SXSW EDU 2025
Future Ready Impact: Redefining How Schools Measure Success
Description:
Traditional report cards and standardized tests are no longer sufficient to capture the full range of skills students need for the future. This panel will delve into the methodologies and frameworks being developed and implemented to evaluate essential skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. Drawing on the statewide Portrait of a Graduate work in North Carolina and insights from recent educational research, this discussion will deliver practical strategies for shifting competency-based learning into the mainstream and reinventing assessment practices.
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Takeaways
- Redefine Student Assessment: Understand the limitations of traditional assessments and the need for measuring Portrait of a Graduate Durable Skills.
- Explore the Frameworks: Learn about new methodologies and tools for assessing essential skills from leading experts and successful case studies.
- Policy and Community Engagement: Discover how to engage stakeholders in supporting and advocating for innovative assessment practices.
Speakers
- Mike Duncan, Ed.D., President and CEO, Battelle for Kids
- Diego Arambula, Vice President for Educational Transformation, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- Laura Slover, Managing Director, Skills for the Future, ETS
- Tricia McManus, Superintendent, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Organizer
Shane Haggerty, Managing Director, Marketing & Communications, Battelle for Kids
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