Education consultant and former public
school assessment director Nick Dussault worries about how politicians, business leaders, parents, and the general public will interpret failure with these next - generation assessments.
Not exact matches
When I was Research
Director at the Riga Graduate
School of Law, I visited the government agency in charge of property
assessments, and asked how they got the 1 percent.
Nutrition Services
Director Questionnaire [Word]: This self -
assessment tool uses a set of key questions about your current operation to assist you in identifying farm to
school opportunities and challenges
We will talk to
school nutrition
directors and managers, principals, superintendents, teachers, and other stakeholders to learn how they are navigating
school breakfast — from grant application, to
assessment, to implementation, and beyond.
The co-authors of the study are Mollie Galloway of Lewis and Clark College, an assistant professor who is the
director of research and
assessment for the graduate
school of education; Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education; and Jerusha Conner, an assistant professor of education at Villanova Unive
school of education; Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at the Stanford Graduate
School of Education; and Jerusha Conner, an assistant professor of education at Villanova Unive
School of Education; and Jerusha Conner, an assistant professor of education at Villanova University.
School food service
directors opposed a congressional edict to raise prices, but would have preferred a House version that «sunsetted» the law after 10 years and required the USDA to conduct an impact
assessment after four years.
SNA, in collaboration with four state agency partners, conducted a comprehensive online
assessment to identify the top training needs of
school nutrition professionals at the
director, manager and employee levels.
We will explore how to make the most of the
assessment process, best practices, and lessons learned from foodservice
directors and operators who have successfully integrated BIC into their
school nutrition programs; there will also be a Q - and - A period at the end of the webinar.
«I just don't know what would happen in that case,» Bob Lowry, deputy
director of the New York State Council of
School Superintendents, said about potential local
assessment opt outs.
Anne Lansing, Executive
Director of Utica Safe
Schools and President of the Oneida County Youth Services Council said «The updated
assessment that is being provided today recognizes the progress made in reducing youth violence and enhancing youth development.
Educators involved in the
assessment of student learning in science, including middle and high
school science teachers, science specialists,
assessment directors and coordinators in states and
school districts,
assessment and curriculum developers, university science education faculty, education researchers, and informal science educators.
«Our study shows the significant impact of adding carotid plaque measurement using vascular ultrasound and coronary calcium scoring with CT scan to our conventional
assessment for cardiovascular disease,» says Roxana Mehran, MD, the study's co-lead author and
Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials at the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai Heart at Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
In a perspective in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and assistant dean of Continuing Medical Education and
director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) program at Boston University
School of Medicine (BUSM), recommends that prescriber education is the best approach to addressing the prescription opioid - misuse epidemic, allowing for individualized care on the basis of a patient's needs after a careful benefit - risk
assessment.
«If we had just done traditional risk factor
assessments, we would have missed each one of those firefighters who we discovered were at risk for a cardiovascular event,» says study leader Elizabeth V. Ratchford, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine and
director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine.
The program
assessment won't be out until mid-February, but study
director Charlotte Kuh previewed the diversity component during a talk Friday at the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate
Schools in Washington, D.C.
The data analysed in the study was processed using an advanced life - cycle
assessment tool — SCEnAT — developed by Professor Lenny Koh,
Director of the Advanced Resource Efficiency Centre at the University's Management
School and co-author of the paper.
«PROMISE establishes CTA as a viable alternative to stress testing for the evaluation of patients with suspected coronary disease,» said Udo Hoffmann, M.D., principal investigator of the PROMISE Imaging Core and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical
School and
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital «With the addition of high - risk plaque
assessment and CT fractional flow reserve technology on the horizon, we may have yet to see the full potential of CTA.»
Books When Tim Oates,
director of
assessment research and development at exam board Cambridge
Assessment, was asked to use his
school curriculum expertise to lead the government's review of the national curriculum, his international research highlighted the importance of high quality textbooks in realising the aims of national curricula and supporting effective teaching.
While exit interviews with each graduate provide Montrose
School director Dr. Karen Bohlin with feedback on all aspects of the student experience, she identified the need for a more comprehensive
assessment program.
For new or potentially expanding MATs, this move has a significant impact on how their senior leaders choose to oversee and monitor quality within each
school under their control, says Louise Doyle, a MAT trustee and maintained
school governor as well as
director of self -
assessment and improvement planning resources specialist, MESMA.
In 2005, Kathy Shirley, technology
director for the Escondido Union
School District near San Diego, observed a teacher conducting «fluency
assessments» of her students, spending a full day in individual sessions with students, marking on worksheets the pace, accuracy, and expression of each student's reading.
Dr. Steve Seidel, an expert on alternative student
assessment, has been named
Director of Harvard Project Zero (HPZ), a research group at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education that explores the development of learning in children, adults, and organizations.
As part of ACER's Rolling Summit on
assessment reform and innovation, Teacher is following Melbourne's Bialik College on its professional learning journey through a bimonthly series written by the
school's
Director of Learning and Innovation, Fiona Gordon.
The conference was cochaired by Lynn Meltzer, associate in education at HGSE and
director of
assessment and research at ResearchILD, Tom Hehir, professor of practice and
director of the
School Leadership Program, and Kurt Fischer, Bigelow professor and
director of the Mind, Brain, and Education Program.
James J. Kemple, the executive
director of the Research Alliance for New York City
Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's
school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state
assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making
school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of L
school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London;
School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of L
School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and
director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within -
school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of L
school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of
schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through
assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the
school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of L
school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-
director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After
school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of L
school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and
director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-
director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
«We have no Y2K - related problems, all the
schools are open, and everything's as it is supposed to be,» Joseph J. Kirkman, the
director of educational technology services at the Broward County, Fla.,
schools, summed up in an
assessment that was echoed in districts across the nation.
As part of ACER's Rolling Summit on
assessment reform and innovation, Teacher is following Bialik College on its professional learning journey through a bimonthly series written by the
school's
Director of Learning and Innovation, Fiona Gordon.
Penned by AQA's head of curriculum Alison Wood and
director of research and innovation Dr Anton Beguin, the publication calls for «a more effective balance between
assessment and
school accountability» and comments on how teacher
assessment should be «professionalised, expert and should contribute substantially to students» results».
«As the Assistant
Director of Studies, a large part of my role is to oversee the use of
assessment and data within the senior
school — both to make sure we comply with our regulatory body and also to make sure we are delivering the most effective programs for enhancing and enriching our students» learning journeys.»
In this webinar, Matthew Clifford from American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Gail Connelly, executive
director, National Association of Elementary
School Principals discuss partnerships with states and districts for designing and using leadership performance
assessments.
Paul Richter,
director of
assessment for the Washoe County
Schools in Reno, Nev., says the old state tests had to go.
David Lewis,
Director / Program Manager of Behavioral Health Services at Seattle Public
Schools, describes how trauma impacts a student's ability to be successful, and shares best
assessment and teaching practices.
Steve Sorokin retired from teaching in the traditional public
schools to become Icahn's
director of
assessment.
MarylandCAN executive
director Jason Botel, said he supported giving students a much tougher
assessment, but he said the results make the disparities look «even more staggering,» particularly in the city
schools.
On December 4, 2012, the State Educational Technology
Directors Association (SETDA) released guidance for policymakers and K - 12
school leaders on
school technology readiness needs for college and career ready teaching, learning and
assessment.
He also served as Executive
Director of leadership development at New Leaders for New
Schools, designing and implementing
school leadership standards and
assessments, and supported the development of more than 200
school principals across ten cities.
Maurice E. Lucas is
director of research and
assessment for the
school board of Alachua County, Florida.
Arkansas officials were told to show the comparability of the state's portfolio
assessment with its regular mathematics and reading tests by the end of this
school year, but state officials doubted they could overcome the technical issues required to do so, said Gayle Potter, the associate
director of curriculum,
assessment, and research for the...
Here we examined what district administrators (e.g., superintendents, assistant superintendents, curriculum and
assessment directors) from the 18 site - visit districts had to say about data use for decision making at the district and
school levels.
We interviewed senior administrators and staff, including the superintendent, assistant superintendents or
directors for curriculum,
assessment, and staff development; and line superintendents responsible for supervision and support of designated
schools.
Topics include the educators nationwide opting new ideas like «stealth
assessments» hidden in video games and student roundtables that work like college dissertation defenses, views of Dan French, executive
director of the Center for Collaborative Education on the same, and Danville Independent
Schools where subject mastery in grades 5 through 12 is assessed through presentations.
How grading works •
School grades are calculated on a «bell curve,» which means most Utah
schools fall somewhere in the middle, while a few received A and F grades, said John Jesse,
director of
assessment and accountability at the State Office of Education.
He served 11 years as a principal and assistant superintendent at Edmond Public
Schools, and completed his third year as associate superintendent of curriculum,
assessment and special programs at Everett Public
Schools before taking the role of Executive
Director for TFA's Washington region on July 1, 2016.
He served as
director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a state collaboration of
school districts working together to develop and share formative performance
assessments.
Affiliation Administrator Community member District
assessment coordinator District leader Educator ELA instructor ELL instructor ESL instructor Legislator Math instructor Parent Policymaker Press / Media Principal
School department head
School leader State education agency staff Test administrator Technology staff Title III
director Other
Jay McTighe, served as
director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a state collaboration of
school districts working together to develop and share formative performance
assessments.
During her tenure as
Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Jenny maintained highly collaborative relationships with stakeholders resulting in the design and administration of common end - of - course
assessments in all high
school classes as well as successful district - wide implementation of PERA including student growth.
The district's
director of information services set up new data - verification procedures to ensure that high
schools had complete records on transfer students, including
assessment results.
On today's program, Host Leslie Thatcher speaks to Park City
School Board member, Julie Eihausen and communications manager Molley Miller who have update us on Tuesday's board meeting.Park City Manager Diane Foster and Economic Development
Director Jonathan Weidenhammer to discuss the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting, including the revised drawings for a new affordable housing project Woodside Park and Erin Bragg, Summit County Sustainability Specialist has details on the Home Energy Score
assessments that will be made available for 100 eligible homeowners.