Chapters International

Internationally-renowned author and consultant, Jay McTighe, will share ideas from his most recent book, Assessing Learning in the Classroom – By Design (Teachers College Press, 2021).

He will present five underlying assessment principles and examine a set of fundamental questions about the What?, Why? and How? of effective assessment. He will examine various assessment purposes – Diagnostic, Formative and Evaluative – and review a framework of the various methods for gathering evidence of student learning. Finally, he will prevent seven practical and proven strategies for using assessments to improve learning. If you recognize the importance of using assessments to promote, as well as measure, learning, you’ll want to attend this session!

Jay McTighe

Jay McTighe is a veteran education and accomplished author, having co-written 18 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design® series with Grant Wiggins. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Jay has also written more than 60 book chapters, articles and blogs. Jay has an extensive background in professional development and is a regular speaker at state, national and international conferences. He has made presentations in 48 states within the United States and internationally in 41 countries on six continents.