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Elevating Student Achievement Seminar: Exploring What Works
Hosted by Assessment Technology Incorporated
and including presentations by distinguished educators from the
Colorado Department of Education, Colorado school districts, and WestEd
Seminar Speakers: Adams County School District 14 · Boulder Valley School District
Pueblo City Schools · St. Vrain Valley School District · Weld County School District Six
There is widespread agreement that in order to continue to be competitive in the global society in which we live, we must elevate student achievement significantly beyond current levels. The current national commitment to elevating student achievement is apparent in the Federal Race to the Top initiative which commits over four billion dollars to the national effort to increase student achievement.
If schools are to change achievement by the end of each school year, they will need to change instruction during the school year. Learning occurs on a daily basis during the year. Thus, it is reasonable to argue that the goal of increasing learning can be effectively supported one day at a time by implementing intervention initiatives adjusting instruction to promote learning.
This goals of this educational seminar were to:
- Provide evidence regarding what is working to elevate student achievement;
- Identify critical components of effective initiatives aimed at elevating student achievement;
- Discuss challenges faced in initiatives designed to elevate achievement, and;
- Outline management procedures and technology for addressing challenges that may be encountered in programs designed to elevate achievement
Proceedings
Below are the proceedings of the Educational Interventions Seminar. To view of video of a presentation, click the "View Video" button. Some presentations are offered in two video sizes; if the larger one does not fit on your computer monitor, please close the window and view the smaller one.
Introduction: Instructional Improvement Systems (14 minutes)
Craig Mayhew, Field Services Director, Assessment Technology Incorporated
Panel 1: Implementing an Instructional Improvement Initiative to Elevate Student Achievement (1 hour, 25 minutes)
Moderator
Jason Feld, Ph.D., Vice President Corporate Projects, Assessment Technology Incorporated
Panelists
Christine Burnham, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Assessment Technology Incorporated
Jonathan Dings, Ph.D., Chief Assessment Officer, Boulder Valley School District
Lauren Eker, Assessment Coordinator, St. Vrain Valley School District
Jerome Stiller, Statistician, Adams County School District 14
Luncheon Presentation: Colorado New Standards and Assessments (1 hour)
Colorado Department of Education Office of Standards and Assessments
Jim McIntosh, Director of Student Assessment and Angela Norlander, Principal Consultant
Afternoon Presentation: How an Effective Partnership between Districts, ATI and WestEd Rapidly Increases Student Performance (57 minutes)
Joseph Sassone, LAPDS Project Director, WestEd
Panel 2: Managing Implementation of an Instructional Improvement Initiative (59 minutes)
Moderator
Christine Burnham, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Assessment Technology Incorporated
Panelists
Stacie Datteri, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, Weld County School District Six
Jim McIntosh, Director of Student Assessment, Colorado Department of Education
Joseph Sassone, LAPDS Project Director, WestEd
Robert Vise, Ph.D., Executive Director of Assessment and Technology, Pueblo City Schools
Closing (4 minutes)
Jason Feld, Ph.D., Vice President Corporate Projects, Assessment Technology Incorporated
