W1. Introduction to Digital Portfolios (Elementary or Secondary) FREE

Elementary: Mondays (May 10 - June 14) - 3 pm Eastern; 12 noon Pacific
Secondary: Mondays (May 10 - June 14) - 5 pm Eastern; 2 pm Pacific
Sessions run for 90 minutes

How can you bring your assessments to the 21st Century? These FREE sessions will give you an overview of how Richer Picture® Digital Portfolio systems are used in Elementary and Secondary schools.

• For Elementary, you'll see samples of portfolios used for tracking literacy over time, using online rubrics and preparing for parent-teacher conferences.
• For Secondary (middle and high schools), you'll see samples of portfolios used for demonstrating standards, using online rubrics, and prepare student tours to show their readiness for college and career. We will also see how you can use web 2.0 tools (such as online blogs) in a safe and secure way.

Each session gives you an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the professional development and technical support available to all Richer Picture users.

Fee: FREE

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W2a. Rubrics: Common Traps and How to Avoid Them

Schedule: Wednesdays - May 19, June 2, June 16 - 3 pm Eastern; 12 noon Pacific
Sessions run for 90 minutes

Many teachers use rubrics -- but are they actually providing better feedback? In this innovative webinar, we will look at common principles of good rubric development and help you apply them to samples from your sites. Learn the common tips and techniques for using rubrics and how to connect rubrics and grades.
This webinar is a companion to "Calibrating a Rubric with Student Work".

Fee Required

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W2b. Calibrating a Rubric with Student Work

Schedule: Wednesdays - May 19, June 2, June 16 - 5 pm Eastern; 2 pm Pacific
Sessions run for 90 minutes

A "calibration" process is used by many professional assessment groups to make sure that the rubrics are effective, and that scorers are on the same page. Through this workshop, you can bring this process to your school. In this webinar, you and your fellow participants will look at sample student work and score it against a common rubric. This will help you look at the effectiveness of the rubric and determine how it can be improved.
This webinar is a companion to "Rubrics: Common Traps and How to Avoid Them".

Fee Required

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W3a. Upgrading Your Assignments: What Makes a Portfolio Worthy Task?

Schedule: Thursdays - May 20, June 3, June 17 - 3 pm Eastern; 12 noon Pacific
Sessions run for 90 minutes

What makes an effective assignment? In this webinar, we will look at what makes an assignment "portfolio-worthy" and have a chance to review your own assignments and get feedback on the spot.

Fee Required

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W3b. Curriculum Mapping and Digital Portfolios

Schedule: Thursdays - May 20, June 3, June 17 - 5 pm Eastern; 2 pm Pacific
Sessions run for 90 minutes

How can the feedback loop between curriculum mapping and digital portfolios work seamslessly?
In this webinar, you will have an opportunity to see how teachers use curriculum maps to provide feedback on student work.

Fee Required

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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.

Fee Required

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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.

Fee Required

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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.

Fee Required

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