Gain Clarity on Assessing for Transfer

Put students in the driver's seat of learning & assessing

This course is for classroom teachers (upper elementary and secondary) who are already familiar with the ACT model of conceptual transfer and are ready to take their practice to the next level. 

Transform your practice in under one hour! 

Note: If you are new to the ACT model, please take one of our other micro-courses first: Either Conceptual Transfer in Elementary or select one of the Conceptual Transfer disciplines (math, arts, etc.) that most applies to you. 

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Letter

    2. Types of Learning & Achievement

    3. Designing a Transfer Task

    4. Application Time

    1. Student Ownership of Assessment

    2. Application Time

    1. Responding to Assessment Data

    2. Feedback Examples

    3. Application Time

    1. Fostering Life-Long Learning

    2. Application Time

    3. Closing Lesson

    4. Course Feedback

About this course

  • $99.00
  • 13 lessons

Success Criteria

  • Clarify what assessment of conceptual transfer looks like.

  • Plan ways to measure conceptual transfer in your setting.

  • Support students in taking a significant role in assessing their own learning.

  • Address common fears about conceptual transfer and high stakes exams.

  • Plan ways to respond to assessment data, both for teachers and for students.

  • Consider factors that negatively impact achievement and factors that negatively impact intrinsic motivation for learning.

  • Plan ways to foster a love of learning through assessments practices.

  • Clarify issues of reliability around assigning scores to learning.

Create Pattern Seekers

Empower your students to transfer their learning to new situations.

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Bestselling Author Julie Stern

This course is based on the work of four-time, bestselling author, Julie Stern. She has two decades experience facilitating adult learning, and feels lucky to partner with educators to take their practice to the next level. She is passionate about synthesizing the best of education research into practical tools that support educators in breaking free of the industrial model of schooling and moving toward teaching and learning that promotes sustainability, equity, and well-being.
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*Price is per person. Access includes one year from purchase date. Discounts for 10 or more from the same school. Email [email protected] with questions.

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