Announcing two new workshops from the
Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation at the
ASSESSMENT LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
HOW TEACHERS CAN
IMPROVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICES, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP
and
INCREASING AYP THROUGH EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PRACTICES:
MERGING MODELS TO SAVE TIME,
ENERGY, AND MONEY
Taught by
Kathryn
Anderson Alvestad, Ph.D.
Dr. Alvestad has taught dozens of workshops
for more than two decades, in
FOR SCHOOL AND SCHOOL
SYSTEM LEADERS: Assessment Leadership for Sustained Growth in Student Achievement: How Teachers Can Improve Assessment
Practices, and How You Can Help
Navigating the assessment maze in today’s schools and school systems can be a challenging task. It often appears that we are doing more and more testing and receiving less and less useful information. NCLB reports that show inadequate yearly progress can be frustrating to school and school system leaders. Yet recent research shows that there are evidence-based assessment practices that we can use to reverse this situation. This institute will help school leaders recognize effective classroom assessment practices, offer guidance for consolidating assessment initiatives, and provide practical strategies for helping teachers guide students toward sustained growth in academic achievement.
FOR TEACHERS AND
OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL: Increasing AYP through Effective Classroom
Assessment Practices: Merging Models to
Save Time, Energy, and Money
One of the things that frustrate educators the most these days is the multitude of programs, plans, and strategies that are being offered as solutions for inadequate yearly progress. A common complaint is that there are more things to do and less time to teach. This institute will help teachers and other instructional personnel understand what current research is telling us about planning, implementing, and analyzing classroom assessments that provide valid and reliable information about what students need to know, already know, are learning, and have learned. The focus of the institute is practical application of evidence-based practices that support instructional initiatives and save time, energy, and money.
Assessment Leadership for Sustained
Growth in Student Achievement
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student
Union (Building # 163), Benjamin Banneker Room
$145 per person
Increasing AYP through Effective Classroom Assessment
Practices
July 27 and 28, 2009, 8:30am - 4:30pm
(Monday and Tuesday)
Location: Adele H. Stamp Student
Union (Building # 163), Benjamin Banneker Room
$295 per person for both days
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The Campus is conveniently located approximately 1 mile from the College Park-University of Maryland Metro Station. The stop is on the green line of the D.C. Metro System. The University of Maryland Shuttle Bus runs from the College Park Metro stop on a twenty-minute schedule through the Campus. Or, a brisk fifteen-minute walk up a moderate hill through the Campus will bring you to all locations.
D.C. Metro Map: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm
Directions to the University of Maryland can be found below. Once at the University, the workshop will be held in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Building [Campus Map G4, Building #163]. You may refer to the interactive campus map provided at: http://www.parking.umd.edu/themap/.
Participants may park at the Union Lane Garage (located between the Adele H. Stamp Student Union and Cole Field House) for a daily fee. There are numerous metered spaces on campus but the University police are diligent about ticketing cars at expired meters as well as cars without appropriate stickers in reserved parking lots. More information about parking on University of Maryland Campus can be found at the web site: http://transportation.umd.edu/visitor.html.
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Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations. For out-of-town guests, there are several sources of accommodations in the immediate area. Information about hotel pricing and reservations can be found at the web site: http://www.cvs.umd.edu/visit/accommodations.html. Note that participants will need to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from campus.
Best Western Maryland Inn: (301) 474-2800
8601 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Complimentary shuttle service to UM and College Park Metro station
Reservation phone: 1-800- 442-1644
Number of rooms: 118
Mileage from UM: 0.05 Miles
Comfort Inn and Suites: (301) 441-8110
9020 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Complimentary shuttle service to UM
Reservation phone: 1-800-228-5150
Number of rooms: 125
Mileage from UM: 0.8 Miles
Courtyard by Marriott: 301-441-3311
6301 Golden Triangle Dr., Greenbelt, MD 20770
Free cable w/HBO, indoor pool, exercise room, hydrotherapy pool, restaurant/lounge
Special rates for long term stays and weekends
Reservation phone: 1-800-321-2211
Number of rooms: 152
Mileage from UM: 3.7 Miles
Days Inn College Park: (301) 345-5000
9137 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Continental breakfast, cable TV, HBO included, near shuttle and Metro stops
10% discount rate for students
Reservation phone: 1-800-328-7466
Number of rooms: 68
Mileage from UM: 1.1 Miles
Greenbelt Marriott:
6400 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Reservation phone: 1-800-228-9290
Number of rooms: 283
Mileage from UM: 4.3 Miles
Hampton Inn: (301) 345-2200
9670 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Holiday Inn College Park: (301) 345-6700
10000 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Complimentary shuttle service to UM and College Park Metro station
Restaurant, indoor pool, whirlpool sauna, exercise room
Reservation phone: 1-800-872-5564
Number of rooms: 221
Mileage from UM: 1.9 Miles
Holiday Inn Greenbelt: (301) 982-7000
7200 Hanover Dr., Greenbelt, MD 20770
Restaurant/ Lounge, outdoor pool, health spa, coin-operated laundry
Located near Greenway Shopping Center
Reservation phone: 1-800-280-4188
Number of rooms: 204
Mileage from UM: 4.1 Miles
Quality Inn: (301) 864-5820
7200 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Reservation phone: 1-800-221-2222
Numbers of rooms: 154
Mileage from UM: 0.3 Miles
Ramada Limited College Park: (301) 345-4900
9113 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
Continental breakfast, cable TV, HBO included, near shuttle and Metro stops
Reservation phone: 1-800-272-6332
10% discount rate for students
Sheraton Calverton: (301) 937-4224095
4095 Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville, MD 20705
Restaurant/lounge, pool, meeting facility, exercise room
Complimentary shuttle service to UM, Metro and 5 mile radius
Reservations phone: 1-800-325-3535
Number of rooms: 206
Mileage from UM: 4.5 miles
Super 8 Motel: (301) 474- 0894
9150 Baltimore Ave., College Park
10% student discount rate
The Inn and Conference Center:
University of Maryland, University College
Adelphi Rd., University Blvd.
College Park, MD 20740
Reservation phone: 301-985-7509
Numbers of rooms: 108
Mileage from UM: 0.03 Miles