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Assessing Holistically w/Dr. Carissa McCray

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Carissa McCray is a member of Research, Advocacy, Collaboration, and Empowerment Mentoring program, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the American Educational Research Association. She has presented across the United States on topics ranging from implementing social-emotional strategies in the classroom to culturally responsive teaching techniques through the lens of critical race theory. Her ongoing scholarship and practitioner-based work are driven by creating equitable learning opportunities through the inclusion of multicultural literature, media, and curricula.

Topics include

  • How an equitable, inclusive, culturally competent classroom is a departure from the status quo

  • Why an equitable, inclusive education is important in our global society

  • What role assessment plays in fostering an equitable learning environment

  • How we can use data to better serve our students

  • Why the “story” told by standardized testing data misses the mark

  • How deemphasizing grades can align with the goals of equitable instruction

  • Why we should assess students holistically, realizing that “everything is assessment”

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