Academic Rigor 1: Assessing Student Understanding
Description
This workshop series equips teachers with essential strategies to promote high academic performance and support student learning. Participants will learn to create and analyze standards-aligned student work exemplars which communicate a clear vision for student success. They will explore techniques for checking student understanding both before and during independent practice (via the "Academic Monitoring" technique). Through hands-on practice, educators will develop skills to assess understanding and offer immediate feedback to deepen learning and maintain high expectations.
What is a curated workshop series?
A set of workshops deliberately designed and sequenced to build skills in one topic, from the fundamentals to advanced techniques. Through community, discussion, and multiple opportunities to practice, teachers hone new strategies they can use right away.
Learning Objectives
- Create and use student work exemplars that show what students need to know and be able to do at each grade level
- Effectively check for whole group understanding before releasing students into independent practice
- Implement "Academic Monitoring": intentionally guiding and monitoring independent practice.
- Give real-time feedback to students while they are working independently
Workshops in This Series
What Participants Are Saying
"This was the best facilitated online session I have attended. It was so smoothly, calmly, and sensitively led. What a great model for our teachers and for myself as a leader. I am blown away by how engaging, organized, and meaningful this session was."
"Our facilitator was very inclusive, mindful of our time, and also did a great job of teaching adults. (Not always easy to do)"
"It was so refreshing to attend a professional development session that modeled best practices! It's so much easier to internalize and visualize what it can look like when you get to see it first."
"Tangible strategies and resources, with opportunities for practice in a safe space. Thank you!"
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