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MAC in a Moment
April 10, 2019
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Whether you think of globalization as referring to cultures crossing, economies competing, or technologies enabling communication to ping across space and time…the fact is, we are educating our children to live in a global world.
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Hosting an international colleague
In the MAC’s little slice of education landscape (one organization in one U.S. state, specifically attuned to assessment systems and practices), we have a unique opportunity to host Jill Willis, Ph.D., from Queensland, Australia on Preparing Teachers to Design Classroom Assessment for Learner Agency at our Assessment Learning Network session on April 12. It’s not too late to register if your schedule allows you to attend. Even if you can’t attend, explore the suggested pre-reading and list of topics Dr. Willis will discuss during this session.
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Teacher assessment literacies are situated in various contexts, complex and challenging…
In Australia, assessment literacy is positioned within a discussion about learning theory, and it is understood as an ethical practice that is social, dynamic, and layered. Assessment literacy there is understood as “assessment literacies.”
According to Willis, Adie, and Klenowski (2003): “When teachers have the opportunity to discuss the implications for student learning through assessment practices in climates of curriculum and assessment reforms, teacher professionalism is honoured and assessment literacies are articulated and developed as teachers negotiate their understanding. The extent of how well teachers, policy officers, teacher educators and researchers and professional bodies support the development of teacher assessment literacies will be measured by the development of student assessment literacies. Developing teacher assessment literacy is part of the ethical and moral responsibility to provide opportunity for all students to learn.”
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More to learn…
In A World Class Education by Vivian Stewart, world class refers to the quality of educational outcomes and whether the content and skills we value and impart are adequately preparing students for a rapidly changing world. Several countries outperform the U.S. on international measures and produce more equitable outcomes at a lower cost.
It’s with humility, curiosity, and gratitude that the MAC’s Assessment Learning Network endeavors to benefit from lessons learned from our international education colleagues.
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Don’t miss the 2019 MERA Spring Conference!
Identifying and Answering Key Questions About Education
April 29, 2019; Lansing, MI
Registration
Join the Michigan Educational Research Association (MERA) for their annual Spring conference featuring keynote presenters Katharine Strunk, Emily Laidlaw, Paul Stemmer, and Judith Pritchett, Cheryl Twichell, and key staff from the MDE Office of Assessment and Accountability (see details).
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The content in this issue is also available as a single PDF with bibliography and web URLs for resources. CLICK HERE to access the PDF.
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