Naiku Launches Professional Learning Series on Learner-Centric Assessment Strategies

Naiku announces the Professional Learning Series and its upcoming schedule. The monthly webinars are free for educators and led by psychometricians, professors, and other educational experts in a graduate seminar format.

Educators gain practical ideas to adopt in their classrooms and experience in using assessment methods such as self-assessment, goal-setting, student reflection, bi-directional feedback, and adaptive learning resources.

The following webinars will be presented through the end of the 2014-2015 school year:

· March: Common Assessments – Using Data to Impact Successful PLCs

· April: Creating a Learner-Centric Assessment Environment

· May: Lessons from the Field – Successfully Implementing Common Formative Assessments Across a District

· June: An Introduction to Reliability and Validity: The Meats and Potatoes of Assessment Theory

For more information about prior webinars from the Naiku Professional Learning Series, including “Moving Beyond Multiple Choice for Effective Classroom Assessment” and “Increasing Self-Assessment and Student Expectations to Increase Achievement” or to register, visit http://www.naiku.net/naiku-professional-learning-series/.