Top 5 Considerations for Selecting Interim Assessments

Recorded on: Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Duration: 60 minutes

A balanced assessment system includes interim assessments, but with so many products and options, it’s overwhelming. We’ll explore the top 5 considerations to keep in mind when evaluating solutions.

  • What are the decisions being made from the results of these assessments for students and for teachers?
  • What type of assessment design best supports the claims being made?
  • What is the key goal of these assessments in terms of informing classroom practice or serving as a predictor of the summative results?
  • And, perhaps most importantly, how do you select and implement these assessments while balancing concerns of over testing and taking time away from instruction?

Join us for a brief presentation followed by an interactive discussion on this important topic. Learn from others and gain the perspective of your peers to better inform your assessment program decision-making at the district or school level.

About the speakers

Amy Reilly

Amy Reilly currently serves as the Director of Innovative Solutions within School Assessment, Business Development. She has been assigned almost entirely to Transcend™ Integrated Assessment System development and launch for two years. She also serves as a coordinator for many of the research and development activities and engages with customers for the beta school districts as well as state and district stakeholders. Prior to this position, Amy served as a Sr. Program Manager for Tennessee, Arkansas, Utah, and Texas contracts, held a business role in the Research and Development Network, and developed content in the area of English Language Arts for many assessment programs. Before joining Pearson 15 years ago, she was a Texas public school teacher and worked at the Texas Education Agency's Division of Assessment.

Alex Schoenfeld (moderator)

Alex is currently the District Assessment Sales Director for the east region in NCS Pearson’s School Assessment group. In this role he partners with school districts to identify assessment solutions and build strategic industry partnerships. Previously Alex has held positions with Copia, Pearson’s Learning Services Group, Public Consulting Group, OECD, and Island Press. He holds a master’s in education technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BA from Connecticut College. He lives with his family in Philadelphia, PA.

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