Assessment Training
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17th Annual Assessment Training Institute Summer Conference
Assessment for Learning: Classroom Assessment Around the World

City: Portland, Oregon
Date: July 19-21, 2010

Join nationally and internationally known keynote speakers and presenters at ATI’s annual summer conference focused on the importance of quality assessments and assessment for learning.

2010 Summer Pre-Conference Workshops
Sunday, July 18, 9:00 am- 3:00 pm
How to Grade for Learning with Ken O’Connor
Introduction to Classroom Assessment for Student Learning with Rick Stiggins

Keynote Speakers

Terry Crooks
Co-director of the Department Educational Assessment Research Unit of the College of Education at the University of Otago in New Zealand, Dr. Crooks is known around the world for his seminal research on the impact of school assessment practices on students and related work on the validity of educational assessments. 

Daniel Duke
Dan Duke is a nationally recognized expert on educational change and reform, school leadership and accountability policy.  He is currently a professor at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education.

Michael Fullan
Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, is an international leader on educational change.  He has developed a number of partnerships designed to bring about major school improvements and is engaged in training, consulting and evaluation of change projects around the world.

W. James Popham
Jim Popham is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. He is the author of 25 books, and a former president of the American Educational Research Association.

Rick Stiggins

Ruth Sutton
A consultant, speaker and workshop leader who specializes in assessment for learning and improvement for the classroom, Ruth Sutton most recently has been employed as an in-house leadership coach in several United Kingdom high schools facing challenging circumstances.

Breakout session presenters will include Jan Chappuis, Carol Commodore, Cassandra Erkens, and Ken O’Connor

Sample Conference Agenda

Monday, July 19

Tuesday, July 20

Wednesday, July 21

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