*AIR® Emphasis
Time | Content Assessment | Assessment Leadership | Construction Tools | Deep Dive | Edcite Playground | Data |
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8:15 - 8:30 Registration | Sign up for an Unconference & Lunch | |||||
8:30 - 9:30 | Keynote: Pendulum Swings & Politics - Assessments in the U.S. Christa Krohn (Performing Arts Center) | |||||
9:35 - 10:25 | Up Close and Personal Christa Krohn (Rm. 222) |
A Model for District Assessment Making Cycle Marcie Elbright (Rm. 220) |
Fast, Formative Assessment Tools to Inform Instruction Christy Sinko & Jennifer Fauskey (Rm. 216) |
The Assessment Continuum Donna Snodgrass (Rm. 218) |
Learn: How teams in Ohio are using Edcite and Edcite Schools (Media) |
Wouldn't It be Nice if All Your Student Data Lived in One Place? Chris Rose & Chris Dam (Rm. 312) |
10:30 - 11:20 | The ELA Teacher Meets the Psychometrician Dr. Bryan R. Drost & Tricia Ebner (Rm. 214) |
Adaptive Technology: A 21st Century Tool to Drive Instruction, Optimize Achievement and Close the Achievement Gap Sara Stoddard & Theresa Goodlett (Rm. 222) |
Engaging Digital Assessment Tools Dave Miller & Mike Triska (Rm. 216) |
Play: Independent & Guided Edcite Exploration (Media) |
Edcite Schools Reports & Responding to Data (Rm. 312) | |
11:25 - 12:20 | Three Principles in Aligned Math Assessments Dr. Bryan R. Drost (Rm. 214) |
Beyond Gifted Identification: Using Data from Gifted Screenings Tricia Ebner (Rm. 222) |
Play: Independent & Guided Edcite Exploration (Media) |
Wouldn't It be Nice if All Your Student Data Lived in One Place? Chris Rose & Chris Dam (Rm. 312) |
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12:25 - 1:05 | Lunch / Unconference | |||||
1:10 - 2:10 | A Conversation and Overview of What Disciplinary Literacy Assessment Looks Like in Math, Science, ELA, History, and Other Technical Subjects Joanne Krajeck (Rm. 220) |
Standards-Based Grading Practices: How traditional grading no longer aligns with today's vision and culture for learning Dr. Betty Jo Malchesky (Rm. 222) |
Visible Thinking Strategies in Formative Assessment Dr. Bryan R. Drost & Tricia Ebner (Rm. 214) |
Standards Based Performance Level Descriptors—Defining what Students can do as They Progress Towards Mastery Char Shryock (Rm. 241C) |
Learn: How teams in Ohio are using Edcite and Edcite Schools (Media) |
Edcite Schools Reports & Responding to Data (Rm. 312) |
2:15 - 3:15 | Data 2.0—5 Steps for Instructional Adjustment Dr. Bryan R. Drost (Rm. 214) |
Leading, Learning, and Connecting to the Depths of Knowledge (DOK) for Student Success! Jarred Zapolnik & Tiffany Ficther (Rm. 222) |
The Data You've Been Dreaming Of - Preview New Admin Reports Brian McIntosh (Rm. 216) |
Play: Independent & Guided Edcite Exploration (Media) |
Brunswick City Schools
3581 Center Rd. Brunswick, OH 44212
Speaker
Christa Krohn - Instructional Coach for Orange City Schools
Christa Krohn has been an educator for 16 years teaching 5th grade through college in Math and Physics. She has worked as a teacher, gifted teacher, adjunct college
professor and Instructional Math Coach (K-8). Additionally, she holds principal, curriculum instruction and professional development licenses. Christa founded the
NASA moonbuggy program at Lima Senior High School and has worked at MC2 STEM school where she wrote curriculum and helped develop a model for PBL and capstone project
planning. Currently, she is working as a K-8 Instructional Math Coach in Orange City Schools, Pepper Pike, Ohio. Christa is working with ODE, Innovation Lab Network,
Stanford University’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity, and Envision Learning Partners to integrate Performance Based Assessment and Competency Based Education
into Ohio’s practices and has presented twice with Ohio’s Superintendent Paulo DeMaria at the SXSW conference on this work and Ohio’s progress. She has been instrumental
in developing a coaching model, integrating STEM and PBL in the Orange City Schools as well as securing a sizable grant to support innovation for the district. Christa
is also on the Learning Forward Ohio Executive Board and was the recipient of the 2017 OCTM middle school teacher award for the Northeast Ohio District. She was recently
elected to the OCTM board as Northeast District Director. Christa resides in Shaker Heights, OH with her husband, two kids (ages 14 & 16) and dogs.
In this session, Christa will take a deep dive into things shared in her keynote address in a question-answer format.
Speaker
Christa Krohn - Instructional Coach for Orange City Schools
Christa Krohn has been an educator for 16 years teaching 5th grade through college in Math and Physics. She has worked as a teacher, gifted teacher, adjunct college
professor and Instructional Math Coach (K-8). Additionally, she holds principal, curriculum instruction and professional development licenses. Christa founded the
NASA moonbuggy program at Lima Senior High School and has worked at MC2 STEM school where she wrote curriculum and helped develop a model for PBL and capstone project
planning. Currently, she is working as a K-8 Instructional Math Coach in Orange City Schools, Pepper Pike, Ohio. Christa is working with ODE, Innovation Lab Network,
Stanford University’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity, and Envision Learning Partners to integrate Performance Based Assessment and Competency Based Education
into Ohio’s practices and has presented twice with Ohio’s Superintendent Paulo DeMaria at the SXSW conference on this work and Ohio’s progress. She has been instrumental
in developing a coaching model, integrating STEM and PBL in the Orange City Schools as well as securing a sizable grant to support innovation for the district. Christa
is also on the Learning Forward Ohio Executive Board and was the recipient of the 2017 OCTM middle school teacher award for the Northeast Ohio District. She was recently
elected to the OCTM board as Northeast District Director. Christa resides in Shaker Heights, OH with her husband, two kids (ages 14 & 16) and dogs.
Come learn from our mistakes! Designing quality assessments for large scale deployments requires many eyes to make sure the intent of the assessments is clearly visible in the data results. Attendees at this session will gain access to the assessment creation process, including editing and revising protocols, publishing tests online and test administration used by Akron Public Schools -- lots of trial and error have gone into making this process as smooth as possible! The session will cover district-wide K-12 Assessments in all subjects, but can be applicable to smaller scale, such as common building assessments.
Speaker
Marcie Elbright - Instructional Technology Specialist for Akron Public Schools
Marcie Ebright is the digital learning specialist for Akron Public Schools. She has been an educator since 1996,
starting as a classroom technology teacher and math instructor. For the last ten years, she has worked for the district
incorporating digital literacy across the spectrum. Additionally, Mrs. Ebright has worked with Akron Public Schools in all
forms of testing administration, assessment development, revisions and online implementations. She is a graduate of Kent
State University and The University of Akron education and technology programs as well as Cleveland State University educational
administration certification.
Using online digital resources to make formative assessment easy. An array of different FREE apps, extensions, and websites that will the teacher and the student instant feedback of their progress. This will help to guide and allow for differentiated instruction on an individual basis.
Speakers
Christy Sinko - Instructional Coach for Brunswick City Schools
Christy Sinko has served as an instructional coach in Brunswick City Schools for the past three years. She is currently stationed primarily at
three different elementary schools, but has worked with teachers at all grade levels. Prior to becoming an instructional coach, she worked as
both a Title I reading intervention specialist and as a second grade teacher. She currently works on several different leadership and steering
committees across the district and one at the county level. Mrs. Sinko obtained her undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education from
Baldwin-Wallace College and her master’s degree in Principalship from the University of Akron.
Jennifer Fauskey - Instructional Coach for Brunswick City Schools
Jennifer Fauskey is an Instructional Coach and service three of the seven elementary schools for Brunswick City School District. She has been an
employee of the school system since 1997. Fauskey has taught 2nd grade for sixteen years and one year was spent as a kindergarten teacher. She
received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and master’s degree in Reading K-12 from Baldwin Wallace
College. Fauskey is currently pursuing my Administrator Licensure from Baldwin Wallace University. She is an active member of the District
Leadership Team (DLT), the Building Leadership Team(BLT), Teacher-based Team(TBT). Fauskey was an Educational Leadership Team Coordinator and a
Resident Educator Mentor to new teachers to the district. Fauskey has obtained various certification throughout my career such as; Positive
Behavioral Intervention and Supports Training, Handle with Care Training, Orton-Gillingham Training, Resident Educator Mentor Training, Roles,
Skills, and Tools for Teacher Leaders.
If educators were to assign a label to this period of time in the history of public education they might refer to this period as the Era of Assessment. Tests of all kinds have permeated our classrooms in all subject areas and all grade levels. But not all tests serve the same purpose and not all tests serve the same users. This workshop provides educators with five questions that help them to explore where along a formative to summative assessment continuum an assessment is best placed and when in the instructional process an assessment is best used. Come to this session with a list of all of the assessments you use in your classroom and be prepared to place each of your assessments at a proper point along The Assessment Continuum based on the primary purpose of the assessment and the primary users of the data generated by the assessment.
Speaker
Dr. Donna Snodgrass – President of the Board of Directors for Collaborative Assessment Project (CAP) & President of Formative Instructional Training Services, LLC (FITS)
Donna Snodgrass, Ph.D. has enjoyed an extensive career in education. She has a deep understanding of student assessment through her work with both suburban and urban school
districts. For more than a decade, she supervised testing, research, and student databases for the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District before becoming the Executive
Director of Curriculum and Assessment at Cleveland Metropolitan School District. There, she managed both large-scale and classroom assessment as well as a web-based
standards item bank. Donna has taught courses in educational research, instructional design, and child development for both the Cleveland State University and John Carroll
University. She retired from the Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center at Cleveland State University where for six years she ran a highly successful program in
formative instructional practices. She currently is the president of the Collaborative Assessment Project (CAP). She also consults with school districts on assessment and
student achievement.
In this session, learn how to design an aligned assessment that meets the language arts rigor required of Ohio’s Learning Standards. Using an evidence-centered design and the essential characteristics of high quality items, participants will learn how to write an aligned assessment using a bank of resources, analyze the assessment where students are underperforming or exceeding expectations, and take a stab at writing their own aligned questions. Extensive use of free technology tools will be provided to help support the assessment design process.
Speakers
Dr. Bryan R. Drost - Director of Curriculum and Instruction for ESC
Dr. Bryan R. Drost is a central office director for Rocky River Schools and co-director of the ESC Learning Alliance. He has served as principal,
curriculum director, and teacher for various Northeast Ohio school districts. Bryan holds a variety of roles at the state and national levels, not
limited to ODE Model Curriculum Writer, ODE Fairness and Test Use Committee Member, ODE CAC member, NCME STUC Chairperson, and ODE Regional Data
Lead. Bryan has written and published on a wide-range of articles related to curriculum, instruction, technology, differentiated instruction, and
assessment.
Tricia Ebner - Geauga County ESC/ESC Learning Alliance
Tricia Ebner has been an educator for 27 years, spending the majority of that time in the classroom as a teacher and gifted intervention specialist.
Her dedication to her own continued learning and growth inspired her to pursue National Board Certification in early adolescent English language
arts, and she has since renewed her initial certification. She has also served on several state-level committees and presented at several local,
state-level, and national conferences, including the NBPTS Teaching & Learning Conferences, NCTE, and NCME. In her spare time, she enjoys reading,
cross-stitching and quilting, and music.
Adaptive technology creates a personalized learning plan targeted to each student’s needs, utilizing benchmarking and formative assessments to ensure students are at grade level for end-of-course and end-of-year tests, and is critical in evaluating student responses. For the learner, serve up technology enhanced content that’s lively and engaging, rich with a spirit of community and competition. For the teacher, real-time data on student performance to drive instruction and optimize achievement. Diagnose students' skill gaps, provide differentiated intervention, continuously monitor progress, and modify classroom instruction accordingly in order to maximize student attainment. Learn how one adaptive technology tool can support assessment literacy and close the achievement gap.
Speakers
Sara Stoddard - Fuel Education
Sarah Stoddard is an online and blended learning expert with nearly twenty years in education. Sarah taught English Language Arts and later became a curriculum director
specializing in online and blended instruction. Prior to Sarah’s career with Fuel Education, she established a Career Technology Education program for online learners,
and she served on the review board for English Standards and Assessment Review Committee for the Ohio Department of Education. She also co-developed the partnership with
the University of Cincinnati to create a blended learning teaching certificate program.
Theresa Goodlett - Fuel Education
Theresa Goodlett is a specialist supporting districts, schools and instructors to plan and execute their online program goals. Theresa was a District World Language
Coordinator and teacher of Spanish at the secondary and elementary levels. She spent 3 years in Professional Development supporting and coaching instructors. She actively
engages participants in blended learning world language workshops around the country.
Looking for ways to gather formative assessment data and engage your students? Join us for an interactive hands-on workshop diving into the latest digital assessments. Do you have a favorite? Come prepared to share your favorite digital assessment tool.
Speakers
Dave Miller – Lorain County ESC + NORT2H
Dave has been with the Lorain County ESC since 2001. Dave leads the Northern Ohio Research + Training Technology Hub (NORT2H). The technology integration department assists
districts in evaluating emerging technologies for the classroom exploring the potential impact emerging technologies can have inside the classroom, through the development
of successful professional development opportunities. Dave is Google Certified and has been providing interactive professional development to teachers across NE Ohio since
2001.
Mike Triska – Lorain County ESC + NORT2H
Dave has been with the Lorain County ESC since 2001. Dave leads the Northern Ohio Research + Training Technology Hub (NORT2H). The technology integration department assists
districts in evaluating emerging technologies for the classroom exploring the potential impact emerging technologies can have inside the classroom, through the development
of successful professional development opportunities. Dave is Google Certified and has been providing interactive professional development to teachers across NE Ohio since
2001.
In this session, learn the three overarching principles that are needed in an aligned math assignment. You’ll take a deep dive into funneling problems through the major work of the grade, explore problems at a DOK level 2 or 3, and then engage in a balance of procedural skill and fluency, conceptual understanding, and application.
Speaker
Dr. Bryan R. Drost - Director of Curriculum and Instruction for ESC
Dr. Bryan R. Drost is a central office director for Rocky River Schools and co-director of the ESC Learning Alliance. He has served as principal, curriculum director, and
teacher for various Northeast Ohio school districts. Bryan holds a variety of roles at the state and national levels, not limited to ODE Model Curriculum Writer, ODE Fairness
and Test Use Committee Member, ODE CAC member, NCME STUC Chairperson, and ODE Regional Data Lead. Bryan has written and published on a wide-range of articles related to
curriculum, instruction, technology, differentiated instruction, and assessment.
Ohio requires two whole-grade screenings in superior cognitive thinking, creative thinking, and specific academic areas of reading and math. While the results are used to identify giftedness in students, they can be useful to educators in many other ways as well. This session takes a look at the kinds of information we can learn from the assessments used in whole-grade screenings and how we can use the information to plan appropriate instruction and supports for the children in our classrooms, whether they are identified as gifted or not.
Speaker
Tricia Ebner - Geauga County ESC/ESC Learning Alliance
Tricia Ebner has been an educator for 27 years, spending the majority of that time in the classroom as a teacher and gifted
intervention specialist. Her dedication to her own continued learning and growth inspired her to pursue National Board Certification
in early adolescent English language arts, and she has since renewed her initial certification. She has also served on several
state-level committees and presented at several local, state-level, and national conferences, including the NBPTS Teaching &
Learning Conferences, NCTE, and NCME. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cross-stitching and quilting, and music.
Before we can assess high school literacy, we need working definitions and examples of these strategies: Ohio's definition of Literacy for
Adolescents; Content vs. Disciplinary Literacy/Work Samples in Math, Science, ELA, History, and Other Technical Subjects; Decoding Vocabulary;
Explicit Instruction; and Fidelity.
Once we become familiar and clear about the specifics of these terms, we will develop quick, formative assessments to measure literacy in our
courses to guide instruction to meet Ohio's Learning Standards for Literacy. Examples will be shared from these disciplines and will be
appropriate for 9-10 and 11-12 grade bands.
These assessment strategies/examples are not meant to replace any required testing but to give teachers creative options for pre/post data that can
be obtained quickly to guide daily/weekly instruction.
Speaker
Joanne Krajeck - SST 9 Adolescent Literacy Consultant
Joanne Krajeck is an Adolescent Literacy Consultant for SST 9. Her primary focus is to bring effective teaching strategies for reading and writing
to serve students in enrolled in high school college and career-ready programs (CCR). She also serves as a part-time adjunct at Walsh University,
focusing on the specific needs of literacy for incoming college freshmen.
Joanne received her M. Ed. from Kent State University and holds Ohio certification as a reading specialist K-12, English 7-12, Speech Communications
7-12, and Gifted K-12. In addition, she scores for the AP English Language exam and has scored and consulted for NAEP (National Association of
Educational Progress). Her training in explicit instruction and disciplinary literacy enhances her work with her students as she strives to make them
independent learners.
Inform about the design and implementation process of the The 7 district Performance Asseasment pilot, explore some preliminary results of implementation, and consider scale-up movements for schools/districts and networking connections regionally, statewide, nationally.
Speaker
Dr. Betty Jo Malchesky - Perry Local Schools Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Dr. Betty Jo Malchesky taught in Perry Local Schools in 1993-1996, leaving the district at that time for administrative and leadership
experience. Betty Jo returned to Perry in 2011 with strong experience in curriculum and instruction, having served Willoughby-Eastlake Schools
as district gifted education director, principal, curriculum specialist, and Title I federal programs. Dr. Malchesky’s experience includes
teaching, serving students and families, working closely with teacher support and the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP), aligning federal funding to
district goals, ensuring a district plan for Response to Intervention (RtI), working with school data teams to refine instruction, and facilitating
K-12 professional development in co-teaching, content area literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum revision. Dr. Malchesky has presented
at local, state, and national conferences and has served the Ohio Department of Education with content review of State assessments as well as ORC
(Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading).
In this interactive seminar, we will show you how to transform your teaching and school through a technology based approach to instruction, centered around three elements: visible thinking routines, the moves in formative assessment, and APPS, where APPS is defined as how will an application help students Acquire meaningful content standards, how will an application help students Progress through meaningful feedback, how will an application measure Proficiency of student learning, and how will an application Support the student in learning content. This presentation will provide an overview on what digital tools teachers coupled with visible thinking routines teachers can use to provide feedback and make instructional adjustments based on student responses within the classroom to improve student outcomes. Through these tools, teachers will be addressing the rigor required in the learning standards while encouraging motivation and collaboration with and among students. Please bring a device with you to practice during this interactive session.
Speakers
Dr. Bryan R. Drost - Director of Curriculum and Instruction for ESC
Dr. Bryan R. Drost is a central office director for Rocky River Schools and co-director of the ESC Learning Alliance. He has served as principal,
curriculum director, and teacher for various Northeast Ohio school districts. Bryan holds a variety of roles at the state and national levels, not
limited to ODE Model Curriculum Writer, ODE Fairness and Test Use Committee Member, ODE CAC member, NCME STUC Chairperson, and ODE Regional Data
Lead. Bryan has written and published on a wide-range of articles related to curriculum, instruction, technology, differentiated instruction,
and assessment.
Tricia Ebner - Geauga County ESC/ESC Learning Alliance
Tricia Ebner has been an educator for 27 years, spending the majority of that time in the classroom as a teacher and gifted
intervention specialist. Her dedication to her own continued learning and growth inspired her to pursue National Board Certification
in early adolescent English language arts, and she has since renewed her initial certification. She has also served on several
state-level committees and presented at several local, state-level, and national conferences, including the NBPTS Teaching &
Learning Conferences, NCTE, and NCME. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cross-stitching and quilting, and music.
What are you doing to build common descriptions of what students look like and sound like when they are working toward mastery or have mastered a set of knowledge or skills? How can this common description be used to create tiered assessment items and plan for instruction? This session will focus on a collaborative team protocol for creating Performance Level Descriptors that are based on sets of related Ohio Learning Standards. We will look at tools that can inform this work, including the Interactive Coherence Map for Math, and the Achieve Student Work Protocol.
Speaker
Char Shryock – Director of Curriculum and Instruction Bay Village City Schools
Char Shryock is in her 30th year as an educator and her 7th year as the Director of K-12 Curriculum and Instruction for the Bay Village
City Schools. She has lead the development of curriculum for all content areas k-12. Her responsibilities also include acting as district
testing coordinator and overseeing the technology integration resources in the district.
Char is actively involved in a number of state and national professional organizations including OSBA, ASCD, PTA, Learning Forward, and
the National Councils of Teachers of Math, English and Science. She is a Collaborative for Student Success National Teacher Fellow and
the State Lead for the Ohio Standards Advocate Network. In 2015 she was awarded the Golden Oak Award for advocacy by the Ohio PTA. Char
spent 22 years as a 7-12 ELA and science teacher, and technology integration specialist. She holds a B.S. in Biology and English from
Baldwin-Wallace University, and an M.A. in Educational Administration from Ashland University. When she isn't working, Char acts as a
field supervisor for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's summer archaeological field school.
In this interactive session, the presenter will share how to analyze Ohio State Test data in a five-step process that allows teachers to improve instruction for groups and individual students.
Speaker
Dr. Bryan R. Drost - Director of Curriculum and Instruction for ESC
Dr. Bryan R. Drost is a central office director for Rocky River Schools and co-director of the ESC Learning Alliance. He has served as
principal, curriculum director, and teacher for various Northeast Ohio school districts. Bryan holds a variety of roles at the state and
national levels, not limited to ODE Model Curriculum Writer, ODE Fairness and Test Use Committee Member, ODE CAC member, NCME STUC
Chairperson, and ODE Regional Data Lead. Bryan has written and published on a wide-range of articles related to curriculum, instruction,
technology, differentiated instruction, and assessment.
Description of the Presentation: Do your teachers have a process to identify the cognitive rigor of the Ohio State Tests (OSTs) and then work to align their assessments and instruction to the cognitive demands? Participants of this session will be engaged in learning a process to identify the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Performance Levels of teacher created assessments in relation to the Ohio State Tests (OSTs). In addition, attendees will then use shared resources to align instruction to aligned assessments.
Speakers
Jarred Zapolnik - Principal, Massillon Intermediate School
Jarred Zapolnik is Massillon City School District’s Intermediate School principal. During his years as an administrator, he has excelled in
fostering a leadership culture and creating a shared vision among the staff that propelled student achievement forward. Zapolnik began his
career as a social studies teacher at East Canton High School where he earned the distinction of “Rookie Teacher of the Year” in 2005. Zapolnik
earned his secondary education degree in Adolescent Young Adult Education in Integrated Social Studies from Walsh University and his master's
degree in Education Administration and Leadership from the University of Akron, and his Superintendent Licensure at Ashland University. In his
eleventh year being a building administrator, he is the current building principal at Massillon Intermediate School, an urban school within
Stark County, Ohio, which has seen increases in student achievement, gap closure, and progress yearly.
Tiffany Fichter - Massillon City Schools
Along with Zapolnik is Tiffany Fichter, who has flourished within the classroom as well as the school’s administrative intern. Her leadership
opportunities within the District has resulted in improved student achievement and progress. As PBIS committee chair, implementation of supports
and interventions has led to decreases in student misconduct and increase in attendance.
We are excited to announce that a new set of admin reports is being released next week! Attend this session to get a sneak peak at the new reports that will be released. Create instructional groups to respond to data and brainstorm data protocols for your team.
Speaker
Brian McIntosh - Product Manager at Edcite
Brian majored in Economics at Harvard College. His favorite high school teacher, Mrs. Stuckey, excited him about math and inspired him to teach as well; after Harvard, he joined Teach for America in the Bay Area and taught Algebra 1 and 2 at KIPP San Jose Collegiate.
In the Summer of 2013, he worked at Harvard Education Innovation Laboratory developing a year of 6th grade Common Core curriculum for use in their nationwide tutoring program.
Brian joined Edcite because he saw the need for more high-quality, rigorous computerized content to support his students in the transition to the common core Math.
Teachers and administrators often spend hours finding, collecting, and analyzing their student data in order to impact instruction. Unfortunately, most of your student data points are hard to find and live in siloed programs. Teachers waste precious classroom time jumping from one website to another. Abre, created by two former technology directors, grew from a need to change the formula of how we access and use our student's data. Abre's student baseball card and assessment app allow teachers and school districts the ability to view all their data in one easy to use location.
Speakers
Chris Rose - VP of Product & Co-Founder of Abre
Chris is the Co-founder and VP of Product at Abre. He is responsible for developing and driving Abre’s overall product strategy. Chris was most recently
the Associate Technology Director at Hamilton City Schools. Prior to that, he was a high school math teacher. An accomplished developer and software/web
designer since high school, Chris wrote the vast majority of code for the Abre open source project while at Hamilton City Schools based on the needs and
challenges he experienced as a teacher.
Today he helps manage a growing team of developers but has shifted his focus to leading the product strategy. He spends time in the sales process, meeting
with partners and existing customers to gather input and contributes to both marketing and thought leadership.
Chris Dam, MEd - Account Executive
Chris spent 9 years in the classroom as a 1st and 3rd-grade teacher and also worked as an E-Learning Coach for 7 years. This past summer, he joined
Abre - a Cincinnati based software company. Today Chris works to grow the network of districts and schools who use the Abre platform while supporting
both new and existing customers. He also helps districts create longterm plans with Abre and support training for districts.
Join us to see how teams across Ohio are leveraging Edcite and Edcite Schools to drive student growth with aligned assessments and actionable
insights. Hear it from teachers and administrators about how their teams are building tech-enhanced items that look and feel like AIR and
pushing out common assessments. Learn about the range of reports available and which ones they are finding have the biggest impact on student
growth.
This session will also highlight ways to use Edcite and Edcite Schools with the released Ohio State Tests, Eureka Math, and other OER content.
You can see the Edcite lock-down browser, text-to-speech that mirrors the state portal, and many other additional features.
Listen. Learn. And, Lean in to aligned assessments during this session.
Have you ever wished you could just sit down with the Edcite Team and ask your questions? Do you want time to explore the platform on
your own with experts available in the room to assist as you need it? Have you ever wanted to click around the paid platform to see
what the big differences are?
Join us for this session if you’d like to delve in and start playing with Edcite. We can demo on the board based on what people
would like to see and sit down and answer your individual questions.
Come hang out with us and explore Edcite and Edcite Schools! :)
Are you an Edcite Schools teacher looking to better leverage your reports hub? Join us for a session the dives into the reporting and response
tools available. Learn how to best use question and item analysis, standards-based reports, and the instructional map for responding to your
data. Explore the workflows for assigning targeted content to student groups and progress monitoring your interventions.
While this session will explore the Edcite Schools platform, all teachers are welcome to attend and see the reports available and
how the data can be used.