“Used with skill, assessment can motivate the reluctant, revive the discouraged, and thereby increase, not simply measure, achievement.”

Empower learners to act based on what they know, understand, and can do. A first step to unlocking such learner agency is purposefully and intentionally designing assessments that drive both educators’ and students’ next steps.

In this 4-week workshop, you will engage in real-time and asynchronous learning cycles to construct and deepen understanding, apply new learning in practice, connect with others, and reflect. Throughout the workshop, participants will:

• explore how assessments can support, motivate, and engage all learners to take ownership of their learning.
• gain a deeper understanding of the Understanding by Design backwards design planning process.
• identify meaningful outcomes for learners.
• intentionally pair assessment methods to types of learning.
• design learning experiences that align to learning outcomes.
• tap into our collaborative learning community for feedback and inspiration.

All Learner-Centered Workshops model experiences and practices that can be applied with young learners, too. Educators will engage in the learning process through collaboration, meaning-making, inquiry, and reflection; set goals aligned to current teaching practices and desired outcomes; build transferable skills and competencies that lead to transformational learning; and experience community-building practices that encourage and promote engagement.