Quality Assessment Is Central to Every Learner’s Success

Discover how to create a supportive school culture that fosters teacher well-being

To help you establish and maintain highly effective assessment processes, we developed the Assessment Coaching Academy. This comprehensive series of on-site professional development engagements will prepare a team of leaders to explore assessment practices and facilitate critical essential conversations to increase achievement, cultivate hope, and build confidence in all learners.

• Deepen your knowledge of essential assessment concepts
• Explore assessment practices that support quality decision making
• Evaluate your current assessment practices and identify potential improvements
• Discover the processes utilized by schools that have successfully built a culture of learning
• Learn how to train other staff members on proven assessment concepts and practices

Build the Foundation for High Student Achievement

Our yearlong coaching academy provides the most in-depth professional learning solution for practitioners who want comprehensive training on assessment concepts.

This integrated instructional design maximizes learning the whole year through and includes:

• A research-based curriculum designed to adapt to the assessment needs of any school or district
• Six days of on-site training (three sessions, two days each) led by expert facilitators
• Assessment resources that will assist in initiating and sustaining an open exchange of ideas and advance educator knowledge
• Yearlong support by phone, email, or both, to help with individual questions

Each participant receives:

• Training guide
• Essential Assessment: Six Tenets for Bringing Hope, Efficacy, and Achievement to the Classroom
• Instructional Agility: Responding to Assessment With Real-Time Decisions

Each school represented receives:

• The Assessment Toolkit*

*One Assessment Toolkit for the designated school or team. Ask your professional development representative for details. Some limitations apply.

“The information we are learning challenges us to think differently about assessing student learning without making us feel that we have failed. The way we assess student learning is much more focused and clear—to both teachers and our students!”

—Kim Nichols, PhD, assistant superintendent, Catoosa County Public Schools, Georgia

Commit to College- and Career-Readiness for Every Student

The Assessment Coaching Academy goes beyond improving test scores; it cultivates a learning environment where students become active participants in their education. By emphasizing the six assessment tenets, students develop a sense of ownership and purpose in their learning journey. This deeper understanding of assessment empowers them to make informed decisions about their academic and career paths, ensuring they are well prepared for success in college and beyond.

Optimize any educator’s potential

• Build a learning-rich culture
• Improve assessment practices
• Develop self-regulated learners
• Increase achievement for staff and students
• Gain meaningful insight into student learning
• Ensure every student is college and career ready

Ready to get started?

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