2007 MARC Conference
Eighth Annual Maryland Conference: Alternate Assessment
October 11 & 12, 2007
University 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, University of Maryland
Conceptualizing Alternate Assessment, With an Emphasis on:
8:45 – 9:15 Defining the Population to be Served
Jacqueline F. Kearns, University of Kentucky
9:15 – 9:45 Understanding the Construct to be Assessed
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt University
9:45 – 10:15 Sampling the Domain for Evidence of Achievement
Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Influencing Alternate Assessments Through Public Policy
Susan L. Rigney, U. S. Department of Education
11:00 – 11:30 Alignment Issues & Methods for Alternate Assessments
Diane M. Browder, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
11:30 – 12:00 Setting Standards for Alternate Assessments
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
12:00 – 12:30 Evaluating Alternate Assessments
Scott F. Marion, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Commonalities and Differences Among State Programs
Rachel Quenemoen, University of Minnesota
Selected State Exemplars – Philosophy, Description, Supporting Data
2:00 – 2:45 Connecticut
Peter Behuniak, University of Connecticut
Joseph Amenta, Connecticut State Department of Education
2:45 – 3:30 Georgia
Claudia Flowers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Melissa Fincher, Georgia Department of Education
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 4:30 Maryland
Sharon Hall, U. S. Department of Education
Martin Kehe, Maryland State Department of Education
William D. Schafer, University of Maryland
4:30 – 5:15 Mississippi
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt University
Andrew Roach, Georgia State University
Friday, October 12
7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:45 Massachusetts
Daniel J. Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education
Charles A. DePascale, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educational Assessment
8:45 – 9:30 Oregon
Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon
Nancy Latini, Oregon Department of Education
Diana Carrizales, Oregon Department of Education
9:30 – 10:15 South Carolina
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, University of Connecticut
Diane M. Browder, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stephen N. Elliott, Vanderbilt University
Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
Claudia Flowers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jacqueline F. Kearns, University of Kentucky
Scott F. Marion, Nat Cntr for Imp. of Educ. Assessment
Rachel Quenemoen, University of Minnesota
Susan L. Rigney, U. S. Department of Education
William D. Schafer, University of Maryland
Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon
Daniel J. Wiener, Massachusetts Department of Education
12:45 – 1:00 Conference Wrap-Up
Robert W. Lissitz, University of Maryland