This October, Iowa ASCD’s fall conference features Jan Chappuis, who will speak on Formative Assessment. Jan works directly with Rick Stiggins and has a wealth of practical information to help educators. ETS recently published Jan’s book: “Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning”. The book is included with each participant’s registration. It is formatted in a way so that school teams can use it both as a learning tool and as an instructional tool, as it includes forms that are reproducible for use with students in the classroom. Jan was the speaker at last year’s workshop and she was very well received. This year, she will walk participants through her book and explain how school teams can use the assessment tools to further student learning. This workshop aligns very well with the Iowa CORE; there are already several Iowa schools using the book with district leadership teams and PLC’s as they study how to instruct and assess the Core.
The Iowa ASCD is encouraging school groups to send a team, as this is an area that will assist staff in their understanding of how to use formative assessment to inform instruction. Click here for a brochure of more information on the conference and how to register.
You may direct questions to Pam Vogel at (641) 347-5215 or pvogel@east-union.k12.ia.us.
