AdvancED has announced discussion and panel topics for the International Summit 2013. This year’s Summit, Defining Learner Success in the Digital Age, will be held June 23-25, in Washington, D.C. The three plenary sessions and corresponding dialogue breakouts will investigate:

Defining Learner Success in the Digital Age:  Describe and define the skills, knowledge, attributes and dispositions needed for students to thrive in a digitally-connected global society.

Fostering Learner Success in the Digital Age:  Explore the implementation of competency-based models for learning and badging systems.

Measuring Learner Success in the Digital Age:  Examine whether you have successfully prepared learners in alternative/performance-based assessments and Common Core State Standards.

Each plenary session will be followed by Disruptive Dialogue breakout groups in which participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and thoughts through the use of technology, hands-on activities and group interaction.  Participants will explore the various components integral to understanding and influencing learner success in the digital age.  Click here to register today.

AdvancED Nebraska will be offering four School Improvement Workshops in the 2013-14 school year.  These workshops are open to all Nebraska schools and are intended for leaders at both state-accredited and NCA CASI accredited schools.  Day One will be devoted to an in-depth look at the Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools.  Day Two will offer registrants the opportunity to select one of four sessions on topics such as:

• School Improvement Processes (Vision, Mission, Profiles, Data Analysis, Target Goals, Action Plans)
• Technical Assistance (Work on Data Analysis and Planning with Assistance from Onsite Personnel)
• Framework Schools (Preparing for and Hosting an External Review for State Accreditation)
• ASSIST Training and Planning for External Reviews (For NCA/CASI AdvancED Accreditation)

The workshops are co-sponsored by NDE, NCSA and the ESUs and are scheduled for:

Sept 19-20 at Lifelong Learning Center, NECC, Norfolk

Oct 7-8 at ESU 10, 76 Plaza Blvd, Kearney

Oct 24-25 at Gering Civic Center, 1050 M Street, Gering

Oct 29-30 at Country Inn & Suites, 5353 N. 27th Street, Lincoln

Online registration for these workshops will be available sometime in May 2013.

More than two million students, parents and teachers have completed AdvancED surveys about the quality of their educational institutions.  This represents a total of 68 million ratings and open-ended responses that AdvancED has collected to questions about the experience stakeholders have had with their school or school system.

The surveys are available to AdvancED accredited institutions for free through ASSIST--AdvancED’s web-based school improvement system.  The surveys were offered as an optional component between March 2012 and December 2012 but are required as part of AdvancED accreditation beginning in January 2013.

Surveys have been administered across the United States and around the world by public and private schools and school systems.  The surveys are offered in either online or paper versions and in multiple languages.  The survey content is customized for students, parents and staff at all grade levels.  Analysis of their data by each institution will yield a rich source of information and insights into the opportunities institutions have to improve and deliver high quality education to meet the needs and expectations of their constituents.  If you haven’t done so, please login to ASSIST today to learn more and begin using the surveys.