1. @jonathanemartin and @pammoran
educon 2013

2. please introduce yourself and share:
why you chose this session?
and/or
what is your interest in
the cwra and performance task assessment?

3. 3 parts today:
1. Examining Sample CWRA and performance task
assessments.
2. Discussing the value of CWRA.
3. Discussing extending CWRA-style assessment into
our own programs.

4. Choose a performance task Address in review &
discussion:
cwra’s released crime reduction
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12155
5584/Performance-Task-Crime-
Reduction *What would you look
/ for as evidence of a
http://goo.gl/UMC21 high quality student
response?
or
acps elementary/art task: *What would be
evidence of a low
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12242
7895/ACPS
quality student
/
response?
http://goo.gl/zPJ89
*What skills are required
of students to compose
a high quality response?

7. what is the value of the cwra?

10. AACUU’s LEAP
Intellectual and Practical
Skills
• Inquiry and analysis
• Critical and creative
thinking
• Written and oral
communication
• Quantitative literacy
• Information literacy
• Teamwork and problem
solving
Demonstrated through the
application of knowledge,
skills, and responsibilities to
new settings and complex
problems

11. * CWRA +
Cheaper
8th grade option
Specifically designed for 8-12
New SR questions
Accurate reporting for individual student tests
Broader applications

14. discussion

15. how can we use the cwra
as model
to strengthen this type
assessment for
teaching and learning
in our schools?

16. ACPS K-12 Performance Task Design Conferences
St. Gregory’s Open Computer Testing
Performance Task Academy & CLA in Classroom
Virginia Beach’s experience.
Others– Please share.

17. how do you think a school district can best
start if interested in cwra?

18. what is important for a district to consider
about cwra use?