Empower your students to excel on Wisconsin’s Forward Exam! This engaging, full-day workshop is designed for educators (teachers and leaders) looking to deepen their understanding of the Forward Exam’s structure, item types, and blueprints. Through hands-on analysis of Forward Exam features and a comprehensive dive into Depth of Knowledge (DOK), participants will gain actionable strategies to enhance classroom instruction and better prepare students for success. Join us at CESA 3 for a day of collaboration, learning, and impactful takeaways to bring back to your classroom and PLC teams!

Participants will:

• Examine the Forward Exam’s purpose, alignment with Wisconsin Academic Standards, and its role in assessment
• Dig into test items, types, and most tested standards and interpret data to inform instruction
• Explore four levels of DOK and their importance in assessment and instruction
• Integrate Forward Exam insights with classroom practice

Bring your curriculum materials (teacher’s guides) in ELA and Mathematics for deeper study into standards and DOK.

Don’t miss our Forward Exam workshop! Learn how to analyze items, build DOK-aligned questions, and turn insights into action. Register today to secure your spot!

 

This virtual conference focuses on preparing school teams for the DPI’s December 10 Snapshot. Accurate data reporting is essential, as it impacts school funding, accountability, and a multitude of performance metrics. This event will provide targeted sessions on data verification through WISEdash for Districts, error-checking processes, and practical strategies for improving data quality across educational metrics.

Conference Objectives:

• Ensure Accurate Data: Understand the types of data required for the Snapshot and the significance of data accuracy in funding and accountability.
• Learn Error-Checking Techniques: Use WISEdash for Districts to validate data and access a new tool for identifying and correcting data errors before submission.
• Strengthen Data Management: Learn best practices in data leadership to establish systems to streamline future snapshots and other reporting needs.

Topics include:

8:30: (L. Aalgaard) Snapshot Readiness: Getting the Right Systems and Tools in Place

9:30: (L. Aalgaard) The Data Behind LEA Determinations and Indicator 11

10:30:  (N. Smith) WISEdata 101 and SIS demonstration

11:30: Lunch

12:30: (L. Arneson) Using Snapshot Dashboards for Data Validation

1:30: DPI’s Jeff Perry for Q&A

A ZOOM LINK WILL BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE EVENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER .

 

Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop at the Math It Up Conference, where educators will explore mathematical modeling across various grade levels. Mathematical modeling is a dynamic process that connects mathematics to real-world problems, allowing students to create abstract representations, analyze complex situations, and derive meaningful solutions. This workshop will demonstrate how modeling not only builds critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills but also promotes interdisciplinary learning and equity in the classroom by drawing on students’ lived experiences.

Through interactive activities, participants will delve into the iterative process of modeling, explore its application from elementary through high school, and discover strategies for integrating mathematical modeling into their curriculum. Whether you are a K-8 teacher, a high school instructor, or an instructional coach, you will leave with tools to help students deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts and see themselves as capable, confident problem-solvers in and out of the classroom.

 

Kristin and Ellie will have virtual opportunities every three weeks starting after March 11th to reflect on the integration of strategies discussed at the workshop and track progress in applying mathematical modeling techniques across grade levels.

 

Agenda:

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcome and Introduction to Mathematical Modeling

• Overview of the day’s objectives
• Importance of mathematical modeling across grade levels
• Setting the stage for interdisciplinary and real-world connections

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Session 1: Exploring the Modeling Process

• Introduction to the key components of mathematical modeling
• Hands-on activity: Modeling a real-world problem
• Group discussion on the iterative nature of modeling and its application in the classroom

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Session 2: Integrating Modeling in K-12 Classrooms

• K-8 focus: Developmentally appropriate modeling tasks
• Strategies for fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving in younger students
• Collaborative lesson planning exercise

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch Break

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Session 3: Mathematical Modeling

• High school focus: Deepening students’ understanding through complex modeling problems
• Integrating technology and interdisciplinary approaches in the modeling process
• Hands-on activity: Tackling a high school-level modeling problem

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Session 4: Promoting Equity and Inclusivity through Mathematical Modeling

• Using students’ lived experiences to make modeling relevant
• Case studies on equitable teaching practices in mathematical modeling
• Group discussions on how to implement these strategies

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Session 5: Assessment and Reflection in Mathematical Modeling

• Assessing the modeling process: Formative and summative approaches
• Using student reflections to improve the modeling experience
• Designing assessment tools for your classroom

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Closing and Next Steps

• Recap of the day’s learning
• Sharing of key takeaways
• Resources and support for continued implementation of mathematical modeling