Maricopa Fall Assessment Forum
Oct 20, 2006

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Event Location
Rio Salado College
323 West 14th Street, Tempe
480-517-8540

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This Dialogue Day has been pre-approved for 4.0 clock hours Faculty Professional Growth non-academic advancement.

The District Student Academic Achievement Assessment Committee (DSAAAC), the District Office for Institutional Effectiveness and the MCLI invite you to:

Maricopa Fall Assessment Forum
"Underprepared Students: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Challenges"

Oct 20, 2006
Rio Salado College, Conference Center
11:00am - 3:30pm
Lunch will be provided.

featuring
Tom Horne, Arizona Department of Education, Superintendent for Public Instruction
Shelly Potts, Assistant Dean, University College at ASU
Tom Butler, Reading and English Faculty, Paradise Valley Community College
Bob Bendotti, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Paradise Valley Community College

Goal

Participation by College Faculty teams / assessment teams is strongly recommended.

This event will help faculty and administrators involved in assessment of student learning outcomes at any level to increase the effectiveness of their work by increasing their understanding of the teaching, learning and assessment challenges of working with underprepared students. The faculty on the DSAAAC committee indicated interest in and a need for this focus or theme because of conversations with their colleagues at their colleges. This forum will give participants an opportunity to increase shared meaning and shared ideas for facing common challenges.

Agenda

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  
  • Welcome and introduction
  • Keynote Presentation by Tom Horne
  • Q&A
  • Small group discussions about impact of trends data on current teaching, learning and assessment challenges
• 12:00 - 12:30 pm
  Lunch
• 12:30 - 2:00 pm
  
  • Keynote Presentation by Shelly Potts
  • Q&A
  • Small group discussions about University College strategies that might help us with current teaching, learning and assessment challenges
• 2:00 - 3:20 pm
  
  • Keynote Presentation by Tom Butler and Bob Bendotti
  • Q&A
  • Small group discussions about strategies at PVCC that might help us with current teaching, learning and assessment challenges
• 3:20 - 3:30
  Reflection / Assessment and Evaluation

This event is sponsored by District Student Academic Achievement Assessment Committee (DSAAAC), the District Office for Institutional Effectiveness and the MCLI. For questions and answers contact Laura Helminski, at 480-517-8267.

Faculty Professional Growth

This Dialogue Day has been pre-approved for 4.0 clock hours Faculty Professional Growth non-academic advancement.