Presentations from:

WERA/OSPI State Assessment Conference (December 6-8, 2006)

The 22nd Annual Washington State Assessment Conference

Preparing ALL Students for the 21st Century

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Kati Haycock Keynote: Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups:Lessons from Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier

Terry Bergeson Keynote: K-12 Schools: The Next Transformation

Pedro Noguera Keynote: The Role of Research in Transforming School Cultures

Workshop 1 - Washington Learns: The Road Ahead - Additional materials

Workshop 4 - The Collection of Evidence: In-depth Understanding of the Content Guidelines

Workshop 6 - 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 - Additional materials

Workshop 9 - Assessing Students through Science Notebooks

1.2 The Collection of Evidence: An Overview of the COE and the Content Guidelines

1.3 Multi-Scoring: More Information and Fewer Problems

1.6 More Swimming, Less Sinking: Effective Support for New Teachers

1.7 The Impact of Online Courses on Graduation Rates and College Readiness: What the Research is Saying

1.8 From Data to Display: Graphs Tell the Story

1.9 Is There a Growth Gap in Achievement?

1.10 High School Teachers‘ Instructional Use of WASL Data: Exploring the Role of School Culture and Motivation

1.11 A Decision Making Model for District Administrators

2.1 What Can We Conclude about Student's Conclusions on the Mathematics WASL?

2.2 The Collection of Evidence: Reading

2.6 Partnership: Title I and Title II Working Together

2.9 Reports from the Field: The Successes and Challenges of Small Schools in Washington State

3.1 Leading the Conversation: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Converting Comprehensive High Schools into Smaller Learning Communities - Additional materials

3.2 The Collection of Evidence: Writing - Additional materials

3.4 External Support for Instructional Improvement: Research on the UW Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) Partnerships with School Districts in Washington State

3.5 Early Literacy Success: Effective Intervention for Kindergarten Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties

3.7 Listening to Students: Closing the Achievement Gap

3.8 How to Know What You Don't Know About the Achievement Gap

4.2 The Collection of Evidence: Mathematics

4.3 What's New. What's Hot… - Additional presentation - Additional presentation

4.5 Data Conferences for Enhanced Motivation and Learning: Following Four Students

4.6 Instructional Support Modules for Secondary Reading

4.10 The Distributional Impacts of No Child Left Behind

5.2 Enhancing Educational Presentations Through Humor and Media

5.3 Learning on the Job: Professional Development Through Scoring a District-Level Writing Assessment

5.4 2006 Reading WASL Data and Newly Released Items, Grades 6-8 - Additional material

5.5 The Collection of Evidence: CTE Focus

5.6 The WASL: What do Our 10th Graders Think about It?

5.11 Adult Communication Practices Experienced by Students in a Re-Organized High School