Assignment 3

Assignment 3. Assignment 3: Assessment AssignmentPart 3 and Project Presentation

Due Week 10 and worth 220 points

Your white paper that you have developed on your selected K-12  assessment topic is now ready for you to present to the locally elected  board of the school district. Create a presentation using Prezi  or similar software in order to present your research to the task force.  The information within your presentation will assist the Task Force in  developing a district-wide professional development plan geared toward  improving the overall test scores of the schools within the district.

Recorded Presentation

Overall presentation style and structure

1. Present your findings in ten (10) slides using Prezi, PowerPoint, or a presentation software of your choice. (Note: Notify the professor on Week 7 concerning the software you choose to use for the presentation).
2. Include a title slide and references section (These two [2] slides are not part of the ten (10) slide requirement).
3. Develop a coherent, organized presentation using your chosen tool  for a professional audience, using clean design, readable text, and  visuals that support the information presented.
4. Provide audio narration of the presentation slides as if you were delivering the speech. (Note: If you do not have access to a microphone, then you should provide detailed speaker notes with your presentation.)
5. Overview and recommendation section (first five [5] slides) in which you:
   1. Provide an overview of the white paper. The overview should include,  at a minimum, background on your topic and its relevance to K-12  assessment and the demographics of the district.
   2. Discuss the significant recommendations that you have made within  the white paper regarding changes to the district’s current assessment  goals.
   3. Provide three (3) methods by which the Task Force might use  the white paper in order to develop a district-wide professional  development plan geared toward improving the overall test scores of  the district.
6. Personal reflection section (last five [5] slides) in which you provide:
   1. What you have learned from developing the white paper as well as what you have learned during this course.
   2. Your personal reflection on the new technologies that you researched  in Assignment 2 and the manner in which such technologies have changed  your views on how to approach assessment in the classroom.
   3. The manner in which you would implement the recommendations made in  Assignment 2 within your own school district or within your  classroom practices. Provide specific examples of the changes that you  have already made or would like to make.

Directions for submitting your presentation:

• Submit your presentation to the area designated by your professor.
• Review at least one (1) other classmate’s presentation and post a  response indicating what you learned by identifying two (2) specific  points that your classmate made in the presentation.
• Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Apply new advances and current thought in the field of educational assessment.
• Analyze traditional theories of assessment.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in educational assessment.
• Write clearly and concisely about educational assessment using proper grammar and mechanics.

Assignment 3