Districts across the country are adopting assessments to improve student outcomes. But what are the ingredients that transform a test into an instrument for strengthening teaching and learning?
In this webinar, WestEd experts will explore what it takes for interim assessments to do more than measure student knowledge. Learn how innovative science assessments and assessment practices help educators better implement instructional materials, improve instruction, and boost student motivation and engagement.
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time: 12–12:30 p.m. PT
Session Topics
- High-Quality Assessment—Learn innovative assessment design features that provide educators with meaningful data and support their timely use to improve instruction.
- Next Generation Science Standards—Explore how today’s science standards reshaped learning goals across the nation and what that means for effective assessment.
- System Leadership—Leaders make critical decisions that impact teacher practice and student outcomes by aligning resources, policies, and systems.
Who Should Attend
- State and District Curriculum Supervisors
- Assessment Directors
- Science Coordinators
- District Superintendents
Featured Speakers
Jenny Sarna, Project Director, Science and Engineering at West Ed
Sarna is a nationally recognized leader in science education with a focus on bridging the gap between research and practice to support educators and leaders with creating the conditions for meaningful and impactful learning. As director of WestEd’s NextGenScience project, Sarna works with system leaders to identify and enact policies and practices that have had a lasting impact on the quality of science instruction and the advancement of equitable education for all students.
Jill Wertheim, Senior Research Associate, Science and Engineering
Wertheim works with school systems, states, publishers, and researchers to make science assessment more meaningful, equitable, and even joyful for students and teachers. As the director of SCALE Science at WestEd, she helps build school, district, and statewide capacity to advance all students’ science learning through student-centered, asset-based assessment practices.
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