NMIS is a program run in partnership between The University of Melbourne's Melbourne Metrics and The Council of International Schools. It brings together likeminded international schools to use scalable, robust, empirically validated assessment instruments and resources that Melbourne Metrics have developed that enable teachers and schools to assess, report on and credential ‘transversal skills’,  ‘21st Century skills’ 'ATLs' or ‘complex competencies’ such as Agency in Learning, Collaboration, Communication and Acting Ethically, which are integral to learners ability to thrive in the interconnected world of the future. This webinar will explore how schools are leveraging these new metrics of learner competence and success that capture our ambitions for learners beyond cognitive content memorisation. Ellen will share how these metrics are being used to set the international agenda of broadening higher ed selection processes beyond reducing students to a single number. EARCOS school leaders who are already participating in NMIS will illuminate how assessment of competence, not just knowledge, or compliance to tested requirements is impacting learning and teaching in their school and share advice with EARCOS members considering joining NMIS. They will also discuss how these assessments are being used to generate credentials which provide a valid profile of a learner, allowing them to showcase what they are truly capable of in a way that university and other stakeholders can trust and make defensible selection decisions at scale. By measuring what matters, NMIS aims to equip learners with the enduring human competencies they will need to thrive at school and beyond.

Format: Zoom Meeting (Zoom link will be sent 2 days before the event)
Fee: Free for EARCOS Members / $100 for Non-Members