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The principal as assessment leader
By Brian Noonan and Pat Renihan
Part One: Some Underlying Principles
This is the first in a series of four articles on the principal's role as assessment leader. The series will provide a review of key considerations and practices in an increasingly important area for educational professionals at all levels. Assessment leadership has in recent years emerged as one of the most critical aspects of the principal's instructional leadership role.
Clearly, assessment practices are key components of teaching and learning, student achievement, and professional accountability. Ensuring that those principles and practices are understood by teachers is a responsibility of the contemporary instructional leader. It is also clear that managing and encouraging assessment literacy for teachers is a tall order for principals. Therefore, principals need to be prepared to understand and practice forms of distributed leadership, collaborative culture-building and collective learning to enhance assessment literacy among classroom teachers.
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Workshops focus on implementing
assessment for learning
Classroom Assessment for Student Learning
Presenter: Tom Schimmer
Date: March 19
Location: Vancouver
Registration fee: $150
This one-day workshop by Penticton, BC, educator Tom Schimmer will introduce participants to the two key ideas - assessment for learning and accurate assessment - found in the book Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing it Right - Using it Well (CASL). All participants will receive a copy of the CASL book.
Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning
Presenter: Jan Chappuis
Date: April 15
Location: Vancouver
Registration fee: $165 This one-day workshop is based on Jan Chappuis' new book, Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning. The session will deepen participants' understanding of how assessment can be woven into daily teaching practice. All participants will receive a copy of the book.
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Upcoming free one-hour webinars
Assessment for Learning: Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning with Jan Chappuis. Dates: February 11 and April 22 at 1:30 pm Eastern.
Improving student writing: The Criterion Online Writing Service is an online instructional tool that assists students to practice writing. Educator Mary Farrell will demonstrate how Criterion can evaluate student writing and encourage students to revise their work. Date: February 23 at 1:30 pm Eastern.
Assessment and Grading: British Columbia educator Tom Schimmer will outline the 10 most important elements in balanced assessment for learning and sound grading. Date: March 11 at 1:30 pm Eastern.
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