Workshop: "Aligning Science Assessment Items
to Content Standards"
Wednesday, 26 April, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
George DeBoer, Deputy Director of Project 2061

In addition to the full slate of nationally known speakers on 27 April, there will be a two-hour workshop for teachers and supervisors on 26 April. The workshop will be conducted by George DeBoer, deputy director of Project 2061, a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) dedicated to helping all Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology.

Project 2061 has developed a procedure for examining the alignment of assessment items with the precise ideas and skills they were written to assess. The workshop will demonstrate the alignment procedure and provide examples of items that are aligned and not aligned to state and national standards, including the National Research Council's National Science Education Standards and AAAS's Benchmarks for Science Literacy.