The 49th Michigan School Testing Conference
Assessment in the K - 12 Learning Environment
February 23 - 25, 2009, Kensington Court Hotel, Ann Arbor

Register and pay by 2/6/09 for the Tuesday – Wednesday Conference and save $25.
For conference details and registration: www.gomiem.org

The conference format will be workshops on Monday, February 23 with general sessions and clinic sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24-25.

Monday, February 23 Workshops: Participants will have the option of choosing among the following three topics:

Building Common Assessments—full day.
Karen Bailey, Performance Pathways

Large Scale Assessment 101: The Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Large Scale Educational Assessments—full day.
Mark Reckase, Michigan State University

Michigan High School Graduation Requirements: Things to Pay Attention to Before They Bite You—half day, morning.
Kristine Gullen, Oakland Schools

Michigan’s School Accreditation System: From Education YES! to MI-SAS—half day, afternoon.
Paul Bielawski, MaryAlice Galloway, Linda Forward and Bruce Fay, MDE

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24-25
General Sessions
Tuesday Keynoter: James Popham, Professor Emeritus, UCLA
Tuesday Luncheon Speaker: Joseph Martineau, Michigan Department of Education
Wednesday Keynoter: Dean Deborah Ball, School of Education, U-M

Clinics
Three dozen breakout sessions addressing practical assessment issues at the classroom, building, district, state and national levels.

For program details and conference registration, please see website at www.gomiem.org

Questions? Contact Danielle Dankenbring at danielle@gomiem.org or 517.327.2589