Assessment Done Right: Building Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement in Schools

By Nicole Dimich, Tom Schimmer, and Cassandra Erkens

Is assessment working for or against learning in your classroom, school, or district? For educators, effective assessment serves as a powerful ally in the teaching and learning process. For students, assessment—done right—provides the understanding, hope, and motivation to build efficacy and ensure achievement. Assessment sits at the center of fostering a professional learning community and a strong multitiered system of supports or response to intervention process.

Join assessment architects Nicole Dimich, Cassandra Erkens, and Tom Schimmer to learn and explore how to use assessment to build hope and efficacy and ensure learning and achievement for both educators and students.

• Learn how assessment builds hope, efficacy and achievement in our school policies and practices.
• Examine the impact of classroom assessments and grading on student engagement.
• Explore the link between classroom assessment and other school-based efforts.