TA Networks - 2011-2012

Spring Session

SPRING – 2012 –Teacher Assistant’s Role in Supporting Student Assessment

Presenter:  Laura Kacewicz, Office of Instruction, Assessment & Curriculum, RIDE. 

This session will provide an overview of the various purposes and types of educational assessment, with a focus on formative assessment or assessment for learning. Participants will learn the defining features of formative assessment, the components of the formative assessment process, and concrete strategies for eliciting evidence of student learning.

ALL SESSIONS are from 4:00-6:00 pm.  ALL REGISTRATIONis completed electronically through the contact listed below.

Although networks are designed for Teaching Assistants, teachers, administrators & others are also welcome!  Networks are approved for RIDE professional development credit. At the network, you will get a RIDE Professional Development Credit Report from the Collaborative network sponsor. This is for your records & for you to share with your district/employer to document your professional development.

Register through the websites of the Network Sponsor(see info above). YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO ATTEND. Networks fill up fast - attendance is on a first come-first served basis.

• The TA Network Registration Fee is $10 per network session, payable to the Educational Collaborative network sponsor by the registration deadline.
• The Collaborative network sponsor will send you registration confirmation verifying payment of the $10 fee. This registration confirmation is for you to bring to the network. It is your ticket of admission. NO WALK-INS permitted.
• If you intend to seek reimbursement for the $10 network fee from your district/employer, it is your responsibility to seek & obtain permission from your district/employer PRIOR TO network registration.
• Registration confirmation IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE. If you cannot attend after you have registered, you cannot let someone else use your confirmation in your place.

Revised 11/29/2011