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Monday, March 9, 2015

PACE February Workshop: Integrated Performance Assessments

Dr. Francis Troyan of Ohio State University joined us on February 27, 2015 for our third PACE workshop of the 2014-2015 academic year. An expert in the development and use of Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs), Dr. Troyan led participants through a detailed explanation of the major components of an IPA. In the afternoon, the group examined examples of IPAs in action by watching various videos that Dr. Troyan shared. These examples highlighted the powerful impact of IPAs on student learning and assessment around authentic tasks. During the last hour of the day, Dr. Troyan conferenced with both individuals and teams on the IPAs that they had created, giving feedback and supporting them in extending their work.

A total of 66 language instructors attended, representing the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish; several staff members from the Language Center also participated.

Over lunch, members of the PD Peer Team led small groups in discussions to brainstorm the focus topics of future workshops. Have an idea? We would love to hear from you! Send an email to Caroline Vang at cevang@umn.edu.

Integrated Performance Assessments are powerful ways to see what your students can do with language! Curious to learn more? We invite you to check out CARLA's webpages on IPAs. Also, stay tuned for a forthcoming podcast from a few of the workshop's attendees!


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