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Letter from the President

Dear CERA Members and Colleagues,

The 88th Annual CERA Conference, coming to the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco, California from November 18 – 19, 2009, builds on the interest evidenced at last year’s conference. This year’s conference considers the theme of Formative Assessment: Implications for Student Learning, and was chosen to give researchers at universities and K-12 districts the opportunity to present findings related to the formative use of classroom assessment data. 

In addition to shifting the focus this year away from large scale assessment, we’ve also made some changes to the logistics of the conference, due to a conflict with the November State Board of Education meeting.  The conference will begin at noon on Wednesday and conclude at the end of the day on Thursday.  The conference will be followed by the California Department of Education’s County and District Evaluator’s Meeting to be held on Friday the 20th, also at the Cathedral Hill Hotel.

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 the conference will begin at 12:00 noon with lunch and a keynote presentation by Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education, University of London. Dr. Wiliam will provide unique insights into the value of implementing teacher learning communities to support teachers in the acquisition of strategies and techniques shown by research to be the most effective in increasing student involvement and learning.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 will feature a keynote presentation by W. James Popham, noted author and Professor Emeritus, U.C. Los Angeles.  Dr. Popham will share with us his expertise and opinions with respect to the value of and need to use classroom assessment formatively, as detailed in his books, Transformative Assessment and Unlearned Lessons. He will also share the work being done in other states to improve the value of the results of large scale tests to teachers.

We encourage you to consider submitting a presentation proposal for the conference.  Join us in building a program that helps CERA members learn which programs are effective and which practices can be replicated.  How and to what extent have California’s preservice and classroom teachers been trained in the use of assessment for learning strategies and techniques? What has been the impact of using those strategies on student academic achievement? What has been the impact of using those strategies on student engagement and motivation? How are your teachers using assessment results to adjust and improve teaching and learning in their classrooms? What changes have you seen in teacher and student behavior?

Please join us in San Francisco on November 18 and 19 for CERA 2009 as a member or presenter. I am confident that the conference program, the people, and all that San Francisco has to offer will combine to create one of the best learning experiences you’ve ever had!  I look forward to seeing you.

Mary Tribbey
President, CERA
Office:  (530) 532-5820
Cell:  (530) 518-2598


CERA Conference News
88th Annual
CERA Conference
CERA 2009

Cathedral Hill Hotel
San Francisco, California
November 18 – 19, 2009

Keynote speakers:

Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director, Institute of Education, University of London

James Popham, Professor Emeritus, U.C. Los Angeles