Assessment by Design

Educational success today requires more than just measuring learning. How do we empower educators to use assessments not just for evaluation but as tools for enhancing understanding?

Join Jay McTighe, an expert in curriculum and assessment design, for an exploration of the Assessment Planning Framework. Drawing on his recent bestselling book, Jay will guide us through assessing both academic standards and key 21st-century skills.

In this session, you will:

• Master five key principles for crafting effective assessments.
• Align three main purposes of classroom assessments with educational goals.
• Design and implement performance-based assessment tasks.
• Apply the '3 Ps' of grading and reporting for impactful feedback.

Dive into the future of assessment with Toddle AI. Brady Cline, a forward-thinking educator and former school leader, will guide you through the transformative impact of Toddle AI on assessment practices. This session is tailored for educators and leaders eager to harness AI for deeper, more impactful assessment methods.

In this session, you will:

• Discover how Toddle AI transforms assessment into a dynamic, insightful process.
• Gain practical strategies for leveraging Toddle AI to craft assessments.
• See how assessments connect to planning, evaluation, and reporting in a single integrated platform.

Embracing AI offers a new horizon in understanding and utilising educational data. In this practical session, you'll explore the strategic application of AI tools to enhance educational data analysis, from interpreting surveys to analysing student assessments. With over two decades of experience working as a technology lead in schools, Warren Apel will dive into how AI can completely refine the data analysis cycle that will allow school data teams to dig deeper into data like never before.

In this session, you will:

• Apply AI tools for effective data analysis and interpretation.
• Streamline the data analysis process using AI for more profound insights.
• Discover new capabilities with AI, tackling previously daunting tasks with ease.

Facing the challenge of making assessments more than just a grading tool? This hands-on workshop introduces an approach to crafting assessment roadmaps that go beyond scheduling to enhance clarity, student engagement, and supportive classroom environments. Gain the skills to develop these roadmaps, turning assessment into a dynamic tool that accurately measures progress and informs instructional decisions.

Join long-standing curriculum coordinator Alison Yang to:

• Explore the role of assessment mapping in education.
• Develop assessment aligned with learning objectives.
• Leverage roadmaps for instructional excellence.