Eighth Annual
October 11 & 12, 2007
Organizer: William D. Schafer Moderator: Robert W. Lissitz
Thursday, October 11
Introduction
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome & Overview
Robert
W. Lissitz,
Conceptualizing Alternate
Assessment, With an Emphasis on:
8:45 – 9:15 Defining the Population to be Served
Jacqueline F.
Kearns,
9:15 – 9:45 Understanding the Construct to be Assessed
Stephen N.
Elliott,
9:45 – 10:15 Sampling the Domain for Evidence of Achievement
Gerald Tindal,
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Influencing Alternate Assessments Through Public Policy
Susan L. Rigney,
11:00 – 11:30 Alignment Issues & Methods for Alternate Assessments
Diane M. Browder,
11:30 – 12:00 Setting Standards for Alternate Assessments
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
12:00 – 12:30 Evaluating Alternate Assessments
Scott F. Marion, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
1:30 – 2:00 Commonalities and Differences Among State Programs
Rachel Quenemoen,
Selected State Exemplars – Philosophy, Description, Supporting Data
2:00
– 2:45
Peter
Behuniak,
Joseph Amenta, Connecticut State Department of Education
2:45
– 3:30
Claudia Flowers,
Melissa Fincher,
3:45
– 4:30
Martin Kehe, Maryland State Department of Education
William D.
Schafer,
4:30
– 5:15
Stephen N.
Elliott,
Andrew Roach,
Friday, October 12
8:00
– 8:45
Daniel J. Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education
Charles A. DePascale, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
8:45
– 9:30
Gerald Tindal,
Diana
9:30
– 10:15
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
Suzanne
Lorin Mueller, American Institutes for Research
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45– 12:45 Take-Home Messages. Panel Presentations (10 min. each).
Possible Themes:
What do developers of alternate assessments most need to know?
What should evaluators of alternate assessments focus on?
What new knowledge needs to be developed in the next few years?
Peter Behuniak,
Diane M. Browder,
Stephen N.
Elliott,
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
Claudia
Flowers,
Jacqueline F.
Kearns,
Scott F. Marion, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educ. Assessment
Rachel Quenemoen,
Susan L. Rigney,
William D.
Schafer,
Gerald
Tindal,
Daniel J. Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education
12:45 – 1:00 Conference Wrap-Up
Robert W. Lissitz,