Performance Tasks

Assessment Professional Learning and Coaching Series: Performance Tasks

Join us for an engaging professional development session designed to explore and refine your understanding and implementation of performance task assessments in your school classrooms. Performance tasks assess students' application of knowledge, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving abilities in real-world contexts. During this 2-day workshop, participants will delve into the principles, strategies, and best practices for effectively designing, implementing, and evaluating performance task assessments across various subject areas and grade levels. Learning intentions: ​Participants will learn how to design effective performance tasks aligned with objectives and standards. Participants will explore strategies for integrating performance tasks into their teacher practices. Participants will gain insight into scaffolding techniques to support students as they work on performance tasks. Participants will learn how to analyze performance task to identify areas for improvement and to differentiate instruction.  Information: This professional learning session is part of the 2023-24 Assessment Professional Learning and Coaching Series. The most impactful outcomes of the workshop will be realized with multiple people from your district, including an instructional leader. . We ask that each individual attending from your district be registered to accomodate for lunch and learning materials.  All dates in this PD series can be found HERE.  If you have questions, please reach out to Jenny Ambrosius (jambrosius@CESA8.org) or Betty Kaliebe (bettyk@cesa8.org). Cost: Free

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