2007 MARC Conference
Eighth Annual Maryland Conference: Alternate Assessment
October 11 & 12, 2007
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland
College Park, MD
Organizer: William D. Schafer Moderator: Robert W. Lissitz
Thursday, October 11
7:00 – 8:30: Registration & Continental Breakfast
Introduction
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome & Overview
Robert W. Lissitz, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland
Conceptualizing Alternate Assessment, With an Emphasis on:
8:45 – 9:15
Jacqueline F. Kearns, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Kentucky
9:15 – 9:45
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
9:45 – 10:15 Sampling the Domain for Evidence of Achievement
Gerald Tindal, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Oregon
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00
Susan L. Rigney, U. S. Department of Education
11:00 – 11:30
Diane M. Browder, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of North Carolina at Charlotte
11:30 – 12:00 Setting Standards for Alternate Assessments
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
12:00 – 12:30
Scott F. Marion, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00
Rachel Quenemoen, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Minnesota
Selected State Exemplars – Philosophy, Description, Supporting Data
2:00 – 2:45
Peter Behuniak, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Connecticut
Joseph Amenta, Connecticut State Department of Education
2:45 – 3:30
Claudia Flowers, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Melissa Fincher, Georgia Department of Education
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:30
Sharon Hall, U. S. Department of Education
Martin Kehe, Maryland State Department of Education
William D. Schafer, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland
4:30 – 5:15
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
Andrew Roach, Georgia State ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
Friday, October 12
7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:45
Daniel J. Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education
Charles A. DePascale, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
8:45 – 9:30
Gerald Tindal, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Oregon
Nancy Latini, Oregon Department of Education
Diana Carrizales, Oregon Department of Education
9:30 – 10:15
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
Suzanne Swaffield, South Carolina Department of Education
Lorin Mueller, American Institutes for Research
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45– 12:45 Take-Home Messages. Panel Presentations (10 min. each).
Possible Themes:
What do developers of alternate assessments most need to know?
What should evaluators of alternate assessments focus on?
What new knowledge needs to be developed in the next few years?
Peter Behuniak, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Connecticut
Diane M. Browder, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jacqueline F. Kearns, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Kentucky
, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educ. Assessment
, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Minnesota
Susan L. Rigney, U. S. Department of Education
, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland
Gerald Tindal, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Oregon
, Massachusetts Department of Education
12:45 – 1:00 Conference Wrap-Up
Robert W. Lissitz, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ of Maryland