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The Assessment Collaborative Institute
- $769.00 per person for teams of 5 or more
Using Classroom Assessments and Sound Grading Practices to Bring Hope to Every Learner
Is assessment working for or against learning in your classroom, school, or district? For teachers, effective assessment serves as a powerful ally in the teaching and learning process. For students, assessment—done right—provides the understanding, hope, and motivation to build efficacy on the path to achievement. Join an all-star lineup of assessment and grading experts and master practitioners, and get ready to turbocharge learning.
Teachers and leaders will learn how to:
- Spark a growth mindset in students
- Avoid the most common mistakes in assessment design and analysis
- Collaborate in teams to identify specific learning issues for targeted instructional solutions
- Design structures, protocols, and schedules that empower collaborative teacher teams to develop, score, analyze, and respond to assessment
Sessions deliver the following learning outcomes:
Assessment Architecture
- Recognize and write meaningful multiple-choice items at various cognitive levels.
- Write constructed-response items that give better information about student learning.
- Create and utilize assessments that stimulate growth of 21st century skills.
- Apply tools to review and revise assessments to effectively guide instruction, involve students, and communicate learning.
- Acquire a complete process for creating and using common assessments.
Instructional Agility
- Discover how to map an assessment plan, write learning targets, and use data.
- Analyze data/student work to determine next steps and to give effective feedback.
- Engage students in developing their own goals and tracking their learning while developing ownership, motivation, and a growth mindset.
- Design and use homework as a formative assessment tool to impact student learning.
Student Investment
- Understand how and why to develop and scale proficiency-based learning targets.
- Learn how to engage learners in collaboratively scoring work using quality rubrics or scales.
- Examine protocols and tools to help students monitor and reflect on progress data.
- Identify ways to establish a growth mindset and approach to results.
Assessment Leadership
- Build effective teacher professional development plans around standards-based grading.
- Create a balanced system of assessment with options for skill-specific interventions and extensions during the school day.
- Learn the systems, structures, and routines that can redefine accountability and reshape a school’s culture.
- Explore the most productive approach to creating district, school, department, or team reassessment policies.
Learn from leading experts
Keynote speakers
On-Site Solution Tree Bookstore Open Throughout Event
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Wednesday, June 25th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–9:45 a.m. | Keynote Presentation |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions |
| 2:30–2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:45–3:45 p.m. | Topic-Alike Discussions |
Thursday, June 26th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–9:45 a.m. | Keynote Presentation |
| 9:45–10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00–2:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions |
| 2:30–2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:45–3:45 p.m. | Interactive Dialogue With Experts |
Friday, June 27th
| 7:00–8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00–9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation |
| 9:30–9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45–11:30 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation |
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information:
Monona Terrace: $16 per day
Hilton $25 per day
Embassy Suites $24 daily
Primary Hotel
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
9 E Wilson St
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
608.255.5100
Discounted Rate: $219/night (singles/doubles)
Deadline: May 24, 2025 or until group rate is sold out.
Alternate Hotel
Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown
231 S Pinckney Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
608.740.6870
Discounted Rate: $199/night (singles/doubles)
Deadline: May 24, 2025 or until group rate is sold out.
Venue
Monona Terrace Convention Center
One John Nolen Dr
Madison, Wisconsin
Participation Information
You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your department of education for CEU availability.
On-Site Solution Tree Book Co-Op Discounts
- Buy 5 or more Solution Tree titles or resources and receive 30% off and free shipping
- On-site book co-op open daily throughout the event
Discounts above are for on-site purchases only. Does not include any non-Solution Tree product, toolkit, or sale table items. Purchase orders and credit cards accepted. We now accept Apple, Google and Samsung Pay onsite. Continental US only.
Additional Information
Included with your registration
Jackpot!
A shift in the educator’s mindset is needed to inspire student engagement and create a positive learning experience. Jackpot! offers immediate actions and addresses the mindset shift teachers must make to truly achieve student investment in their classrooms.
Event Journal
We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.
