Building Effective Assessment Practices for ASL Educators
Friday 16 October 2026, 15:00
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Hands-on workshop sessions will focus on the selection and use of assessment tools, calibration processes, identification of iimplementation flaws, fairness in grading, and the development of clear and meaningful rubrics in assessing ASL students’ skills.
Workshop Scope of Topics
ASL Assessment PlatformsCalibrating and Norming StrategiesReframing Feedback: A More Effective ApproachHow do we assess students’ creative narratives?Equity in ASL Grading: Reducing Subjectivity andImplicit BiasSchedule
Oct 16 3:00 PM Registration, Welcome, Introductions
Oct 16 4:15 PM Keynote Address, Kim Kurz, followed by Dinner Reception
Oct 16 7:00 PM Performance, Ben Jarashow Live!
Oct 17 8:30 AM Coffee, pastries, Workshops, Lunch
Oct 17 3:30 PM Closing Comments and Future Projects
Limited to 25 participants. Registration is FREE but required. A detailed schedule including locations, will be provided upon registration.
Register by October 9 at https://forms.gle/5VBfw8oMzuqFS8up9
Keynote
Dr. Kim Kurz, Professor, directs the Sign Language Assessment and Resource Center at RIT/NTID.
How to measure progress over time in ways that are reliable, equitable and aligned with program outcomes.
Performance
Ben Jarashow Live!
Ben’s live storytelling show offers a collection of stories, ranging from embarrassing, comedic real-life experiences to stand-up comedy.
Funded by the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning
https://www.languageconsortium.org/
Organized by Brenda Schertz, Cornell; Allison Bloom, Princeton; Frances Conlin, Harvard; Heather Nowicki, Brown and Julia Silvestri, Yale.
FMI: Brenda Schertz, [email protected]
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