There is now a large and growing evidence base that helping teachers develop their use of minute-to-minute and day-by-day assessment is one of, if not the most powerful ways to improve student learning. However, adopting formative assessment, or assessment for learning as it is sometimes called, involves far more than adding a few “quick fixes” to teachers’ classroom repertoires. It involves a fundamental shift in focus, from what the teacher is putting in to the process to what the students are getting out of it.
In this 2-day workshop, participants will:
• be clear about formative assessment: what it is and what it isn’t
• appreciate why many approaches to formative assessment have been unsuccessful
• learn how the five “key strategies” of formative assessment provide a uniquely powerful framework for improving learning in classrooms
• find out how the associated practical techniques allow formative assessment to be made a reality in any classroom
• know the most powerful ways of supporting colleagues as they develop their formative assessment practice
Dylan Wiliam is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London.
After a first degree in mathematics and physics, and one year teaching in a private school, he taught in inner-city schools in London for seven years.
In 1984 he joined Chelsea College, University of London, which later merged with King's College London. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Dean of the School of Education at King’s, and from 2001 to 2003, Assistant Principal of the College. In 2003 he moved to the USA, as Senior Research Director at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. From 2006 to 2010 he was Deputy Director of the Institute of Education, University of London.
Over the last 15 years, his academic work has focused on the use of assessment to support learning (sometimes called formative assessment). He now works with groups of teachers all over the world on developing formative assessment practices.
Certificate: E-certificate signed by Dylan William will be issued 5 working days after the workshop.
Registration Fee: USD 700 (RMB 5100) per participant
Group Deal: USD 650 (RMB 4750) per participant for 5 or more participants
Early Bird： USD 650 (RMB 4750) before 30/06/2024
Refund Policy:
Refunds for the workshop may only be issued if cancelled by the Workshop leader(for reasons beyond his control) and we failed to find a suitable time for most of participants; or registered participant informs IES he/she is not able to show up before 30/06/2024;
If there is insufficient registration before 30/06/2024 the IES will inform participants of the cancellation and refund the actual paid registration fee only.
