ETS Canada - Educational Testing Serivce Canada, Inc.
Assessment for Learning Newsletter, February 2009 www.etscanada.ca
Assessment for learning has been a major focus at Surrey School District No. 36 for the last three years. During this period, the assessment for learning conversation has gradually shifted from a focus on theory, to a focus on practice. There are a number of programs and initiatives in place in Surrey that are successfully integrating assessment for learning with instruction.    
 
Surrey District serves the cities of White Rock and Surrey and the rural area of Barnston Island.  With approximately 67,000 students, Surrey has the largest student enrollment in British Columbia.  A rich mosaic of cultures is represented within the student population.  Approximately 42 per cent of students attending school in the district are from households in which a language other than English is spoken.  

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Free: Assessment for Learning webinar
set for next week 
 
ETS Canada is presenting a webinar entitled Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning with Jan Chappuis. The author of a forthcoming book of the same name, she will outline how assessment for learning can be woven into daily teaching activities and will assist participants to lead others in their study of these practices.  The session will focus on:
· Helping students to develop a clear vision of the intended learning.
· Providing descriptive feedback effectively and efficiently.
· Teaching students to self-assess and set goals.
· Preparing students to reflect on, track, and share their learning.
Date: February 10 at 1:30 p.m. EST

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March workshop in Vancouver filling quickly

 
There is still space in ETS Canada's full-day workshop with Tom Schimmer.
 
The session, being held in Vancouver on March 27, is already more than half subscribed. 
 
Penticton educator Schimmer will present on Assessment for Learning in Grades 7-12. Cost is $150 and includes a book and meals and coffee breaks. 
 
To register: Call us at 1-800-615-8666 or visit our online store.
  
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