Day 1. Digital Portfolios: Strategies for Success

Full Day Session: 8:30 to 2:30

• Old Lyme, CT: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
• New York, NY: Monday, July 12, 2010

What's the best way to implement portfolios without going crazy? In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how teachers and students can "collect, select, and reflect" on their best work, and use the latest tools to demonstrate standards. You will also learn about successful strategies for pilot projects, involving administrators, parents, students and teachers and rolling portfolios out to a whole school.

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Day 2. Assignment Upgrades for the 21st Century

Full Day Session: 8:30 to 2:30

• Old Lyme, CT: Thursday, July 8, 2010
• New York, NY: Tuesday, July 13, 2010

What students put into their portfolio depends, often, on what teachers ask them to do. Here, teachers will learn about criteria for what makes a "portfolio-worthy" assignment -- and will review how to make existing assignments valid, equitable, and reliable. In this session, teachers will review tasks and generate assignments that both meet the school's expectations and allow students to show their growth as learners.

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D3. Rubric Make-Over: Techniques for Effective Assessment

Full Day Session: 8:30 to 2:30

• Old Lyme, CT: Friday, July 9, 2010
• New York, NY: Wednesday, July 14, 2010

How do we know if our rubrics are effective? How can we implement them schoolwide? Learn several techniques for improving your rubrics, including how to calibrate a rubric with student work, how to create teacher agreement when scoring, and how to link rubrics and grades. We'll focus on helping you provide better feedback for you students and better data for your teaching.

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