ONPAR

Last week, the ONPAR team had the privilege of presenting our digital tools at the 4th annual ED Games Expo in Washington D.C. Special thanks to Cynthia Cephas for these wonderful photos!

Earlier this week, ONPAR had a great time at the White House Tech Jam, showcasing our digital tools in line with the White House's initiative for "Better, Fairer, Fewer Assessments". Special guests included Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon, 1st) and Secretary of Education John King!

ONPAR will be presenting at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Portland, Oregon with our friends at Activate Learning next week!

NOVEMBER 11, 2016, 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
OREGON CONVENTION CENTER, A107
Come experience the most recent developments in standards-based assessment research from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Participate in 3-dimensional science instruction that uses both formative assessment prompts to elicit (and build on) students' preconceptions and summative assessment items to collect data on students' progress towards NGSS standards. All participants will qualify to pilot this new digital product in their classroom!

Presenter(s): Heather Milo (Activate Learning) & Patty A Kreikemeier (University of Wisconsin)
FORMAT: Exhibitor Workshop
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8

NSTA Area Conference - Portland, OR Visit us at Booth #901 to browse our curriculum materials (including our new IQWST Spanish editions), learn more about the recent updates to IQWST Interactive Digital Edition (IDE), grab a Free CER poster for your classroom and meet our team. We look forward to seeing you in Portland! Conference Ses...

Hello friends,
We are looking for a Senior Outreach Specialist with experience in science education to join the ONPAR team. Come work on Department of Ed-funded project that is developing innovative science assessments and materials for middle school students. Duties include researching and developing professional development materials and activities related to the grant. For more information click on this post!

Employment | Office of Human Resources If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: http://www.oed.wisc.edu/478.htm

We are currently seeking teachers to conduct reviews of ONPAR assessment materials.The work is virtual and monetary compensation is provided.

Who: Three to five mathematics educators and three to five science educators at the middle school level.

What: Educators write reviews of performance task storyboards and provide feedback during one-hour online review meeting.

When: Individual reviews will take place over a one-to-two week period, and group review meetings will take place during one-hour online sessions listed below.

Science Review: Thursday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. CST
Math Review: Tuesday, March 8 at 3:00 p.m. CST

Compensation: Participants will be compensated $150, contingent on completion of review.

Total time commitment: 4-5 hours total over two weeks.

If you are interested in participating or if you have additional questions, please e-mail Drew Curtis at [email protected].