarding Depths of Knowledge (DOKs) in state assessments. Learn how to apply these requirements in your classroom assessments through reviewing various item types for DOKs. Learn to write items that clearly assess what you want to assess at a variety of DOKs. |
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Mary Lou Schmidt, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California
Teresa Hall, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California |
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| 234 | 10:15-11:45 | Cottonwood | PK-12 | Extended | Strand 2. Assessments Supporting Leadership Decision Making
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| Tools for Leaders to Evaluate Mathematics Programs: The Mathematics Improvement Review Process |
| Experience the process of conducting a mathematics improvement review within a district/school. The mathematics program effectiveness is examined through questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations. The data allow leaders to determine the focus for professional development to improve mathematics teaching and learning for gains in AYP. |
Speaker(s): |
Arlene P. Mitchell, RMC Research Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Clare Heidema, RMC Research Corporation, Denver, Colorado
John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation, Denver, Colorado |
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