Letter from the
President
Dear CERA Members and
Colleagues,
The 88th Annual CERA
Conference, coming to the Sir Francis Drake 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 Sir Francis Drake
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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CERA Conference News |
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88th
Annual
CERA
Conference
Sir Francis Drake 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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