WestEd
For Building Educator Capacity Through Effective Formative Assessment
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/17/2014
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Term15 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
WestEd, a nonprofit research and development organization, will develop and scale "formative assessments," which improve classroom instruction by providing rich evidence of student accomplishment on deeper learning competencies that can then be used in real time to improve student learning. The project will be undertaken by a pre-established network of states that is promoting the implementation of college- and career-ready standards and formative assessment. This grant advances the Hewlett Foundation’s goal of building teacher capacity to implement effective assessment in support of deeper learning for all students.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.wested.org
Address
1000 G Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a deeper learning curriculum and teacher professional development market scan
We propose this supplemental grant for WestEd to conduct a review of online teacher professional development (PD) practices, programs and technologies aligned with Deeper Learning goals.. The information gained through this analysis will make it clear what online teacher PD programs and technologies are readily available to support Deeper Learning. As Hewlett moves forward with the promotion of Deeper Learning, this analysis will make clear where key leverage points exist and where development and technical support activities can do the most good.This analysis will take place over a six-month period and conclude with a set of recommendations on possible strategies for promoting Deeper Learning through online professional development programs at scale. This grant is a supplement to a current WestEd project to scan curricula and traditional PD programs and will help extend the evaluation to include online PD programs and technologies.
for support of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
WestEd is a leading research, development, and technical assistance organization. It will work with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to support the implementation of its five-year strategic plan.
