October 2008
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| CIEAMail, Issue 26 | October 2008 |
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Welcome Welcome to CIEAMAIL, the topical monthly members e-newsletter, carrying news and views from the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA). Content:
Institute News - Institute launches School and College membership
Institute News - Institute launches School and College membership The Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA) is pleased to announce the launch of school and college membership. This new membership category is fully inclusive as it enables all members of staff (working within a member school or college) to gain access to our high quality assessment-related support and advice, which previously has only been available to individual subscribing members. If you would like further information then please call 0845 672 2123 or email us at ciea.
The Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) pilot has left teachers feeling "empowered" and "liberated" and finding assessment more "manageable", according to an independent evaluation of the pilot released by the CIEA.
This month the CIEA launches a new service - CIEA Question Time. It is an opportunity for members to ask assessment-related questions to a panel of senior assessors made up of a mixture of highly respected senior examiners, teaching professionals, vocational assessors and researchers. Question examples may include: Assessment Coordinator: How will the new diploma change the way assessments are administered within my school? Please click the link below to submit your question(s):
This Insight considers some of the processes involved in handling large amounts of data, as well as some of the issues involved in coming to conclusions based upon the presentation of that data. It also considers what can be left out of data tables to allow you as a user to present the data in the most objective way possible.
You should have now received your copy of Make the Grade magazine the CIEAs termly leading assessment journal. If you have not received your copy of the magazine please call 0845 672 2123 to request further copies. If you would like copies of any previous editions of the magazine then please also contact us on the above number. Limited copies are available and will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. You can also access all previous editions of the magazine online within the members' area by following the link below.
The recent monthly poll showed that today's teachers do not receive enough assessment focused training when studying for their PGCE qualification and they do not receive enough training to assess their pupils with 90% of respondents agreeing with these statements.
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Institute News - Trustee Nominations update The CIEA would like to thank those of you who nominated yourselves for the opportunity to become a member of the Board of Trustees of the CIEA. The next phase of the nominations process will be to vote the nominees into office. If there is a requirement to vote for Trustees then all voting members will be contacted and invited to vote for their preferred Trustees. The new Trustees will be announced at the CIEAs Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held at the CIEA National Assessment Conference in the summer 2009.
Institute News - Personalised Learning - A Practical Guide Following the launch of the Assessment for Learning Strategy in May 2008, the DCSF has now developed Personalised Learning - A Practical Guide. The easy-to-use guide is designed to help school leaders, School Improvement Partners and teachers to explore key aspects of personalised teaching and learning and aims to support schools in moving to a system based on progression, underpinned by accurate assessment for learning as well as supporting pupils. Each key aspect has a rationale which draws out its particular contribution to personalised learning, and a section on 'How to do this well'. There are case studies to illustrate the aspects and each chapter has a 'Developing practice checklist' to help schools prioritise their development needs. The guide also identifies sources of further support and provides useful links to publications and resources. Personalised Learning - A Practical Guide is available to download or order from Teachernet using reference DCSF-00844-2008DOM-EN
Ed Balls announced that externally marked Key Stage 2 tests were critically important and would continue as the key source of information for parents and the public about standards in primary schools - with 'single level' tests remaining a potential alternative for tests at age 11 in the future.
CPD - Events and Training Course Calendar Each month the CIEA communicates educational assessment focused events and training courses that are taking place around the UK. The INGOTS Staff Development Courses The assessor model supports staff development and this can be used to gain recognition through the Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) of the General Teaching Council for England. ICT Assessor Training Assessor training courses are arranged on a regular basis at various geographical locations. If you are interested in becoming an assessor, sign up at click here... for the forthcoming courses or put your name and details on the course waiting list. We will use this to arrange courses as far as possible to suit the geographical location. In general, the course fee is £129 per delegate. However, a discount of 15% is offered to CIEA members reducing the fee to £109.65. Communicate-ed Assessment related training courses: Communicate-ed is a company specialising in the training of education professionals who work in the area of special needs. The CIEA has negotiated a 15% discount for members. Please download the appropriate form for the Communicate-ed website Please return your application clearly marked 'CIEA discount' with your membership number. Please note that the discount only applies to the standard rate and cannot be used with any other offer. Training providers. Please contact info@ciea.org.uk if you would like to promote your courses within this section of CIEAMail. Members should be aware that the CIEA is only communicating these events to its members and not endorsing them.
Education Guardian, Tuesday October 21 2008 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Teaching Awards, which set out in 1998 to praise and reward those special teachers who make a real difference to children's lives. In those 10 years, some 38,000 teachers have been nominated by admiring pupils, colleagues and parents. In each case, a much-loved and respected teacher was singled out by fans to take their place in the limelight, and be thanked.
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