DEED Launching Alaska Certified Facilitator Program to Build Assessment Literacy

DEED is launching a certified facilitator program for schools and districts: the Alaska Certified Facilitator Program (CFP).

The Alaska Professional Learning Initiative will build assessment literacy capacity throughout Alaska schools. District staff will build a deeper understanding of how assessment drives instruction and learning, and participants will become stewards of assessment literacy in their communities. Through partnership between DEED and NWEA, the Alaska Professional Learning Initiative is comprised of professional learning opportunities and a certified facilitator program. The primary purpose of the CF program in Alaska is to drive toward an excellent education for every student every day by supporting statewide assessment literacy and formative assessment practices that result in improved teaching and

learning.

The certified facilitator role is an internal position within a district to support the state assessment literacy initiative. Certified facilitators will provide professional learning directly to schools and districts to ensure educators and stakeholders across the state have a very clear sense of what assessment is,

its value, and how to use assessment data to empower students, teachers, and communities to thrive.

DEED is holding information sessions on February 23 at 11 a.m. and February 24 at 4 p.m.

Click here for more information or email Kelly.manning@alaska.gov.