Conference Agenda
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA
Tuesday May 16 – Wednesday May 17, 2006


Tuesday May 16, 2006

Morning Tidepooling



Opening Keynote Address:
The Hijacking of Formative Assessment
by J. Myron Atkin, Professor of Education, Emeritus, Stanford University
Highlights (pdf)

The NAEP 2009 Framework: A review of science content and innovative assessment ideas
by Steve Schneider, Alice Fu, and Mike Timms (WestEd)
PowerPoint 1     PowerPoint 2
Link to PhET ICT Simulations

Panel: Lessons Learned, a CAESL Retrospective
by Mike Wilson (UCB), Alicia Alonza (Stanford), Kathy DiRanna (WestEd), Jacquey Barber (LHS)
Moderated by Steve Schneider (WestEd)
PowerPoint

Poster Sessions
Implementations

  • The Evolution of an Assessment Plan: One District's Story
    by Khushwinder Gill and Mark McKay: Tracy Unified School District     Poster (pdf)

  • Developing Benchmark Assessments: A Teacher Perspective
    by Myra Pasquier and Susan Gomez-Zweip: Montebello Unified School District     Poster (pdf)

  • The Ripple Effect
    by Kim Luttgen: San Diego School District     Poster (pdf)

Pre-Service

  • CAESL Pre-Service Assessment Modules and Research on Pre-Service Teachers' Learning about Assessment
    Poster 1 (pdf)     Poster 2 (pdf)

Public Understanding

  • Assessment Education Toolkit
    by Jacquey Barber, Lynn Barakos and Lincoln Bergman     Poster (pdf)

Applied Research

  • Formative Assessment in the Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching Curriculum: An Implementation Study
    by Miki Tomita, Stanford     Poster (pdf)

  • Understanding Construct Mapping: Developing a Scale of Proficiency for the CM Framework
    by Brent Duckor     Poster (pdf)

  • The Dilemma of Guidance in Scientific Inquiry Teaching
    by Erin Marie Furtak     Poster (pdf)

  • Using Evidence: An Analysis of U.S. and German Science Teaching and Learning
    by Mike Timms and Alice Fu     Poster (pdf)     Diagram (doc)



Wednesday May 17, 2006

Opening Keynote:
A District Leader's Perspective on the Challenges and Rewards of Reforming Science Assessment
by Kathy Green, Chief Academic Officer, Oxnard School District


Breakout Sessions:
List of CAESL Tools and Services

  • Curriculum and Embedded Assessment
    by Karen Draney, Cathleen Kennedy, and Carlos Ayala
    PowerPoint

  • Developing Benchmark Assessments
    by Terry Vendlinski (UCLA), Kathy DiRanna (WestEd), Don Whisman (San Diego), Kevin Erickson (Coachella), Kathryn Schulz (San Diego)    
    PowerPoint

  • The CAESL Assessment Skills Portfolio
    by Ellen Osmundson (UCLA), Diane Carnahan and Karen Cerwin (WestEd), Becky Reid, Sylvia Brown, Melissa Smith (District Representatives)
    PowerPoint

  • The CAESL Assessment Education Toolkit
    by Jacquey Barber and Lynn Barakos    
    Link to online toolkit

Closing Keynote Address:
Assessing Science Learning in 3 Part Harmony
by Richard Duschl, Professor of Science Education, Rutgers University
PowerPoint

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