We believe that “educators can best make and measure their impact on student learning by surfacing and addressing assumptions and biases before conducting a data analysis, thus enabling equitable instructional decision-making and teaching practices.” Discover how educators with healthy data and assessment identities support the development of their students’ identities and help all kids learn. In this offering, you’ll examine the roles of assessment and data, as well as the importance of assessment empowerment for learners. You’ll also explore how to organize data conversations to inform instructional decision-making with an equity-and student-centered focus.
Learning Objectives:

– Gain awareness of student and teacher identities and their impacts.
– Understand why it’s important to employ assessment empowerment.
– Learn how to organize equitable data dialogues.