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
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88th
Annual
CERA Conference
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
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