Computational Thinking from K-12 Disciplinary Perspectives:
Assessments
November 7-9, 2017
Education Development Center Conference Center
43 Foundry Avenue
Waltham, MA
Agenda
(Subject to change)
Education Development Center Conference Center
43 Foundry Avenue
Waltham, MA
(Subject to change)
Day 1: Tuesday, November 7 – Where are we now?
11:45a First Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza to EDC
12:00p Lunch begins
12:15p Second Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza to EDC
12:30 Welcome, Introductions and Expectations (lunch continues), Workshop Goals, Updates on
progress since August workshop, Feedback from Participants, Sign-Ups (Presentation Slides)
1:30 Sharing: How are you assessing disciplinary standards/practices?
2:15 Assessment Landscape: Current efforts in assessment, examples and resources
4:00 Challenges and Opportunities: What are the tensions/challenges around assessing CT within the disciplines?
Sign-Ups:
4:45 Debrief on Day 1
5:00 Adjourn
5:15 First Shuttle leaves from EDC (to Crowne Plaza)
5:50 Second Shuttle leaves from EDC (to Crowne Plaza)
6:00 Birds-of-a-feather Dinner (on your own; sign up to join a group while at EDC)
Day 2: Wednesday, November 8 – La Lucha (The Struggle)
8:00a First Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza (to EDC)
8:30 Second Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza (to EDC)
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Welcome Back and Review Agenda for the Day
9:15 What do we know about today’s assessments? What are we working on?
10:30 BREAK
10:45 Open conference discussion groups
12:00p Report out
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Open conference discussion groups
2:15 Report out from Open Conference discussion groups
2:45 Challenges: What are the greatest challenges in assessing CT within disciplinary learning?
What gaps are there in assessment if teachers adopt the “elements” proposed in this workshop?
3:30 Recommendations: What are our recommendations for addressing these assessment challenges or research questions defining what we need to learn next?
4:30 Debrief on Days 1 and 2 - What’s missing?
5:15 First Shuttle leaves from EDC (to Crowne Plaza)
5:45 (depending on traffic) Second Shuttle leaves from EDC (to Crowne Plaza)
6:00 Birds-of-a-feather Dinner (on your own; sign up to join a group while at EDC)
Day 3: Thursday, November 9 – Where are we going?
8:00a First Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza (to EDC)
8:30 Second Shuttle leaves from Crowne Plaza (to EDC)
8:45 Breakfast
9:15 Welcome Back, Review Agenda for the Day
9:30 What should we be assessing to best prepare students for success at the Human-Technology Frontier?
10:40 Break
10:45 What new questions did this workshop provoke?
11:30 What next steps will keep this Brain Trust moving forward?
12:00 Lunch and online feedback
1:00 General Debrief - Accomplishments and Reflections on Process
2:00 Adjourn