BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Speaker Information:Sarah Lubienski\, Sarah McCarthey\, and Pat rick SmithExperts from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction will d iscuss:\n\nCurrent uses and abuses of standardized testing in the U.S.\nEf fects of testing on diverse populations\nTeacher accountability and the ne w NCLB legislation\nInternational and national comparisons\n\n \;\nSar ah Lubienski is a professor of mathematics education and the former chair of the NAEP Studies SIG of AERA. \; With funding from the National Cen ter for Education Statistics\, she has used standardized test data to exam ine disparities in diverse students' math outcomes\, and factors underlyin g those outcomes. \;She believes good\, national tests provide valuab le information and can serve as powerful levers of reform.\nSarah McCarthe y\, Professor of Language &\; Literacy and Director of Teacher Educatio n\, studies the effects of policy contexts\, including NCLB\, on students\ , teachers\, and teacher educators. \; She finds that when test scores are used inappropriately\, schools are labeled as failing\, teachers are maligned\, and teacher education programs are damned. \; But can asses sment be salvaged to inform better instruction?\nPatrick Smith is an Assoc iate Professor of Bilingual Education and Literacy. He studies language/li teracy learning and human capital in and out of schools\, with a focus on Spanish/English bilinguals and Mexican-origin students. (Im)migrant learne rs are historically marginalized in U.S. schools\, and current monolingual testing practices further limit their educational trajectories while prov iding teachers with little useful information. Smith would abolish testing for emergent bilinguals and linguistically diverse learners.\nPanel discu ssion moderated by Dr. William TrentCost:Free and open to the publicContac t:Meghan Peachschultze@illinois.eduSponsor:Department of Curriculum and In struction DTEND:20160129T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T222234Z DTSTART:20160129T180000Z LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:C&I Panel Discussion: Should Testing be Abolished? UID:RFCALITEM639247441540795528 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Speaker Information:< /p>

Sarah Lubienski\, Sarah McCarthey\, and Patrick Smith

Experts from the Department of Curriculum and I nstruction will discuss:

Current uses and abuses of standardized testing in the U.S.
Effects of te sting on diverse populations
Teacher accountabi lity and the new NCLB legislation
International and national comparisons

Sarah Lubienski is a professor of mathematics e ducation and the former chair of the NAEP Studies SIG of AERA. \; With funding from the National Center for Education Statistics\, she has used standardized test data to examine disparities in diverse students' math ou tcomes\, and factors underlying those outcomes. \;She believes good\, national tests provide valuable information and can serve as powerful lev ers of reform.

Sarah McCarthey\, Professor of Lan guage &\; Literacy and Director of Teacher Education\, studies the effe cts of policy contexts\, including NCLB\, on students\, teachers\, and tea cher educators. \; She finds that when test scores are used inappropri ately\, schools are labeled as failing\, teachers are maligned\, and teach er education programs are damned. \; But can assessment be salvaged to inform better instruction?

Patrick Smith is an A ssociate Professor of Bilingual Education and Literacy. He studies languag e/literacy learning and human capital in and out of schools\, with a focus on Spanish/English bilinguals and Mexican-origin students. (Im)migrant le arners are historically marginalized in U.S. schools\, and current monolin gual testing practices further limit their educational trajectories while providing teachers with little useful information. Smith would abolish tes ting for emergent bilinguals and linguistically diverse learners.

Panel discussion moderated by Dr. William Trent< /p>
Cost:
Free and open to the publ ic
Contact:
Meghan Peach
schultze@illinois.edu

Sponsor:
Department of Curriculum and Instructio n
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