Join us March 10-11, at Woodward’s Summit for Transformative Learning (STLinATL) 2025, where the future of education unfolds in an exhilarating two-day journey. This year, we’re thrilled to explore the theme “Embracing the Future of Education,” a beacon for the path ahead in deeper learning.
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Evaluative tools, such as performance lists and rubrics can be used to improve student performance as well as evaluate and grade it. In this session, we’ll examine the characteristics of three different types of scoring tools – criterion lists, holistic and analytic rubrics – and consider the advantages and limitations of each. We’ll review procedures for using rubrics to achieve fair, valid, and reliable evaluation and grading of student learning. Finally, we’ll examine ways of using rubrics as tools for teaching and learning as well as evaluation. A list of recommended online resources will be provided.
Jay McTighe is a veteran educator, having served as a teacher, resource specialist, program coordinator, director of a state program for gifted students, and administrator for innovative programs at the Maryland Department of Education. He is an accomplished author, having co-authored... Read More →
The overarching presentation will emphasize the importance of relationships in education, demonstrating how they are built through stories, hands-on learning, and creativity. Admin asks teachers; teachers ask admin; teachers ask students; students ask teachers; teachers ask parents; parents ask teachers; parents ask admin; admin ask parents... in the never-ending communication cycle, relationships change the dynamic immediately. Each relationship is valued and integral to the educational process. Relationships should always come first.
- Clear/concise communication with admin, teachers, students, and parents - Fear VS Fear - How to build relationships with students - How to build relationships with parents - How to build relationships with teachers - How to build relationships with the admin - How to have uncomfortable conversations with admin, teachers, students, and parents after establishing relationships
Join this session to learn proven strategies to transform classrooms into dynamic learning environments. Through hands-on demonstration and practice, participants will experience and analyze effective interactive learning structures that promote student autonomy and meaningful collaboration. This workshop models research-based techniques that increase student engagement. Participants will leave with a practical toolkit of immediately implementable strategies to enhance student participation and deepen learning outcomes.
Elizabeth joined the SAIS team in July 2021. She began her career in education in 2005 as a leadership program faculty advisor for middle school students at Envision EMI in Washington, D.C. She continued there as a program coordinator and professional development manager. In 2012... Read More →
