CERPP Conference 2012-21st Century Knowledge and Skills: The New High School Curriculum and the Future of Assessment
January 11-13, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA)
- How can we educate for democratic participation, fulfilling careers, and productive members of the national and global society?
- What are the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind that are needed in the 21st century?
- What is the purpose of the curriculum and what can be measured, as well as what cannot be measured?
We addressed these questions and more in CERPP’s upcoming 2012 conference. Having made the case for change in college admissions last year, 21st Century Knowledge and Skills discussed the alignment of high school curricula and college expectations and presented the latest thinking on the national core curriculum and international models of excellence. We also demonstrated concretely how these will take shape in schools, and explored how high schools will look in the near future. Furthermore, the most trusted sources in testing and assessment spoke candidly about the innovations and limitations of both.
2012 Conference
CERPP Conference 2012 Program
All available presentations are linked to as PDFs.
Conference: Day 1 (January 11)- Opening Address. Cultivating the 21st Century Mind
- Harry Brighouse, Professor of Philosophy and Education Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Morning Keynote. Alignment, Misalignment and Real Approaches to Improvement
- David T. Conley, CEO, Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC); Founder & Director, Center for Educational Policy Research (CEPR); Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Oregon
- Session 1. Common Core State Standards and the National Assessment Consortia
- Allison Jones, Sr. Fellow for Postsecondary Engagement, Achieve; Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
- Christyan Mitchell, Sr. Research Associate, WestEd; SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
- Session 2. International Standard Setting: New Methods, New Questions, Learning Objectives and Advanced Assessment
- Tristian Stobie, Director of Education, University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
- Trevor Packer, Vice President, Advanced Placement (AP) Program, College Board
- Carolyn Adams, Assessment Director, International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Session 3. Curriculum Innovations: Global Perspectives and International Standards. How Learning Objectives and Assessments Translate into Curriculum
- Harry Brighouse, moderator
- Carolyn Adams, IB
- Drew Deutsch, Director, IB Americas
- Trevor Packer, AP, College Board
- Tristian Stobie, CIE
- Master Class. Teachers and Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities for Standards Implementation
- Morgan Polikoff, Assistant Professor of K-12 Policy and Leadership, University of Southern California
- Keynote Dinner Address. Advancing Learning District-wide
- Jaime Aquino, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Session 4. Non-cognitive Contributors to College and Career Success
- Douglas Christiansen (moderator), Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education, Vanderbilt University
- David Payne, Vice President and COO, Higher Education Division, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Patrick Kyllonen, Sr. Research Director, Center for Academic and Workforce Readiness and Success, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Session 5. Perspectives: Media, Politics, and the Responsibility of Higher Education
- Roderick Chu, Chancellor Emeritus, Ohio Board of Regents
- Scott Jaschik, Editor and Co-founder, Inside Higher Ed
- Session 6. Implications for Policy and Practice
- Stuart Schmill, Dean of Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kedra Ishop, Vice Provost and Director of Admissions, University of Texas at Austin
- David Cash, Superintendent, Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Ted Hill, Headmaster, Chadwick School
- Closing Remarks
- Jerome A. Lucido, University of Southern California
Admissions
- "Sorting to Extremes" (Baum and McPherson, 2011)
- Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Twenty-First Century (Gardner, 2011)
- Implementing the Common Core State Standards: An Action Agenda for Higher Education (King, 2011)
- Common Core State Standards website
- SMARTER Balanced organizational website
- Achieve organizational website
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors whose generosity made Attributes That Matter: Beyond the Usual in College Admission and Success possible:
- The College Board
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
- USC Rossier School of Education
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