Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative
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The Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative (LPVEC) will be hosting a course for teachers on the topic of Formative Mathematics Assessments. This course will assist teachers in developing their own formative assessments in mathematics using a web based assessment tool called ASSISTments. This free tutoring program developed at WPI allows teachers to create diagnostic reports and custom design tutorials for their students.
- Enroll by February 22, 2012
- Space is limited to 20 participants
- A minimum of 10 participants required
- Course Cost Per Participant: $300.00
Course credit
- All participants will receive 24 PDPs,
- Participants may also purchase 2-credits from through Framingham State University. The cost is $ 150 ($75 per credit )
Dates/Times
- 3:30 – 6:30
- 2/29, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/23
Location
Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative
174 Brush Hill Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01089
Teachers will learn to do the following:
Topics Covered
- Differentiate instruction
- Formatively assess students
- Analyze results of pre-, post- and benchmark testing
- Build problem sets from the existing ASSISTments data base or from teacher generated problems
- Effectively assign and review home work
- Strengthen Professional Learning Communities
