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WERA Spring Conference 2010: "Aiming High to Close the Gap"

March 24-25, 2010

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Dr. Lorrie Shepard Keynote Next-Generation Assessment - The Choice Between Speed and Substance

Session 1.1 Raising Achievement by Raising Standards

Session 1.2 Bias and Sensitivity Review for WCAS

Session 1.3 Collection of Evidence

Session 1.6 State Standards and Academic Growth

Session 1.7 Grade Level Standards

Session 1.8 Aiming High to Close the Gap - Culrural Competence

Session 2.6 External School Reviews

Session 2.8 OSPI Formative Assessment Update

Session 2.9 A. Changing Face of Accountability

Session 2.9 B. Persistently Low Achieving Schools

Session 3.4 Formative Assessment -- Professional Development

Session 3.6 NAEP Digging Deeper

Session 3.8 Modeling StudentGrowth

Session 4.3 Common State Standards and Assessment

Session 4.4 Every child deserves the fineset teaching possible - the role of the principal

Session 4.6 Adolescent Engagement in Learning -- The Healthy Youth Survey

Session 4.7 Tricks of the Trade for Districts

Session 5.3 Academic Achievement of Former ELL Students

Session 5.4 The Measurement of Race and Ethnicity

Session 5.5 Improvement Framework

Session 5.7 Closing The Achievement Gap in High School Graduation

Session 6.4 Developing Habits for Math Success

Session 6.6 Achievement Gaps and the Proficiency Trap

Session 6.7 Freshman Success