Formative Assessment: Can it Really Be Transformative? by Dr. W. James Popham February 23, 2010

This practical, hands-on workshop is designed to promote attendees’ understanding of seven key concepts associated with the formative-assessment process. At the conclusion of the one-day session, attendees will understand . . . 1) What Formative Assessment Is and What It Isn’t; 2) What It Can Do and What It Can’t; 3) Why Levels Can Lead to Lucidity; 4) Why Learning Progressions Must Lurk; 5) What the Essence of Formative Assessment is; 6) Why Right-Size Bites Rule; and 7) Why Dawdling is Dumb. Recommendations will be offered for those who wish to implement formative assessment at a district, school, or classroom level. Registration Fee:          $161.00 MASCD Members -- $173.00 Non-Members

LOCATION OF WORKSHOPS: Education and Research Center 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 TIME:  Workshop begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION: All registration forms should be completed and accompanied by a check or a purchase order number. Please fax registration form and purchase order number to (601) 824-5857. Checks should be made payable to Mississippi Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (MASCD), P. O. Box 13576, Jackson, MS 39236

For additional information or to register for these workshops, contact Dr. Milton Baxter at mbaxter@mascd.com, 601-591-2210, or 601-573-3899.