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RYH forum Nov. 29th – Assessing the Assessments


A forum for community members to discuss the
CULTURE OF TESTING in our schools
What are all these tests? How do we best measure achievement?
ACCESS… Dibels … REACH… NWEA–Map. CCQ… ISAT… Explore… PLAN… mCLass… Compass

When: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Where: Holstein Park, 2nd floor Auditorium (elevator available)
2200 N. Oakley, Chicago
Time: 7pm – 9 pm
Forum panelists include: teachers who currently administer tests, and
Dr. Noah SobeProf. Noah W. Sobe is Associate Professor of Cultural and EducationalPolicy Studies at Loyola University Chicago where he also directs the Center for Comparative Education.  Prof. Sobe researches the history of education and the relationship between globalization and schools and serves on the Boards of Directors of several scholarly societies He presents findings at academic conferences around the globe.  Prof. Sobe is the parent of two daughters currently attending CPS and a member of a group of education researchers called CReATE (Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates of Transformative Education). He is a co-author of CReATE’s research brief on high stakes standardized testing.
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