Curriculum and Assessment for 21st Century Learning
2023 Annual Conference | Pre-Conference Institute
Presented by Jay McTighe
Spend a day of learning with Jay McTighe as he describes a framework for constructing a coherent curriculum and assessment system that integrates Portrait of a Graduate competencies with disciplinary standards. Jay will explore timely topics, taking into consideration the Understanding by Design® framework and concepts from his recent book, Leading Modern Learning, 2nd ed. (ASCD, 2019.)
This pre-conference institute is sold out!
2023 Annual Conference | Pre-Conference Institute
Presented by Jay McTighe
Spend a day of learning with Jay McTighe as he describes a framework for constructing a coherent curriculum and assessment system that integrates Portrait of a Graduate competencies with disciplinary standards. Jay will explore timely topics, taking into consideration the Understanding by Design® framework and concepts from his recent book, Leading Modern Learning, 2nd ed. (ASCD, 2019.)
This pre-conference institute is sold out!
Curriculum and Assessment for 21st Century Learning
March 31, 2023
What You Will Learn
Attend this exciting learning event to strengthen your understanding of how to implement effective modern learning practices, including:
Creating a coherent K–12 curriculum and assessment system that integrates Portrait of a Graduate competencies with academic content
Developing a curriculum that "spirals" around the big ideas and essential questions
Ensuring that we are assessing everything we claim to value (not only those things that are easiest to test and grade) and collecting meaningful evidence
Crafting an assessment system for gathering evidence on all valued outcomes
Enabling greater student personalization while still obtaining worthy evidence of valued learnings
Schedule & Pricing
The Pre-Conference Institute runs 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time)
The registration fee is $399 and includes all materials.
Attendees may only register for one in-person Pre-Conference Institute.
Pre-Conference Institutes registration is separate from the Annual Conference registration.
Recommended Reading
The book, Leading Modern Learning: A Blueprint for Vision-Driven Schools, 2nd Edition, is included with your registration.
About the Presenter
Jay McTighe has a varied career in education. He served as director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a collaboration of school districts working to develop and share formative performance assessments, and helped lead standards-based reforms at the Maryland State Department of Education. Prior to that, he helped lead Maryland's standards-based reforms, including the development of performance-based statewide assessments.
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