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Welcome to the Assessment for Learning 2021 Conference. 

All the information you need for the conference is on our Mission Control Page, conveniently linked on our conference website: www.assessmentforlearningconference.org/missioncontrol

There, you’ll find:

  • Our Conference Schedule

  • All flipped sessions on the Participate Platform

  • The link for our General Session room, where you can always find a human to chat with for help

  • The Miroverse, our asynchronous space for you to reflect, connect and play- JUMP THERE NOW

FAQ: 

  • Where can I find the Zoom links for individual sessions? All links for Zoom and other session materials are in the individual session pages on the Conference Schedule. When you add something to your schedule, you will not receive a confirmation of your attendance. You will need to log into sched to click on the yellow button that says video link OR click on “Session Zoom Link” in the description. 

  • Do I have to pre-register for a session in order to attend? You can still attend a session if you did not pre-register. If you plan on joining a session, it’s helpful to pre-register so that the host knows about how many people to expect, but it’s not required.

  • Should I watch the Flipped Sessions before the Conference? You are welcome to watch these before, during and after the conference. We’ve built in breaks during both days so that you can explore this flipped content. All Q&A sessions have flipped content, and we recommend watching these before attending the session if possible. That said, if you’re not able to watch the flipped content ahead of time you are still welcome to join the session!

  • Need Help? If you have questions or need help navigating the Conference, you can always visit the General Session link. Whether there’s a “mainstage” session or not, you’ll find our Space Concierge | Help Desk to answer your questions.

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Thursday, May 6
 

4:00am PDT

Wellness and Conversation (best for East Coast)
Join others in a morning wellness activity to launch your learning mission.

  • You are invited do your own workout routine for 20-30 minutes based on your personal preference, or do a reflective/ meditative practice to center yourself. Then grab a morning beverage, log-into Zoom and harness the energy you just built to engage in a self-facilitated conversation with others in the community. The prompt will be shared soon, but know that it will provoke deep thinking and connecting.
We hope that this SPACE in the morning agenda will set you up to connect with yourself, others, and some deeper thinking about what addressing the Assessment for Learning guiding question feels and looks like.
Thursday May 6, 2021 4:00am - 4:45am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Morning Wellness and Community Connection

7:00am PDT

Wellness and Conversation (best for West Coast)
Join others in a morning wellness activity to launch your learning mission.
  • You are invited do your own workout routine for 20-30 minutes based on your personal preference, or do a reflective/ meditative practice to center yourself. Thengrab a morning beverage, log-into Zoom and harness the energy you just built to engage in a self-facilitated conversation with others in the community. The prompt will be shared soon, but know that it will provoke deep thinking and connecting.
We hope that this SPACE in the morning agenda will set you up to connect with yourself, others, and some deeper thinking about what addressing the Assessment for Learning guiding question feels and looks like.
Thursday May 6, 2021 7:00am - 7:45am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Morning Wellness and Community Connection

8:30am PDT

Space Concierge | Help Desk
As you explore the conference sessions, Miroverse, flipped sessions on Participate, or your own wonderings, if you need any support or a guide on how best to engage in the experience, drop into the Help Desk that will be staffed by someone from Mission Control. Note: This is the same link/ room that the General Sessions will be held, so if you visit during those sessions, you can still ask questions in chat box and stay for the learning.

Additionally from 12-1 PM PST and 2-3 PM PST daily, Morgan Vien will be there as well to guide you around the Miroverse. https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lGU-cMA=/
Moderators
avatar for Lauren Ho

Lauren Ho

Support Partner, Managing Learning Networks and Projects, Center for Innovation in Education
avatar for Courtney Katen

Courtney Katen

Marketing & Operations Manager, Envision Learning Partners
avatar for Morgan Vien

Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Thursday May 6, 2021 8:30am - 3:00pm PDT
  Help Desk

8:50am PDT

Exhibition | 2021 Idea Collider Prototype Share
ZOOM RECORDING OF SESSION
 Passcode: !4e83qZh


Do you ever wonder what happens when you bring 20 passionate designers and educators together, from across the country, during a pandemic time to build on strong assessment for learning practices, with a focus on the ‘needs of now?’ We wondered, and we did it. Join us for an exhibition hour to hear about the prototypes that emerged from this collaborative experience. You will walk away both inspired and equipped with a usable tool to test in your context. Are you brave enough to design for the needs of now?

VISIT THE IDEA COLLIDER EXHIBIT HALL ON THE MIROVERSE
Moderators
avatar for Tara Curry-Jahn

Tara Curry-Jahn

Associate L+Doer, Leadership+Design
Tara Curry-Jahn is an Associate with Leadership+Design. She is an experienced human-centered design facilitator and coach, strategic partner, and experience designer. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree... Read More →
avatar for Morgan Vien

Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Speakers
HR

Howard Reinbold

James Madison High School
avatar for Cindy Fuhrer

Cindy Fuhrer

Science Department Chair, Huntley High School - Community School District 158
SB

semih Beren

Student, James Madison High School
LB

Louize Bingi

Student, James Madison High School
AS

Aidan Shannon

Student, James Madison High School
avatar for Elizabeth Dean

Elizabeth Dean

FCPS/ Instructional Coach, Fcps
avatar for Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin

Director of Curriculum Personalization, Shelby County Public Schools
I am currently the Director of Curriculum Personalization in Shelby County Public Schools, Kentucky. Our district is on a journey to implement a competency based learning system based in personalized learning.  Our current work is focused on implementing systems that increase equity... Read More →
BB

Beth Blankenship

English Teacher, James Madison High School

Thursday May 6, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  General Session

8:50am PDT

Workshop | A Youth Centered Approach: What We Need
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Youth-led dialogue and design session answering the fundamental question from the youth perspective: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION?

This session will begin with youth leaders, Addie Lentzner and Evelyn Monje, sharing their experiences as current students and activists within their communities and beyond. The session will allow participants to explore ways to empower youth to create a purposeful education and support young people in creating systemic change. We will achieve this through practices of empowering and challenging participants as we collectively explore the possible missed opportunities within our current education system. Join us for a powerful and inspiring session that will offer you a way to connect and engage with students in the future!


Speakers
avatar for Evelyn Monje

Evelyn Monje

High School Student & Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning
AL

Addie Lentzner

High School Student & Youth Activist, Arlington Memorial High School

Thursday May 6, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

8:50am PDT

Workshop | Learning Defense: Proof of Mastery
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Changing the narrative from common assessments to having students defend their learning in their own way!

View the Pre-Work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.


Speakers
KV

Kristen Van Meter

Marnel C. Moorman, Shelby County Public Schools

Thursday May 6, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

8:50am PDT

Workshop | Social Emotional Learning and Healing #assessmentforhealing
SESSION ZOOM LINK

How to support students through a pandemic by providing social and emotional learning in forms of check-ins, empathy interviews, circle time/morning meetings, etc. We will provide an explanation of the importance of social emotional learning and give student examples and videos to help educators visualize how teachers can support students.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.

View the session presentation here.




Speakers
avatar for Brea Lewis

Brea Lewis

Educator, Ben Milam Elementary
Brea graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development & Family Studies, she then went on to earn her Master's Degree in Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Ms. Lewis has a great deal of experience with continuous learning also known as... Read More →
KH

Kimberly Harmon

Ben Milam Elementary School

Thursday May 6, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

10:00am PDT

AFL 2021 Welcome & Provocation | Radically Humanizing Accountability and Power: An Invitation to Abolition
SESSION ZOOM LINK

The AFL 2021 Mission Control Team welcomes you to our second annual conference, and shares our WHY for gathering together. We’ll set the stage for two days of learning together and imagining a more just and student-centered future.

Provocation: Radically Humanizing Accountability and Power: An Invitation to Abolition
Dr. Robert S. Harvey, Superintendent & Chief Academic Officer, EHTP

Explore the Miroverse
Speakers
avatar for Tony Siddall

Tony Siddall

NGLC
I am the Program Officer for the Assessment for Learning Project. For the past four years I have had the privilege of learning with the ALP community, and I am thrilled to share our learning at our first ever national Assessment for Learning Conference.
avatar for Sarah Lench

Sarah Lench

Director of Assessment for Learning Project, Center for Innovation in Education
I wear rock n roll boots with my business suit.partner, Center for Innovation in Educationdirector, Assessment for Learning Projectmother, One Au-some Kiddovolunteer, Special Education Family Advocateshe/her/hersdeeper learning ▫️ social justice ▫️ neurodiversity ▫️ disrupting... Read More →
avatar for Robert S. Harvey

Robert S. Harvey

Superintendent & Chief Academic Officer, EHTP, East Harlem Scholars Academies / EHTP

Thursday May 6, 2021 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  General Session

10:50am PDT

Break and/or Flipped Session Exploration
Use this time to take care of yourself or dig into the flipped content for the sessions you will be doing next.

Explore the AFL flipped sessions on Participate here!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Thursday May 6, 2021 10:50am - 11:10am PDT
Self-Guided
  Wellness Break & Flipped Session Reviews

10:50am PDT

Cantina Lounge Drop-In — Make Connections and Extend Conversations
SESSION ZOOM LINK

The Cantina Lounge is a great opportunity to grab a new or existing connection and continue a conversation from a previous session, reconnect as humans like you would in the hotel lounge, or go to meet new people if you have some spare time. Think of this like a coffee shop or pub where you can be real together, discuss interesting and important topics, or to meet new connections. This will be an open zoom room, so you just pop in, and your host will “seat you.”

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Speakers
avatar for Tara Curry-Jahn

Tara Curry-Jahn

Associate L+Doer, Leadership+Design
Tara Curry-Jahn is an Associate with Leadership+Design. She is an experienced human-centered design facilitator and coach, strategic partner, and experience designer. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 10:50am - 1:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Networking & Community Building

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Assessment for Human Flourishing
SESSION ZOOM LINK

The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector has designed a collection of tools for implementing a school-wide assessment model that measures what matters most. During this session, we will explore this holistic method for assessing schools, classrooms and students in ways that are constructive, equitable, rigorous and support human flourishing.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
KM

Katy Mattis

Director of Tools and Assets, National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Empowerment Evaluation: Assessment for Learning... For Schools
Join me in a discussion around the content of my flipped session: Empowerment Evaluation -- Assessment for Learning... For Schools.

View the Pre-Work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Susan Lyons

Susan Lyons

Independent Consultant, Independent
I am an independent consultant working at the intersection of educational measurement and social justice. I partner with clients to leverage the power of assessment to create a more equitable future. In addition to my consulting work, I am the Executive Director of a non-profit organization... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Student Agency Through Standards Continuums
SESSION ZOOM LINK

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81920938845?pwd=QWk4QmpuMzdqYlNnZkFaQVdqdjJNUT09

Meeting ID: 819 2093 8845
Passcode: Seely123

Question and answer session based upon the flipped video on Seely Standard Continuums.

View the Pre-Work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Morgan Seely

Morgan Seely

teacher, Shelby County Public Schools
I am a fourth grade teacher in Shelby County Kentucky. I have taught at Painted Stone Elementary for 9 year in second, third and now fourth grade. I have a strong passion for student choice and competency based practices that foster student agency in a variety of ways. I have developed... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | The Power of Youth-Adult Partnership and Restorative and Transformative Justices Practices in Building Positive School Culture
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Building off of their Ignite Talk, youth facilitators will talk about our experience with the power of youth-adult partnership in transforming school culture.  The session will provide participants with the why for this paradigm shift and what this can look like and how a restorative approach can have a profound impact on school culture and climate. 

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.


Speakers
avatar for Evelyn Monje

Evelyn Monje

High School Student & Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning
avatar for Lindsey Halman

Lindsey Halman

Executive Director, UP for Learning
Lindsey joined the UP team in 2018 after 15 years as a middle level educator, leader and advocate. Prior to joining UP, she co-founded The Edge Academy at Essex Middle School. The Edge Academy served as a model and learning laboratory for many educators throughout Vermont, and beyond. The... Read More →
avatar for Ana Lindert-Boyes

Ana Lindert-Boyes

UP Youth Facilitator, UP for Learning

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Workshop | Abolitionist Leadership
SESSION ZOOM LINK

 Reimagining accountability for the sake of the community may seem obvious, but it isn’t. It demands asking a lot of all, which is often why teaching and learning leaders stray away from reimagining how we do and embody accountability, as to avoid the risks of asking a lot from folx within a community who are already stretched. But reimagining accountability in humanizing and transcendent ways that point toward belonging and freedom makes a difference—not only in the lives of the students we are called to impact, but also in the lives of the teachers and staff. To actualize the abolitionist rhythms, then, we must define accountability as the method, or methods, directed at ensuring that a system is doing what it was devised to do in the pursuit of freedom from oppression and injustice, for the folx who move, live, and function within the system. As such, an effective accountability mechanism generates information for leaders within the teaching and learning community that can facilitate the abolition of oppressive practices and implicit biases that impede the freedom pursuit. Our existing models of accountability embody a unilateral power politics, without tapping the insights, knowledge, experiences, and agency of every human within our teaching and learning community. As a result, we need to imagine a new system of accountability, where school leaders and teachers, students and families, and community leaders work together to create communal accountability.
Speakers
SG

Susan Gonzowitz

Managing Director Teaching Residency, East Harlem Scholars Academies / EHTP
avatar for Robert S. Harvey

Robert S. Harvey

Superintendent & Chief Academic Officer, EHTP, East Harlem Scholars Academies / EHTP

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

11:10am PDT

Workshop | Designed to Thrive: Creating High Quality Performance Assessment Experiences So That All Students Can Thrive
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Meeting ID: 704 525 9547
Passcode: ELP2021

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This session asks, “What kind of performance assessment experience would we create to ensure that learners, especially those farthest from opportunity, thrive when we operationalize our current vision/profile of a graduate?” Participants will explore the different features of high quality performance assessment (HQPA) and design a prototype of a performance assessment experience that provides evidence of student learning/thinking of essential competencies. The session concludes with participants iterating on that prototype after centering the lived experience of a marginalized student your system may serve, and reflecting on the changes needed to ensure that ALL students thrive in their performance assessment system.
Speakers
avatar for Abby Benedetto

Abby Benedetto

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners
Talk to me about performance assessment, portfolios and defenses, equity, and if you want my autograph because you know me as "the lady from the Teaching Channel videos"....
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Alcine Mumby

Nonprofit Organization, Envision Learning Partners
Alcine Mumby is a dedicated educator who has spent the last 25 years teaching and leading traditional and charter public K-12 schools all over the U.S. She currently supports and coaches district and school leaders to develop high-quality performance assessment systems that center... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

11:10am PDT

Workshop | Grid with us! A PBL Design Process
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Da Vinci Schools has been implementing project-based learning in TK-College classrooms for over 10 years. Our PBL model delivers hands-on educational experiences designed to connect academic coursework with real world context -- both inside and outside the classroom. In this session we will talk through a planning protocol that grids themes, essential skills, deliverables, opportunities for critiques, memorable moments, real-world feedback, and the various assessments for learning along the way.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.



Speakers
avatar for Megan Martin

Megan Martin

Director, Da Vinci Institute
avatar for Frank Solis

Frank Solis

Government/Economics Teacher, Da Vinci Design
Frank Solis, a proud Angelino, discovered his passion for the social sciences during his undergrad tenure at UCLA. Today, he shares this passion with his students in the classroom through projects that connect students to the real world. Frank teaches 12th grade Government and Economics... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

11:10am PDT

Workshop | Interrupting Oppression: Addressing (Perceived) Differences in Power and Expertise in Diverse Design Groups
SESSION ZOOM LINK

How do you make sure the voices of Black and Brown families are honored during co-creation?

In this workshop Doannie Tran (Center for Innovation in Education) and PD Medina (Boston K-8 School, Aurora, CO) will take participants through a process using the Liberatory Design Cycle to engage families as true co-creators, as a way to interrupt patterns of oppression in schools and communities.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Doannie Tran

Doannie Tran

Partner, Liberatory Co-Creation, Center for Innovation in Education
Doannie taught middle school and high school science in both Oakland, California and Boston, Massachusetts, before leaving teaching to help launch the Massachusetts region of Teach For America in 2009. Doannie was responsible for professional development for all new TFA teachers in... Read More →
PM

PD Medina

Superintendent, Boston K-8 School

Thursday May 6, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

11:40am PDT

Break and/or Flipped Session Exploration
Use this time to take care of yourself or dig into the flipped content for the sessions you will be doing next.

Explore the AFL Flipped Sessions on Participate here!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Thursday May 6, 2021 11:40am - 12:00pm PDT
Self-Guided
  Wellness Break & Flipped Session Reviews

12:00pm PDT

Q/A | Abundant Assessment
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Many assessments are tied to excessively great consequences. Failing a final, for example may force you to repeat an entire class. Such consequences get in the way of using assessments for learning. Consequences are high because assessments are expensive to build, score, and report. They are scarce in economic terms. But what if assessments were abundant? It would turn the economics of assessment on its head. In this short Ignite talk I describe how to build high-quality and abundant assessments and what that could do for our students.

Please view the pre-work video first and come ready to discuss the possibilities.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.

https://zoom.us/j/93700203171
Thursday, May 6, 12:00pm Pacific, 3:00pm Eastern

Meeting ID: 937 0020 3171
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Meeting ID: 937 0020 3171
Speakers
avatar for Brandt Redd

Brandt Redd

CTO, MatchMaker Education Labs
Brandt Redd is CTO for MatchMaker Education Labs. He is a recognized authority in Learning Technology Strategy with expertise in competency-based learning, advanced assessment, and standards. Redd previously served as CTO at the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and, prior to... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

12:00pm PDT

Q/A | More Information, More Access: Reimagining College Access and Success by Using Performance Assessment Information in Admissions, Placement, and Advising Decisions
SESSION ZOOM LINK

In this Q/A on the flipped session "More Information, More Access," you will learn about an initiative that is using performance assessment to make access to higher education more equitable nationwide. The videos from the flipped session will highlight our theory of change and share an example of how this work has moved forward in New York. The live session will allow folks who are passionate about using performance assessment in higher education admissions, placement, and advising to identify ways that they can contribute to this growing movement.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
DG

Dan Gordon

Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, Ed Counsel
avatar for Charlie Thompson

Charlie Thompson

Research and Policy Associate, Learning Policy Institute

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

12:00pm PDT

Q/A | SEEDS: Student Educational Equity Development Survey
SESSION ZOOM LINK

This year the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is launching the SEED Survey, an assessment that will gather information about the educational experiences of students. The SEED Survey asks questions about Access to Learning Resources, Opportunity to Learn, Self Efficacy Beliefs, and Sense of Belonging. It provides crucial educational context for the interpretation of summative test scores, and is designed to offer information that is more actionable.

In the flipped session interview conducted by the Assessment for Learning Project, Dan Farley (Director of Assessment), Noelle Gorbett (Assessment Specialist) and Josh Rew (Research Analyst) from ODE tell the story of how and why the SEED Survey was developed, and how they hope it will support a more equitable and balanced system of assessments and accountability in Oregon.

Join the Q/A to learn more and contribute to this topic.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asyncrhonously.


Topic: QA Session for ODE's SEED Survey
Time: May 6, 2021 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Meeting ID: 160 600 2015
Passcode: 380364
Speakers
avatar for Dan Farley

Dan Farley

Director of Assessment, Oregon Department of Education
Dan Farley has worked as a state and school administrator, Title 1 Assessment System Peer Reviewer, educational diagnostician, and public school teacher. Dan earned his PhD in quantitative research methods from the University of Oregon’s Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership... Read More →
avatar for Noelle Gorbett

Noelle Gorbett

Assessment Specialist, Oregon Department of Education
Noelle Gorbett is the science assessment specialist for the Oregon Department of Education. She is passionate about science education and balanced assessment systems. Noelle lives in Tualatin, Oregon with her husband, 2 sons, and tabby cat. She enjoys hiking, camping (glamping), travel... Read More →
JR

Josh Rew

Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Education

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

12:00pm PDT

Workshop | It's Time to Close the Opportunity Gap: Meaningful Metrics for Building and Strengthening Students' Relationships
SESSION ZOOM LINK

The pandemic exposed stark differences in the webs of support and opportunities available to students as they shifted between learning in the classroom and learning from their living rooms. The lack of social and academic resources widened the opportunity gap that existed long before COVID, highlighting the need for all students to access supportive relationships and develop the skills needed to mobilize them as their needs evolve. In the road to recovery, what schools measure for as metrics of student success plays a pivotal role in closing the opportunity gap.  

This session will feature researcher Mahnaz Charania sharing design and measurement insights from the Christensen Institute's new playbook, 5 steps for building and strengthening students’ networks. Using this customizable roadmap, education leaders can take a systematic approach to equitably forging and measuring for students' relationships with peers, educators, mentors, and community members across their schools and programs.

Feel free to start diving into the playbook in advance of the session: https://whoyouknow.org/playbook/

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.


Speakers
avatar for Mahnaz Charania

Mahnaz Charania

Senior Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute
Mahnaz Charania is a senior research fellow at the Christensen Institute. A research psychologist by training, she studies how innovation theory can inform the transformation of students’ learning environments and networks in ways that amplify equitable access to opportunities... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

12:00pm PDT

Workshop | Notion: Teacher-Made Systems for a Self-Directed Classroom
Notion is an “all-in-one workspace” web app. It offers a set of flexible “blocks” for the user to build custom page and database combinations of extraordinary variety. This open structure gives teachers a chance to tweak and customize aspects of a learning management system to adapt to needs and work flows. While this flexibility isn’t for everyone (a blank canvas is intimidating), this session will demo basic and advanced uses in the classroom: curriculum planning, giving feedback, conferencing, and more. Then we will design some template forms together and share what we come up with.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.

Link: https://gather.town/i/Q493LEku
Password: Henry

Speakers
avatar for Taylor Henry

Taylor Henry

Teacher, Dallas ISD

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

12:00pm PDT

Flipped Session Spotlight | Student Voice
We have a variety of great Flipped Sessions where the presenter was not able to attend AFL2021 in person.
Check these out and then head to the Cantina Lounge to chat live with other participants, or leave a reflection in the Conversation Cafe @ the Miroverse.
Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Self-Guided
  Self-Guided Flipped Session Exploration

12:00pm PDT

Explore the AFL Miroverse
Welcome to the AFL 2021 Miroverse. During these pandemic times, we have learned the power of being able to engage and explore asynchronously and at our own pace. Explore this virtual conference landscape for an asynchronous experience where you can chat, reflect, play, connect, and learn- on your own time, and at your own pace. The AFL 2021 Miroverse will be open throughout the conference experience. Enjoy!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE

We recommend that you minimize zoom usage, and close extra browser windows in order to maximize the capacity of this board. Good luck out there!

If you want or need help exploring, visit the conference information zoom room, where during this session time the Miroverse creator, Morgan Vien will be your space guide.
Speakers
avatar for Morgan Vien

Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Self-Guided Miroverse

12:30pm PDT

Break and/or Flipped Session Exploration
Use this time to take care of yourself or dig into the flipped content for the sessions you will be doing next.

Explore the AFL Flipped Sessions on Participate here!
Thursday May 6, 2021 12:30pm - 1:00pm PDT
Self-Guided
  Wellness Break & Flipped Session Reviews

1:00pm PDT

General Session & Provocation | The Road to Assessment Hell is Paved with Color-Blind Intentions
SESSION ZOOM LINK

We’ll reflect on our learning from today. What looks different today for you after the connections we’ve made today?

Provocation: The Road to Assessment Hell is Paved with Color-Blind Intentions
Jennifer Randall, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Research, Educational Measurement and Psychometrics, College of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Speaker Bio.

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Speakers
avatar for Tony Siddall

Tony Siddall

NGLC
I am the Program Officer for the Assessment for Learning Project. For the past four years I have had the privilege of learning with the ALP community, and I am thrilled to share our learning at our first ever national Assessment for Learning Conference.
avatar for Sarah Lench

Sarah Lench

Director of Assessment for Learning Project, Center for Innovation in Education
I wear rock n roll boots with my business suit.partner, Center for Innovation in Educationdirector, Assessment for Learning Projectmother, One Au-some Kiddovolunteer, Special Education Family Advocateshe/her/hersdeeper learning ▫️ social justice ▫️ neurodiversity ▫️ disrupting... Read More →
JR

Jennifer Randall

Associate Professor, Associate Professor in Research, Educational Measurement and Psychometrics

Thursday May 6, 2021 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  General Session

1:50pm PDT

Break and/or Flipped Session Exploration
Use this time to take care of yourself or dig into the flipped content for the sessions you will be doing next.

Explore the AFL Flipped Sessions on Participate here!

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Thursday May 6, 2021 1:50pm - 2:10pm PDT
Self-Guided
  Wellness Break & Flipped Session Reviews

2:00pm PDT

Cantina Lounge Drop-In — Make Connections and Extend Conversations
The Cantina Lounge is a great opportunity to grab a new or existing connection and continue a conversation from a previous session, reconnect as humans like you would in the hotel lounge, or go to meet new people if you have some spare time. Think of this like a coffee shop or pub where you can be real together, discuss interesting and important topics, or to meet new connections. This will be an open zoom room, so you just pop in, and your host will “seat you.”
Speakers
avatar for Tara Curry-Jahn

Tara Curry-Jahn

Associate L+Doer, Leadership+Design
Tara Curry-Jahn is an Associate with Leadership+Design. She is an experienced human-centered design facilitator and coach, strategic partner, and experience designer. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Networking & Community Building

2:00pm PDT

Explore the AFL Miroverse
Welcome to the AFL 2021 Miroverse. During these pandemic times, we have learned the power of being able to engage and explore asynchronously and at our own pace. Explore this virtual conference landscape for an asynchronous experience where you can chat, reflect, play, connect, and learn- on your own time, and at your own pace. The AFL 2021 Miroverse will be open throughout the conference experience. Enjoy!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE

We recommend that you minimize zoom usage, and close extra browser windows in order to maximize the capacity of this board. Good luck out there!

If you want or need help exploring, visit the conference information zoom room, where during this session time the Miroverse creator, Morgan Vien will be your space guide.
Speakers
avatar for Morgan Vien

Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Self-Guided Miroverse

2:00pm PDT

Workshop | From Compliance to Agency
SESSION ZOOM LINK

ID: 6034917684
Passcode: 599081

In formative assessment practice, self-regulation and metacognition are developed over time through daily learning routines where students are engaging with evidence of their own learning and that of their peers. Self-regulation and metacognition are explicitly modeled and taught during daily lessons as students co-create success criteria, engage in peer feedback and conduct self-assessment. In this session we’ll explore what teachers notice as students develop self-regulation skills, and consider how teachers adapt their instructional moves to strengthen student agency at each stage of learning.


Resources
Speakers
avatar for Nancy Gerzon

Nancy Gerzon

Project Director, Formative Assessment, WestEd
Nancy’s work centers on enlivening adult learning through using formative assessment constructs to improve teacher learning – in other words, engaging teachers in using evidence of their current practice to build on their strengths and explore next steps in their own learning... Read More →
avatar for Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones

Senior Program Associate, WestEd
Barbara Jones is a Professional Learning Specialist for WestEd. She brings expertise in areas related to formative assessment, culturally and linguistically responsive instruction, Indigenous education, and professional development. Jones’ work centers around providing technical... Read More →
avatar for Cali Kaminsky

Cali Kaminsky

Formative Assessment, Sr Program Associate, WestEd
Hello! I'm looking forward to connecting around formative assessment, student agency, secondary systems, college and career readiness, competency-based education, and student-centered learning environments.

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

2:00pm PDT

Workshop | Hele i ka Huaka‘i: An Invitation to Your Learning Journey
SESSION ZOOM LINK

One of our key findings in our assessment for learning is the power of an invitation. In this session we explore a core relationship principle as an emerging community of practice that shifts us from system to ecosystem thinking in assessment. We will share our mo‘olelo (stories) from a recent learning journey of our own and extend the invitation (along with a few guides) to you to head out on your own huaka‘i or learning journey and return to share the stories!

Full Zoom information:

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Speakers
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Cheryl Kaʻuhane Lupenui

President and CEO, The Kohala Center
President and CEO of The Kohala Center and a founding thought leader of Islander Institute. As a former Hawaiʻi State Board of Education member, Cheryl worked with communities on key policy­making including BOE Policy E­3 establishing Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) as a comprehensive learning... Read More →
avatar for Dawn Sang

Dawn Sang

Director for Office of Hawaiian Education, Office of Hawaiian Education

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

2:00pm PDT

Workshop | Tech Tools to Share!
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Participants in this session will have the opportunity to reflect on what they and their students have learned during virtual learning, share the technology tools they have used in their classrooms that support student agency and practice with technology tools that they can use in an in-person or virtual learning environment. The session will build on the content shared in the Tech Tools to Keep! flipped session by giving more in-depth tutorials and examples of the featured tools but also primarily hold space for collaboration so that participants can learn from each other and support all students!

Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/techtoolszoom  (Note: There will be a waiting room)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://dallasisd.zoom.us/j/84296273988?pwd=My95bHFkUEtDWkRXL2lNWDE3RWFKUT09
Meeting ID: 842 9627 3988 Passcode: 951639

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Emily Brokaw

Emily Brokaw

Teacher, Dallas Independent School District

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Assessment Isn't the (Only) Answer
SESSION ZOOM LINK

This Q/A session will take participants through the evidence base on the conditions that support districtwide performance assessments. Attendees will explore the findings from a cross-case study of three California districts implementing performance assessment initiatives and hear what district leaders plan to implement after the pandemic. We will provide space for attendees to connect with one another, discuss problems of practice, and emerge with actionable next steps that are grounded in the research on performance assessment initiatives and the conditions that support their success.

View the pre-work for this session Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Charlie Thompson

Charlie Thompson

Research and Policy Associate, Learning Policy Institute
CF

Camrin Fredrik

Instructional Coach, Oakland Unified School District
avatar for Jeannette LaFors

Jeannette LaFors

Consultant, California Performance Assessment Collaborative
Transforming or designing equitable systems of learning where everyone is highly engaged, learning deeply and feeling empowered. I currently support the California Performance Assessment Collaborative (CPAC) Community of Practice as part of the Learning Policy Institute team, and... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Ethical Assessment: The Conversation that Has to Happen
SESSION ZOOM LINK

What if there were a Hippocratic Oath for assessment? Do no harm. And what if it went even further? Do good. This webinar by Gary Chapin, of Educating for Good, interrogates our assumptions around assessment and offers a frame for Ethical Assessment that is truthful, kind, aligned to the kid, and, ultimately, for good. Gary has worked with performance assessment for the past seven years with the Center for Collaborative Education and the Assessment for Learning Project. We'll be talking about four general principals ethical assessment system, and also ask, "What does it look like on the ground?" Assessment that is ethical tells a story. It doesn't merely provide a data point. How can we tell stories that best serve kids?


View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Gary Chapin

Gary Chapin

storyteller, Educating for Good
Gary is the co-author of the book, 126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education. Gary has been working in education since 2000, first as a teacher (9th grade social studies in central Maine), then as a curriculum director, then as a Dept. of Ed. researcher, and, for the past eight years... Read More →

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Flipping Learning to Personalize Learning During a Pandemic
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Meeting ID: 969 339 8313
Passcode: 4swz9f

Two risk-taking teachers decided to flip their lessons in math and social studies as a means to further personalize learning for all students in a hybrid schedule during a pandemic. By flipping learning, we are empowering students to grow in their student agency.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Lorri Stivers

Lorri Stivers

Principal, Shelby County West Middle School
Greetings from the Bluegrass State! I am Lorri Stivers and I'm in my 12th year as principal of Shelby County West Middle School, one of eleven schools in the Shelby County Public Schools district located in Shelbyville, Kentucky.  Using our Profile of a Graduate and in keeping with... Read More →
avatar for Greg Taylor

Greg Taylor

Math Teacher, Shelby County West Middle School
CT

Carly Terrell

Social Studies Teacher, Shelby County West Middle School
KW

Kelly Workman

Instructional Coach, Shelby County Public Schools

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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  Question/ Answer

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Jennifer Randall
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Meeting ID: 991 2454 6651
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Provocation speaker Jennifer Randall will host a Q&A on her talk, "The Road to Assessment Hell is Paved with Colorblind Intentions."

Speakers
JR

Jennifer Randall

Associate Professor, Associate Professor in Research, Educational Measurement and Psychometrics

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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  Question/ Answer

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Nā Maka Loea: Rethinking Assessment Through the Practitioner's Eyes
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Meeting ID: 817 2318 6270
Passcode: HA2021

Building off of the flipped session, this session will offer a perspective on practitioner based learning from a kumu (teacher) perspective as it relates to loiloi (assessment) and introduce an appreciation for alternate knowledge systems, multiple ways of learning and the ability for formative assessment to be translated across practices. We will present thoughts from traditional Hawaiian practitioner experts around the question--how do you know your students are ready for the next step?

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Pono Fernandez

Pono Fernandez

Evaluation Specialist, Office of Hawaiian Education
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Kaʻanohi Kalama-Macomber

HĀ Education Specialist, HIDOE, Office of Hawaiian Education
Kaʻanohiokalā Kalama-Macomber is a mother of three from Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu.  She is a kumu hula, a community educator and the Nā Hopena Aʻo Education Specialist for the Hawaiʻi Department of Education's Office of Hawaiian Education. Her work is centered around supporting Hawaiʻi... Read More →

Nā Maka Loea pdf
Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

2:10pm PDT

Q/A | SEL Buddies
SESSION ZOOM LINK

This session (in the form of a conversation) will share what was learned from a “practice-research partnership” in which staff working in an alternative high school and researchers co-developed and piloted an authentic measure of SEL. We will highlight the voices of school staff and a former student about their experiences with developing and implementing a collaboratively-designed tool for SEL assessment. Research partners will share the design principles that informed the development of the tool, and that were critical to providing students with authentic opportunities to build relationships with peers and adults, to grow in self-awareness, and to become agents in their own social and emotional learning. The SEL Buddies assessment model illustrates key design principles: socially-mediated, student-centered, and authentic audience and purpose. As researchers, we buddied with the school, teachers buddied with researchers, and students buddied with each other. Students and teachers found the SEL measure a valuable way to capture and nurture SEL progress, while also building trusting relationships and community within advisory classes. Offering students opportunities to interact and provide feedback to their peers on self-defined struggles and goals were perceived as the most valuable aspect of the measure.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.

To join the Q&A, join us at https://envisionedu-org.zoom.us/j/8371359921.
Speakers
avatar for Bernadette Shelton

Bernadette Shelton

English Teacher, John J. Cairns continuation high school
avatar for Candida Forrester

Candida Forrester

Teacher, Lindsay Unified School District
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Ruth Chung Wei

Director of Research and Innovation, Envision Learning Partners
I work at Envision Learning Partners in Oakland, CA as the Director of Research & Innovation. I hope to deepen the work that I do in supporting school networks, states and districts to develop, pilot test, and evaluate the efficacy of performance assessments for K-12 students. I recently... Read More →
avatar for Paolo C. Martin

Paolo C. Martin

Recent PhD Graduate, Stanford University

Thursday May 6, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

3:00pm PDT

LIVE: Participatory Earthrise Chats
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Inspired by one of the most famous photos ever taken, Earthrise Chats invite educators, system leaders, students and community members to ask important questions about our education system, using our current circumstances to take a fundamentally different perspective on familiar issues.

You can see our current Earthrise Chat conversation starter videos here.

In this session, you'll have the opportunity to join an Earthrise Chat of your own! You'll start by watching one of our short Earthrise Chat conversation starters.Then, you'll join a breakout room and use the Earthrise protocol to guide your conversation.

Each Earthrise Chat has a framing question, which you'll see at the beginning and end of the conversation starter video. In the Earthrise protocol, each person begins by sharing how the framing question connects to their work and/or them personally. Then, they pose a question to the group.

Once each person has shared their connection and posed a question, the "chat" part begins. Participants are welcome to respond to one of the questions posed or to respond to something else they heard. At this point the conversation usually flows naturally.

Earthrise Chats are self-facilitated, and we invite you use the Earthrise Chat Conversation Guide if it's helpful. The purpose of Earthrise Chats is to share stories, perspectives and questions that allow us to reconsider familiar topics. Our hope is that after the conference you will take these conversations with you to your school or community, and host your own Earthrise Chat.
Speakers
avatar for Tony Siddall

Tony Siddall

NGLC
I am the Program Officer for the Assessment for Learning Project. For the past four years I have had the privilege of learning with the ALP community, and I am thrilled to share our learning at our first ever national Assessment for Learning Conference.
avatar for Sarah Lench

Sarah Lench

Chief Curiosity Officer, Center for Innovation in Education

Thursday May 6, 2021 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Community Conversations

3:00pm PDT

Flipped Session Spotlight | Student Voice
We have a variety of great Flipped Sessions where the presenter was not able to attend AFL2021 in person.
Check these out and then head to the Cantina Lounge to chat live with other participants, or leave a reflection in the Conversation Cafe @ the Miroverse.
Thursday May 6, 2021 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Self-Guided
  Self-Guided Flipped Session Exploration
 
Friday, May 7
 

4:00am PDT

Wellness and Conversation (best for East Coast)
Join others in a morning wellness activity to launch your learning mission.

  • You are invited do your own workout routine for 20-30 minutes based on your personal preference, or do a reflective/ meditative practice to center yourself. Then grab a morning beverage, log-into Zoom and harness the energy you just built to engage in a self-facilitated conversation with others in the community.
  • Visit the Power Planet to See Discussion Prompts- https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lGiwCo4=/
We hope that this SPACE in the morning agenda will set you up to connect with yourself, others, and some deeper thinking about what addressing the Assessment for Learning guiding question feels and looks like.
Friday May 7, 2021 4:00am - 4:45am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Morning Wellness and Community Connection

7:00am PDT

Wellness and Conversation (best for West Coast)
Join others in a morning wellness activity to launch your learning mission.

  • You are invited do your own workout routine for 20-30 minutes based on your personal preference, or do a reflective/ meditative practice to center yourself. Then grab a morning beverage, log-into Zoom and harness the energy you just built to engage in a self-facilitated conversation with others in the community. The prompt will be shared soon, but know that it will provoke deep thinking and connecting.
We hope that this SPACE in the morning agenda will set you up to connect with yourself, others, and some deeper thinking about what addressing the Assessment for Learning guiding question feels and looks like.
Friday May 7, 2021 7:00am - 7:45am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Morning Wellness and Community Connection

8:30am PDT

Space Concierge | Help Desk
As you explore the conference sessions, Miroverse, flipped sessions on Participate, or your own wonderings, if you need any support or a guide on how best to engage in the experience, drop into the Help Desk that will be staffed by someone from Mission Control. Note: This is the same link/ room that the General Sessions will be held, so if you visit during those sessions, you can still ask questions in chat box and stay for the learning.

Additionally from 12-1 PM PST and 2-3 PM PST daily, Morgan Vien will be there as well to guide you around the Miroverse. https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lGU-cMA=/
Moderators
avatar for Lauren Ho

Lauren Ho

Support Partner, Managing Learning Networks and Projects, Center for Innovation in Education
avatar for Courtney Katen

Courtney Katen

Marketing & Operations Manager, Envision Learning Partners
avatar for Morgan Vien

Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Friday May 7, 2021 8:30am - 3:00pm PDT
  Help Desk

8:50am PDT

Workshop | Building Equity in SEL Using Gratitude Science
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Meeting ID: 957 9938 4634
Passcode: 082081

Building off of the flipped session “Increasing Equity in SEL,” this session will provide an opportunity for participants to go deeper by experiencing and applying their learning. Participants will review core identity safety and gratitude science concepts. They will experience hands-on practices as a student and educator to spark new ideas about how to create safer and more powerful SEL learning for students of all identities. Attendees will have an opportunity to reflect on how to apply their learning to their own professional role to create more effective, equitable, and inclusive learning communities.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Michael Fauteux

Michael Fauteux

Executive Director, GiveThx / H.E.R.E.
Michael Fauteux is the Executive Director and cofounder of the nonprofit GiveThx, a digital program that strengthens student and educator wellbeing and social-emotional skills through gratitude. In his 20+ years as an educator committed to increasing equity in education, he served... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

8:50am PDT

Workshop | Rubric Revolution Brainstorm: How to Get Rolling with Round Rubrics?
SESSION ZOOM LINK

This session will be a collaborative brainstorm with anyone interested in iterating on the idea of a rubric that is round: rings around a center instead of rows in a grid.

Slides to start the conversation


Speakers
avatar for Vinci Daro

Vinci Daro

Director of STEM Learning, Envision

Round Rubric Brainstorm pdf
Friday May 7, 2021 8:50am - 9:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Workshop

10:00am PDT

General Session & Provocation | Leading, learning, and doing The Work in high poverty districts
SESSION ZOOM LINK

What work is required to imagine a truly just and student-centered future? Where can I look within this community to find the courage and wisdom to do this work?

Provocation: Leading, learning, and doing The Work in high poverty districts
Steve Holmes, Superintendent, Sunnyside Unified School District

Provocation Conversation: Envisioning a Just Future
Caroline Hill, Founder, 228 Accelerator & Cornelius Minor, educator, author and co-founder, The Minor Collective

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Speakers
avatar for Steve Holmes

Steve Holmes

Superintendent, Sunnyside Unified School District No 12
avatar for Tony Siddall

Tony Siddall

NGLC
I am the Program Officer for the Assessment for Learning Project. For the past four years I have had the privilege of learning with the ALP community, and I am thrilled to share our learning at our first ever national Assessment for Learning Conference.
avatar for Sarah Lench

Sarah Lench

Director of Assessment for Learning Project, Center for Innovation in Education
I wear rock n roll boots with my business suit.partner, Center for Innovation in Educationdirector, Assessment for Learning Projectmother, One Au-some Kiddovolunteer, Special Education Family Advocateshe/her/hersdeeper learning ▫️ social justice ▫️ neurodiversity ▫️ disrupting... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 10:00am - 10:50am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  General Session

10:50am PDT

Break and/or Flipped Session Exploration
Use this time to take care of yourself or dig into the flipped content for the sessions you will be doing next.

Explore the AFL Flipped Sessions on Participate here!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Friday May 7, 2021 10:50am - 11:10am PDT
Self-Guided
  Wellness Break & Flipped Session Reviews

11:00am PDT

Cantina Lounge Drop-In — Make Connections and Extend Conversations
The Cantina Lounge is a great opportunity to grab a new or existing connection and continue a conversation from a previous session, reconnect as humans like you would in the hotel lounge, or go to meet new people if you have some spare time. Think of this like a coffee shop or pub where you can be real together, discuss interesting and important topics, or to meet new connections. This will be an open zoom room, so you just pop in, and your host will “seat you.”

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE
Speakers
avatar for Tara Curry-Jahn

Tara Curry-Jahn

Associate L+Doer, Leadership+Design
Tara Curry-Jahn is an Associate with Leadership+Design. She is an experienced human-centered design facilitator and coach, strategic partner, and experience designer. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Networking & Community Building

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Accelerating Learning Through Increasing Student Agency
SESSION ZOOM LINK

The following presentation will guide the participants through the steps that our school, C. A. Tatum Jr., has adopted for the implementation of the AFL practices, especially in a bilingual 4th grade classroom. These practices have contributed to accelerated progress in students' academic recovery and have had a significant impact on their results both at the district level and on the MAP assessment. Using some of the 10 dimensions that the AFL program proposes, the facilitators will share: their most frequently used practices and the impact on student academic recovery, metacognitive strategies that have been applied at the time of the evaluation, and the implementation of technology in the classroom. All of which have contributed to the students taking responsibility for their learning and achieving their goals. At the end, presenters will share how the AfL practices have positively impacted the school data and it’s higher performance over the district.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Omar Solis

Omar Solis

Teacher, Dallas ISD
I am currently working as a 5th Grade Teacher in Math and Science, Instructional Lead teacher-Coach for Math and Science for K-5th Grade and also the AFL Leader on Campus. I have taught every grade level in Elementary School and I worked in different leadership positions like Grade... Read More →
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Renata Verastegui

Bilingual Self-Contain Teacher, Dallas Independent School District
Bilingual teacher with MA in Education and more than 15 years of teaching. I am working as a self contain teacher in 4th grade at C A Tatum Elementary in Dallas Independent School District.

Flipped Videoconference AFL (1) mp4
Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Hindsight is 2020: Reflecting on Learning During the Pandemic
SESSION ZOOM LINK

Over the past year, we have all had to rethink the concept of “school.” Using reflection and transparency, Joe Nelson worked with his students to engage in online learning in new ways. The challenge was to not only focus on developing the teacher’s proficiency in facilitating online learning but also to work with students to create conditions that foster agency, encourage reflection, and promote interaction during the learning. In this session, we will hear what students have said about their experience and look at the five moves that the teacher made to become more precise and targeted in his thinking about student identity, emerging learning, and teacher transparency. Come join the session to see how one teacher experienced #LearningFound.

View the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Joe Nelson

Joe Nelson

Secondary Academic Partner Literacy, Tulsa Public Schools

Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Learner Agency and Authentic Assessments: Empowering Learners through Authentic Performance Assessments
SESSION ZOOM LINK

To prepare for this session, please view the pre-work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
This session will guide participants through considerations for designing authentic performance assessments that support social emotional learning and culturally sustaining pedagogy. Using the Vermont Agency of Education’s Interdisciplinary Performance Assessment Template as a framework, facilitators will share elements and phases of quality performance assessments (e.g., student voice and choice, degree of authenticity, feedback and revision, etc.). Student-centered and asset-based approaches are essential in supporting social emotional and culturally sustaining learning throughout the design and delivery of performance assessments; arts integration can serve as a tool to embed these concepts in practice. Facilitators will share resources and strategies to guide arts and non-arts teachers through identifying areas and concepts that can be integrated across content areas.

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Speakers
avatar for Emily Leute

Emily Leute

ELA Specialist, Vermont Agency of Education
I am an advocate of social change through education with a background in teaching high school English language arts and drama. I have expertise in arts integration and a passion for using the arts to help students access learning across content areas. My interests include visual and... Read More →
avatar for Maggie Carrera-Bly

Maggie Carrera-Bly

Science Specialist, Vermont Agency of Education
Margaret Carrera-Bly is the science specialist for the State of Vermont Agency of Education. She is passionate about the Next Generation Science Standards, elementary science education, equitable science education and learning (failing) how to make bread. She lives with her 4 year... Read More →
KA

Kyle Anderson

Visual and Performing Arts Specialist, Vermont Agency of Education
I have been in my role as the Arts Specialist at the Vermont Agency of Education for about a year, where a focus of my work is advocating for authentic performance assessments and project-based learning. Prior to this role, I lived in Nashville, TN where I worked as a PD coordinator... Read More →

AFL Session Slidedeck pptx
Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | Students Already Have Voices: They Need Us to Listen
SESSION ZOOM LINK

This session is based on a video I hope you can watch before we gather:
Student Perspectives: Belonging, Culture, and Mastery: https://vimeo.com/276059769

"All through (middle school) I felt like: Grades do represent who I am.
You know, if I have 100, that means I am a perfect person, and if I have a 60,
then I’m just no one." —HS student

What are students' little-discussed experiences of school and the hidden curriculum they experience?

How and what can we learn when we listen reflectively to youth?

We don’t give students voice—they already have voices. They need us to listen. Let's talk about working with the students we serve to co-create liberatory, multicultural, and multigenerational education spaces. This discussion is based on the work of the Mastery Collaborative, a program of NYC Public Schools. www.masterycollaborative.org

View the Pre-Work for this session on Participate and learn asynchronously.
Speakers
avatar for Joy Nolan

Joy Nolan

Director, Mastery Collaborative, NYC DOE
Joy directs Mastery Collaborative, an active community of 70+ public K-12 schools in NYC that are implementing culturally responsive-sustaining mastery/competency-based education. She has a background in curriculum design/instructional design and student-centered learning. She is... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Zoom Link on Session Page
  Question/ Answer

11:10am PDT

Q/A | We All Deserve a Lemon Lavender Latte: A Drink Selling Like Wildfire at Pinwheel Coffee...Created from Scratch by Sixth Graders at Embark Education
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Educator Brian Hyosaka provides a glimpse into the hyper-authentic learning that Embark Education learners drive at Pinwheel Coffee. When we move from a class project to an authentic and consequential real-world challenge, learners take ownership in ways previously unimaginable. Brian will share about how sixth grade students collaborated to create seasonal drinks from scratch that are now featured on the menu and generating significant profits. More importantly, I will illuminate the competency development of the students including, collaboration, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and communication. Finally, I will present on bringing standards to life without the need for tests or hypothetically contrived word problems.

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Brian Hyosaka

Educator, Embark Education
I was born and raised outside of Chicago where I grew a deep affinity for the Bears, deep dish pizza, and swimming in Lake Michigan. After high school, I attended the University of Illinois and had the opportunity to live and study in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before graduating with... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
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Workshop | Learning the Work by Doing the Work: Leading for Agency, Identity and Purpose in a High Poverty Urban District
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Principals from Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson have taken on new models for transformative leadership, focused on developing adult learning cultures that promote student agency, identity and purpose.

Join us to explore how K-12 principals are leading the way to support schoolwide implementation of formative assessment by learning alongside teachers and students, developing cultural norms among adults that mirror those that are necessary in the classroom, and developing teacher agency. Learn how these principals have established new models of professional learning to support teacher and student agency, new observational protocols, and new ways to calibrate instructional practices at the teacher and leader levels.

Learning Goals: 
  • Understand ways that leaders support teacher learning and teacher leadership to create systems that support student identity, agency and purpose
  • Explore a range of ways in which leaders have calibrated new instructional practices through cross-district peer observation among leaders (cadre walks), video lesson analysis by teachers (video study protocols), and integrated observational rubrics focused on the student role in learning.
  • Understand ways in which these leaders learn alongside their teachers, and provide robust and continuous models of learning and feedback to deeper teacher professionalism and adult learner agency.


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Mary Montano

Learning Excursion Lead, Sunnyside Unified School District
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Angelica Duddleston

Principal, Challenger Middle School
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Stephanie Ponce

Principal, Liberty Elementary School
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James Ridge

Principal, Craycroft Elementary School
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Patti Gamez

Principal, Rivera Elementary School
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Deedee Krause

Principal, Los Ninos Elementary School
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Michelle Gottleber

Principal, Esperanza Elementary School
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Angelica Encinas

Assistant Principal, Desert View High School

Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 12:10pm PDT
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Workshop | Healing the Equity Divide: A Way Forward on Assessment & Accountability for Equity Oriented Educators
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See a video of these Sunnyside Principals Discussing Their Work

The movement around standards-based accountability is at an inflection point. After 30 years, the achievement gaps that the movement was meant to address persist with little change. At the same time, the current state and federal approaches to assessment and accountability seem as ensconced in the educational infrastructure as they ever have been yet stakeholders in the field feel increasingly disconnected from these approaches.

The path forward must bridge the divide between two equity-seeking perspectives; those who see the current approach as harmful to those it was intended to serve and those who fear dismantling the current system, seen as the only mechanism for ensuring underserved students get the supports they need, without a viable replacement. In this session, we will center on what is common – our goal that every child has what they need to thrive. We must look to create a new way forward that acknowledges the wisdom and expertise of all who arrive at this conversation with the goal of educational equity in their hearts.

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Letters to ED

 
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avatar for Doannie Tran

Doannie Tran

Partner, Liberatory Co-Creation, Center for Innovation in Education
Doannie taught middle school and high school science in both Oakland, California and Boston, Massachusetts, before leaving teaching to help launch the Massachusetts region of Teach For America in 2009. Doannie was responsible for professional development for all new TFA teachers in... Read More →
avatar for Julianna Charles Brown

Julianna Charles Brown

Director of System Transformation, KnowledgeWorks

Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
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11:10am PDT

Workshop | How to Design a Learner-Centered Assessment System
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Embark Education, a micro school embedded in 2 small businesses, and Altitude Learning are tackling how to reimagine assessment. We strive to honor middle grades learners as the growing humans they are by creating a culture of feedback where students take ownership of their learning. Through development of a unique learner profile, competencies, a growth-focused proficiency scale and educator-created assessment agreements, this dynamic team has reimagined assessment. Join us for discussion and the opportunity for you to share your experience reimagining assessment and collaboratively think about how to bring these ideas back to your context.

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avatar for Bryanna Hanson

Bryanna Hanson

Partner Success Lead, Altitude Learning
I am a Partner Success Lead at Altitude Learning where I support schools and districts with a shift to learner-centered education. As a former Spanish teacher I spent a lot of time creating authentic and meaningful learning experiences for students with real world, whole child outcomes... Read More →
avatar for Megan Parry

Megan Parry

Director, Embark Education
I’m the Director at Embark where I support teachers to implement and fully embody our design principles of being embedded, integrated, and learner centered. I’m excited to bring the skills and experiences I’ve developed over my career working in innovative education spaces... Read More →

Designing a Learner Centered Assessment System A Microschool Case Study pdf
Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
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11:10am PDT

Workshop | Peer Feedback and Student Agency
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In this session, Kimberly Harmon will briefly explain the peer feedback loop that she uses in her classroom for writing class. Then, she'll show examples of students performing the feedback loop as whole group (model) and with students practicing the feedback in small groups. Finally participants will receive resources that she used, such as youtube videos explaining the feedback loop.

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Friday May 7, 2021 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
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Friday May 7, 2021 11:40am - 12:00pm PDT
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Q/A | Calculating Confidence
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Mathematical confidence falters for many students, especially as they begin middle school. As content becomes more complex and demands become more pronounced, students begin to lose both interest and tenacity in math. To further compound the problem, teachers tend to respond to this with “rigor” rather than curiosity. 
This session will explore ways to address the challenges with class structures that support confidence and skill development, as well as measurement strategies that can help determine if students are making growth.

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Consistent, ongoing and informal observations combined with regular conversations about math can bolster positive math mindsets and reveal learned and emerging skills. Particularly in middle school, when students begin to wonder if "math is for them," teachers need to structured classes that entice kids to be curious, courageous and confident mathematicians. By providing challenging, authentic problems to solve, offering options and honoring diverse voices in the classroom, teachers can uncover a broad wealth of information about what students know and can do.

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Nancy Ironside

teacher, Science Leadership Academy Middle School

Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
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12:00pm PDT

Q/A | Decentralize Whiteness in ELA Assessment
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Participants will come together to share their thoughts, ideas, and questions based on the "How-To" talk, "Leveraging a Learner-Centered Approach to Decentralize Whiteness in the ELA Classroom. The session will include prompts to help participants discuss their understanding of a leaner-centered approach to education, share strategies to help raise the voices and works of the global majority within their ELA classrooms, swap book recommendations, and ask questions about my experiences in this work.

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Carissa Solomon

Teacher, Embark Education
Carissa Solomon is an educator and mother of two.  In her fifteen years of classroom experience, Carissa has taught in public, charter, and private schools.  She is the humanities educator at Embark Education, an innovative micro middle school embedded in two small businesses. Carissa... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
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Q/A | Invitation 2 Co-Create New Systems
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Equity-seeking transformation in assessment and accountability means rethinking what we do AND how we work together across the system. In this session we will discuss different approaches to equity-seeking systems transformation as described in "A New Path Forward: Seeking Equity Together through Assessment and Accountability." #RethinkAccountability

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Jenny Poon

Partner, Learning Design and Sensemaking, Center for Innovation in Education
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Paul Leather

Partner, Education Policy and State & National Relationships, Center for Innovation in Education

AFL 2021 New Path Forward Paul Jenny pdf
Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
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12:00pm PDT

Q/A | Meaningful Feedback, Meaningful Connections - Lets' Talk More!
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Sandhya Raman

Middle School Math Teacher, Berryessa Union School District
Sandhya's inspiration is her mother, a veteran teacher. She has an engineering degree in computer science from India and a Master's in teaching from USC. Sandhya self-identifies as a “carb-ivore” and strongly believes that travel is the best teacher. Her favorite pastime is sleep... Read More →

AFL Virtual Conference 7th May 2021 pdf
Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
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12:00pm PDT

Flipped Session Spotlight | By Teachers, For Teachers
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Check these out and then head to the Cantina Lounge to chat live with other participants, or leave a reflection in the Conversation Cafe @ the Miroverse.

Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
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12:00pm PDT

Explore the AFL Miroverse
Welcome to the AFL 2021 Miroverse. During these pandemic times, we have learned the power of being able to engage and explore asynchronously and at our own pace. Explore this virtual conference landscape for an asynchronous experience where you can chat, reflect, play, connect, and learn- on your own time, and at your own pace. The AFL 2021 Miroverse will be open throughout the conference experience. Enjoy!

EXPLORE THE MIROVERSE

We recommend that you minimize zoom usage, and close extra browser windows in order to maximize the capacity of this board. Good luck out there!

If you want or need help exploring, visit the conference information zoom room, where during this session time the Miroverse creator, Morgan Vien will be your space guide.
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Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners

Friday May 7, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
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12:30pm PDT

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Friday May 7, 2021 12:30pm - 1:00pm PDT
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General Session & Provocation | A Youth-Centered Approach: What We Need
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The Future Never Just Happened
The future starts tomorrow. What will we each create?

Provocation Speaker: Evelyn Monje- A Youth-Centered Approach: What We Need
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avatar for Tony Siddall

Tony Siddall

NGLC
I am the Program Officer for the Assessment for Learning Project. For the past four years I have had the privilege of learning with the ALP community, and I am thrilled to share our learning at our first ever national Assessment for Learning Conference.
avatar for Sarah Lench

Sarah Lench

Director of Assessment for Learning Project, Center for Innovation in Education
I wear rock n roll boots with my business suit.partner, Center for Innovation in Educationdirector, Assessment for Learning Projectmother, One Au-some Kiddovolunteer, Special Education Family Advocateshe/her/hersdeeper learning ▫️ social justice ▫️ neurodiversity ▫️ disrupting... Read More →
avatar for Evelyn Monje

Evelyn Monje

High School Student & Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning
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Addie Lentzner

High School Student & Youth Activist, Arlington Memorial High School

Friday May 7, 2021 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
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Friday May 7, 2021 1:50pm - 2:10pm PDT
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Flipped Session Spotlight | By Teachers, For Teachers
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Friday May 7, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
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Q/A | Ask the Students! Students Know How to Teach and Assess Just as Well as Adults
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Based off of our flipped session, we will share a compilation of student statements from our recent podcasts about learning and assessment that matters to them, alongside our take-aways from the experience of asking students about the learning that matters to them and open up discussion to the group.

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Beth Blankenship

English Teacher, James Madison High School
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Elizabeth Dean

FCPS/ Instructional Coach, Fcps
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Eliot Waxman

Teacher, Oakton High School
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Erich Heckel

English Teacher, District of Columbia Public Schools - Roosevelt High School

Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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Q/A | Kids Don't Like School? Whaaaaa ...?
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Kids don't like school. We've known that since before Shakespeare's day, and it's weird that we -- educators -- don't really see that as a problem. We will explore the ethical unsoundness of a system that makes a virtue out of "tough love" that is neither love nor tough, but simply well-intentioned coercion and expediency. How can we expect kids not to resist? And how can we construct a system and culture where kids won't want to resist, because it will be theirs as well as ours. Hint: Assessment for Learning is part of the solution.

View the Ignite Talk video here.

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avatar for Gary Chapin

Gary Chapin

storyteller, Educating for Good
Gary is the co-author of the book, 126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education. Gary has been working in education since 2000, first as a teacher (9th grade social studies in central Maine), then as a curriculum director, then as a Dept. of Ed. researcher, and, for the past eight years... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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2:10pm PDT

Q/A | STEM Academy of Hollywood: Engaging Industry Partners in Career-Relevant Project Design and Assessment
In this flipped session, you’ll hear from Esther Dabagyan, Principal of STEM Academy of Hollywood and a Linked Learning Fellow, who will provide a broad overview of the school’s holistic, career relevant assessment system that includes interdisciplinary projects throughout high school and culminates in a senior portfolio and defense of learning. She will discuss how this assessment system is connected to the academic and career technical education program of study. David Trachtenberg, a teacher at STEM Academy of Hollywood and also a Linked Learning Fellow, along with Dr. Neil Chawla of Kaiser, will describe how career relevant assessment is a part of Thrive Academy, a focused 3-week summer school program for 7-8th graders from LeConte Middle School and 9-10th graders from STEM Academy of Hollywood. Students in this program go through an intensive project-based, advocacy-focused, public health curriculum centered on their own community. The program culminates in a final community-based advocacy project that is presented on the last day. You’ll hear how industry partners are fully integrated into the design and implementation of the project and the assessment of student learning. The panel will close with a reflection from a STEM Academy of Hollywood student on the learning experience.

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Roneeta Guha

Vice President, Strategy and Impact, Linked Learning Alliance
Roneeta serves as Vice President for Strategy and Impact at the Linked Learning Alliance. She brings a deep commitment to educational equity and justice through evidence-based practice and policy. Roneeta joined the Alliance from the Learning Policy Institute, where she was a Senior... Read More →
avatar for Esther Dabagyan

Esther Dabagyan

Principal, STEM Academy of Hollywood
Esther emigrated from Armenia in 1987 and has lived in Los Angeles since then. She received her BA in Comparative Literature and BS in Biology from UC Irvine. She then went on to earn a Masters in Science Education from CSUN. Mrs. Dabagyan is committed to democratically run schools... Read More →
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David Trachtenberg

Teacher, STEM Academy of Hollywood
Hi! I am a Biology teacher at STEM Academy of Hollywood, a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) pilot school. Hands on experiences, industry aligned curriculum as well as career pathway oriented internships and learning opportunities are paramount to an effective and meaningful... Read More →

Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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2:10pm PDT

Q/A | Student Defenses of Learning: Increase Student Agency through Performance Assessment - Shelby County East Middle School
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Please view our flipped session before the May 7th Q&A! In the flipped session, representatives from our school's 8th grade defense team (Instructional Coach, Teacher Leaders, and principal) share how we utilize student defenses of learning as a performance assessment. We will share our journey of how we began and explain how we have grown in our own understanding along the way. Our students' 8th grade defenses increase their agency, allowing the students to better advocate for themselves as they prepare to transition to high school. We believe the same can occur with student defenses of learning at any level of learning (elementary, middle, high school).

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During this Q&A session, we will do our best to answer any questions you may have about the defense of learning process at our school.
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Robyn Marcum

Instructional Coach, Shelby County Public Schools - KY
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Kelly Hudson

Teacher, East Middle School
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Crystal Harris

8th grade teacher, Shelby County East Middle School
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Dr. Jennifer Cox

Principal, Shelby County East Middle School

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Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
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2:10pm PDT

Workshop | Learning from Teachers and Students - A Framework for Noticing Learner Agency
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Explore a framework to strengthen how we listen for, and notice, evidence of agency during learning.

Ask 10 educators what they notice when looking for evidence of agency and it is very likely there will be 10 different responses. And ask those same educators to come up with some agreement about what teachers do to specifically support learner agency, and the responses are likely to be even more varied. With vague terms and such a wide range of instructional practices, is it possible to develop a shared understanding of what is happening during lessons that supports agency, or how students demonstrate it during learning? Can we come to consensus on what we hear or see that is evidence of learner agency?
During this workshop we will explore a new framework, rooted in formative assessment literature, that sharpens how we notice the ways in which teachers and students develop and support agency. We’ll briefly explore the research underlying the framework and practice noticing learner agency using an exemplar formative assessment online lesson. We’ll explore how others have applied the framework to deepen support of student-led conferencing, project-based learning and formative assessment implementation. We’ll close with an exploration of how you might refine or extend the framework for use at your sites.

Learning Goals: 
  • Understand a schema for noticing how agency is expressed by teachers and students.
  • Explore the relationship between the instructional practices that support learners to develop the skills of agency, and how students demonstrate these practices during learning, and when asked about how they learn.
  • Consider ways that you can apply this framework at your site.
  • Understand common misconceptions about student agency and how these can inadvertently become limiting factors in student-centered learning.

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Speakers
avatar for Nancy Gerzon

Nancy Gerzon

Project Director, Formative Assessment, WestEd
Nancy’s work centers on enlivening adult learning through using formative assessment constructs to improve teacher learning – in other words, engaging teachers in using evidence of their current practice to build on their strengths and explore next steps in their own learning... Read More →
avatar for Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones

Senior Program Associate, WestEd
Barbara Jones is a Professional Learning Specialist for WestEd. She brings expertise in areas related to formative assessment, culturally and linguistically responsive instruction, Indigenous education, and professional development. Jones’ work centers around providing technical... Read More →
avatar for Cali Kaminsky

Cali Kaminsky

Formative Assessment, Sr Program Associate, WestEd
Hello! I'm looking forward to connecting around formative assessment, student agency, secondary systems, college and career readiness, competency-based education, and student-centered learning environments.

Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 3:40pm PDT
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2:10pm PDT

Workshop | Teachers as Organizers: Make your School a Community Development Asset
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This session takes young people from being passive participants in adult led learning to youth activists who are making their community healthier and more prosperous. Meet the young people who have taken their learning to their own neighborhoods and are now leading the adults toward sustainable community development in the most underserved and much maligned community in Albuquerque. Their work has become a model for citywide youth activism and is emerging as an exemplar that can be scaled to all regions of our city. Finally, see how Future Focused Education has leveraged its X3 Paid Internship program to be the backbone of this initiative.

Learning Goals: 
  • Analyze how educators can use community driven strategies to design internships that make communities healthier and more prosperous. 
  • Incorporate mentorship from outside the education sector to engage young people as leaders to make their communities better places to live. 
  • Identify community assets that reflect local wisdom to anchor and guide this work

Future Focused X3 Internship Program

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Tony Monfiletto

Executive Director, Future Focused Education
Tony Monfiletto is the Director of Future Focused Education. Over the past 20 years, Tony has been actively involved in creating a policy climate that welcomes innovative solutions to our most challenging public school challenges. He has served on many legislative and executive committees... Read More →
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Moneka Stevens

Director of Community Engagement, Future Focused Education

Friday May 7, 2021 2:10pm - 3:40pm PDT
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