Booking PD with AAC
AAC is available to provide custom professional learning, either in-person or through virtual meetings.
Costs are increasing everywhere, and because we all know the benefit of ongoing embedded professional learning, AAC is offering a graduated fee structure to help make ongoing professional learning more affordable for our members.
Please note that you must be an AAC member at the time of the workshop to qualify for AAC member rates. If you have questions about our rates please email info@aac.ab.ca.
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Leaders play a critical role in shaping the conditions for effective assessment. These sessions help leaders strengthen their own assessment literacy and support staff in aligning practices with division and provincial priorities.
Examples include:
- Creating Assessment Policy
- School Based Assessment Review
- Student-Led Conferences and Alternative Reporting Practices
- Establishing Family School Assessment Partnerships
High-quality assessment starts with clarity. These sessions focus on clarifying learning outcomes, success criteria, and aligning instruction and assessment with curricular intent.
Examples include:
- Unpacking Outcomes and Establishing Criteria Statements
- Backward Design and Assessment Mapping
- Differentiated and Inclusive Assessment Strategies (UDL)
Formative assessment drives learning by providing feedback and next steps during the learning process. These sessions focus on strategies that make learning visible and responsive.
Examples include:
- Feedback that Moves Learning Forward
- Gathering Evidence through Observation and Conversation
- Assessment as Learning (self and peer assessment for student ownership)
- Honoring the Formative Assessment Journey over a Final Score
Summative assessments should fairly and accurately represent student learning. These sessions explore practices that ensure integrity, transparency, and consistency.
Examples include:
- Designing Summative Assessments Aligned with Curricular Targets
- Summative Assessment and Reporting Practices that Serve Learning
- Standards-Based Reporting
- Inquiry Based Learning in Any Subject
Every school has unique assessment needs. We’ll collaborate with you to design a session tailored to your context, priorities, and learners.
Examples include:
- Bringing Assessment Outside
- Assessing Through Play
- Gamifying Assessment
- Assessment and AI