Designed to Thrive Workshop Series

Envision Learning Partners

Explore designing a performance assessment experience starting with those students who are typically farthest from opportunity.

This workshop series asks, “What kind of performance assessment experience would we create to ensure that learners, especially those farthest from opportunity, thrive when we try to measure our current vision/profile of a graduate?”Participants will explore the different features of high quality performance assessment (HQPA) and design a prototype of a performance assessment experience that centers marginalized learners and provides evidence of student learning/thinking of essential competencies.In session 1, we will practice seeing and centering the assets and strengths of marginalized learners in our performance assessments, with a special focus on learners with disabilities. For session 2 we will practice listening to students&#x27; lived experiences with the performance assessments and redesign those assessments to center their wisdom. The series concludes in session 3 with participants iterating on that prototype after centering the lived experience of marginalized students in their own contexts, and reflecting on the changes needed to ensure that ALL students thrive in their performance assessment system.These sessions will include 2-hours of content and learning activities with 1 hour of optional work time and support from facilitators. Note that there is a 2-week gap between Session 2 and Session 3 so that you can practice and reflect on our own learning. You can attend one, two, or all three of the sessions, depending on your interest.This workshop is best for educators, teacher leaders, as well as school and district leaders who want to reimagine assessment.This workshop series is facilitated by ELP VP of Program, Alcine Mumby and guest co-facilitators.<ul><li>Session #1: Locating the Margins: Tuesday, November 15th, 1:00-3:00pm PT</li></ul><ul><li>Session #2: Listening to the Margins: Wednesday, November 16th, 1:00-3:00pm PT</li></ul><ul><li>Session #3: Centering the Margins: Tuesday, November 29th, 1:00-3:00pm PT</li></ul><h3>FAQ</h3>What is the best size of team to attend? These sessions are designed for individuals on their own (who we are titling &quot;Solo Adventurers&quot;) to teams from a single school to folks district-wide... However, 5-7 per team might be a good max size for the allotted group worktime sessions. Solo Adventurers will be given the option for alone worktime or to collaborate with each other!What would be the ideal team member roles? Having a robust cross section of perspectives is, of course, the best option. It is great to have at least one person with decision-making power. (We say this because we have done these before and had teachers get super fired up during the workshop only to feel deflated at the end when they realize they don&#x27;t think their admin will get behind the vision.) You may want to have some folks who tend to be the early adopters as well as some who tend to be more critical - ideally the experience will inspire both sides of that coin (but no promises!).Should we involve students or other stakeholders in the workshop? We are strident supporters of having students at the table WHENEVER possible. We think a student (current and/or alumni.... former students are often the absolute best source of info about how school prepared them for the next chapter), parents, and other community members are deeply valuable in this process. That being said, part of each of the sessions will include stakeholder engagement planning time. So if they are not part of the group that attends the actual workshop, you can [should] still absolutely engage them in the overall process.Please reach out to Courtney Katen (courtney@envisionlearning.org) with any questions.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/142637991071" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>* Zoom info will be sent via email to the registered participants the day before the event.<h2>L﻿earn more about your facilitator, Alcine Mumby.</h2>

Alcine is a dedicated educator who has spent that last 25 years teaching and leading traditional and charter public K-12 schools all over the country. She currently supports and coaches district and school leaders to develop high-quality performance assessment systems that center student-led demonstrations of learning and metacognition as ELP's VP of Program. Prior to coaching Alcine taught Humanities at one of the first small schools in the Bronx where project-based learning and portfolio defenses served as the foundation of instruction. Afterward Alcine became a founding principal of Envision Academy in Oakland an administrator in several small middle and high schools in Atlanta and DC and a leadership coach in DC Charlotte &amp; Philadelphia. Alcine earned her BA in English Education from NYU and a Master’s in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education from Stanford University. When she’s not listening to podcasts or catching a flight Alcine enjoys working toward earning BAE (Best Auntie Ever) status with adorable niece and five nephews.

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