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This webinar, the first of two in the series, delves into ways to apply key principles of formative assessment to remote learning, with an emphasis on meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With concrete examples and videos from educators who have been engaged in this work, we look at the what, why, and how of formatively assessing key dimensions of student learning and growth. We will look at the types of instruction that foster rich and authentic uses of language, and we will place special emphasis on developing and learning from student-student interactions. Finally, during each session, we will hear from educators as they consider ways to leverage formative assessment practices in remote learning environments to improve teaching and learning for multilingual learners.

Facilitator Bio’s:
Jeff Zwiers is a senior researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and the Director of Professional Development for Stanford’s Understanding Language initiative. He has taught in diverse elementary and secondary schools. His research consists of collaborating and co-teaching with teachers to learn what works best for educating all learners. He has published books and articles on reading, thinking, and academic language. He holds a BA in Psychology from Stanford, an MAT in Language and Reading from Stanford, and a PhD in Education from USF.

Steven Weiss is the Director of Leadership Initiatives at Understanding Language. His work cultivates leadership capacity at the school site, district, and state level to lead systemic change for Multilingual learners. He has been a professional developer and instructional coach for secondary teachers and administrators in urban school districts such as New York City, Austin, San Diego and San Jose. He has also worked as a K-8 school administrator, a bilingual/ESL resource teacher, and a high school Spanish/History/ESL teacher. Steven is bilingual in Spanish. He holds an M.Ed. from U.C.L.A., an M.A. in Educational Administration from San Francisco State University, and an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College.

About the Webinars:
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and Stanford University’s Understanding Language Initiative (UL) partnered to offer a two-part virtual series addressing formative assessment practices with multilingual learners in remote learning environments. UL experts share best practices alongside educators who offer real-world applications.