Name: A1: From Compasses to Conversations: Assessment Communication Strategies for Teachers and Leaders
Start: 2026-09-15T09:45:00-1000
End: 2026-09-15T10:30:00-1000

A1: From Compasses to Conversations: Assessment Communication Strategies for Teachers and Leaders

Tuesday September 15, 2026 9:45am - 10:30am HST

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Building from his preceding keynote, Andrew will reemphasize that a test score is a compass, not a verdict. But making that real in a parent conference, a data meeting, or a classroom requires specific tools. This session offers concrete communication strategies for turning assessment results into growth-oriented conversations. Participants explore techniques like asking students to recall something they mastered through effort, then connecting that memory to reading a score as a signal rather than a sentence. We practice reframing language for common scenarios, from Smarter Balanced scores to report card grades, always oriented toward the question that matters most: what comes next?

Speakers

Andrew Ho

Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Andrew Ho is the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a psychometrician whose research aims to improve the design, use, and interpretation of test scores in educational policy and practice. Ho is known for his research documenting... Read More →