Natalie Bolton

Associate Professor

University of Missouri - St. Louis

NATALIE BOLTON is an associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She earned her Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Louisville. She has an M.A. in secondary education with emphasis in social studies education, and a B.A. in secondary education from the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Bolton’s work experiences include middle school teacher, middle school assistant principal, Kentucky Department of Education Social Studies Consultant, Director of the Office of Civic Education and Engagement and Assistant Professor, University of Louisville and University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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4-Day Certificate Course: April 2-5

Supporting Student Learning with High Quality Assessment Practices

Connect & Engage

Participants will work in disciplinary teams discussing ways to lead others in designing and implementing high quality standards-based classroom assessments and research-based formative assessment strategies.

Four assessment methods (selected response, written response, performance assessment task, and personal communication) and seven formative assessment strategies (clear learning targets, models of student work at different performance levels, descriptive feedback, self-assessment and goal setting, addressing misconceptions, instruction aligned with student needs, and students tracking, reflecting, and communicating his/her learning) aligned with content standards and grade level outcomes will be highlighted.

Learn

Participants will work in disciplinary teams enhancing their assessment design knowledge and confidence in leading others in designing and critiquing others in designing and critiquing classroom assessment. A collection of assessment design checklists and protocols will be used to support participant learning.

Participants are encouraged to bring existing or draft classroom assessments and content standards to use for refining and critiquing assessment measures. Additionally, participants will develop tools to support intentional implementation of research-based formative assessment strategies aligned with assessments to be used during a unit of study.

Reflect & Apply

Emphasis will be placed on ensuring participants have a collection of tools and resources to support self and others in the implementation of high-quality assessment design and formative assessment strategies. Participants will annotate and modify resources provided during the training to contextualize to school setting, students, and content area(s). Disciplinary teams will also create a shared web-based space to be used for collaboration during and after the training to support the sharing of materials, assessments, and tools across the NESA region.

Target Audience:

K-12 assessment specialists or administrators with assessment role, K-12 content leads, K-12 disciplinary teams focused on designing assessments or formative assessment.