Ken O'Connor
Ken O'Connor is a former Curriculum Coordinator with the Scarborough Board of Education in Ontario, Canada. He is an expert on grading and reporting with a particular emphasis on using these techniques to improve student achievement through student involvement. With over twenty years teaching experience in secondary schools in Australia and Ontario, he has presented hundreds of workshops for teachers at every grade level, and is the author of the very successful How to Grade for Learning.

Carol Commodore
Dr. Carol Commodore is the founding member of Leadership, Learning and Assessment, LLC and one of the founding members of the Wisconsin Assessment Consortium.  Carol was a classroom teacher for over 20 years and was an administrator at the district level for eleven years. Carol's research interests focus on the impact of assessment and instruction on learners and their learning.

Carol strives to provide meaningful ways to assist educators in their reflective practice and in the acquisition of tools that will bring insight and joy to them and their students in the educational process. Carol's work centering on standards, assessment, learning, and leadership takes her across the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.  Carol has provided numerous keynote addresses and workshops for school districts, schools, and educational organizations.