2007 MARC Conference
Eighth Annual Maryland Conference: Alternate Assessment
October 11 & 12, 2007
91ÊÓƵ 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, 91ÊÓƵ of Maryland
Conceptualizing Alternate Assessment, With an Emphasis on:
8:45 – 9:15
Jacqueline F. Kearns, 91ÊÓƵ of Kentucky
9:15 – 9:45
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt 91ÊÓƵ
9:45 – 10:15 Sampling the Domain for Evidence of Achievement
Gerald Tindal, 91ÊÓƵ 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, 91ÊÓƵ 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, 91ÊÓƵ of Minnesota
Selected State Exemplars – Philosophy, Description, Supporting Data
2:00 – 2:45
Peter Behuniak, 91ÊÓƵ of Connecticut
Joseph Amenta, Connecticut State Department of Education
2:45 – 3:30
Claudia Flowers, 91ÊÓƵ 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, 91ÊÓƵ of Maryland
4:30 – 5:15
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt 91ÊÓƵ
Andrew Roach, Georgia State 91ÊÓƵ
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, 91ÊÓƵ 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, 91ÊÓƵ of Connecticut
Diane M. Browder, 91ÊÓƵ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt 91ÊÓƵ
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
, 91ÊÓƵ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jacqueline F. Kearns, 91ÊÓƵ of Kentucky
, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educ. Assessment
, 91ÊÓƵ of Minnesota
Susan L. Rigney, U. S. Department of Education
, 91ÊÓƵ of Maryland
Gerald Tindal, 91ÊÓƵ of Oregon
, Massachusetts Department of Education
12:45 – 1:00 Conference Wrap-Up
Robert W. Lissitz, 91ÊÓƵ of Maryland