Connecting Research to Practice:
Implementing Research-Based Formative Assessment in Schools and Classrooms

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Westin O'Hare
6100 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Overview and Registration

Registration for this event is now full. By completing the form below, you will be placed on the waiting list for the event.

REL Midwest, in collaboration with the Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center and the Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center, is sponsoring this event to provide district teams of 4 to 6 people (principals, teachers, district instructional/assessment lead) from the across the region with the opportunity to examine the practice of research-based formative assessment. The event will integrate video illustrations and formative assessment resources with activities to promote deeper understanding about what research-based formative assessment practice looks like and how to support its use in classrooms. View the preliminary agenda for more information about the day.

Featured speakers are Margaret Heritage, assistant director, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing; W. James Popham, Ed.D., professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies; and James W. Pellegrino, Ph.D., codirector, University of Illinois at Chicago’s interdisciplinary Learning Sciences Research Institute.

To register for this event, please complete and submit this online registration form for each member of the district team planning to attend the event no later than Tuesday, November 29, 2011 (each member of the district team must register individually). Space is limited. There is no registration fee.

Hotel Information

The event will take place at the Westin O’Hare and a block of rooms is available for participants. To reserve a room, call the toll free number at 888-627-8517. Ask for the American Institutes for Research block of rooms on 12/05/11. Guest may also reserve by fax at 847-698-5483. Reservations must be guaranteed by one night's deposit (room and tax) on a major credit card.

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Lunch will be provided by the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Comprehensive Centers.
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Questions or Comments

If you have any questions or comments about the meeting, please contact Lisa Shimmel by phone (312-283-2301) or e-mail (lshimmel@air.org).