Consortium for Professional Learning (CPL) 2014 OTJ workshop series: Supporting teacher judgments

New Zealand’s assessment for learning approach sees teachers making OTJs informed by a variety of assessment evidence, and so it is important for students that these judgments are consistent; both between teachers and between schools.

The OTJ/moderation workshops will be held across all regions through 2014, and will cover a number of topics relevant to helping teachers make accurate and consistent judgments, including:

• an introduction to the aspect frameworks that have been developed to support the learning progressions for literacy and mathematics in relation to The New Zealand Curriculum and National Standards
• effective moderation practice
• effective systems and processes to support making overall judgments.

Workshops to assist teachers in the Māori medium using Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (NWRM) when making OTJs will continue to be available, concurrent to the new English-medium workshop series.

Online learning opportunities and resources

For those unable to attend the CPL workshops, there will be an opportunity to register on the CPL website www.cpl.org.nz
from 1 March 2014 for a one-hour webinar as well as comprehensive online support.

When and where?

The workshops/online support will be held in two series, allowing schools flexibility in attending either early or late in the school year:

• Series One: delivered between 26 March and 30 May 2014
• Series Two: delivered between 1 August and 18 September 2014.

Please see below for the dates and locations of the workshops in each region and please contact CPL or your local Ministry office for further information.