Formative Insights Professional Learning

A series of nested, colorful concentric circles illustrating layers of support around 'Student Agency' at the center. Moving outward, the circles are labeled 'Student Learning supports,' 'Teacher Learning supports,' 'Leader Learning supports,' and 'District Learning supports.' The outermost layers are labeled 'Ways of Working' and 'Ways of Thinking.'

Scaling Teacher Learning

WestEd’s Formative Insights team offers tailored courses that introduce new instructional routines based on formative assessment principles, fostering an inclusive culture of student-centered learning. View learning experiences >

Developing Teacher Leaders and Coaches

Our programs help educators expand their expertise to lead classroom observations and engage in peer review, enhancing formative assessment practices. View learning experiences >

Building Leadership Capacity

We support educational leaders in strengthening their knowledge of formative assessment and developing innovative policies and systems for teacher support. View learning experiences >

Supporting Statewide Scaling

WestEd assists states in establishing common expectations and effective strategies for scaling up formative assessment, ensuring that all educators have the tools they need to succeed. Customized technical assistance allows us to design learning experiences to respond to your state’s context, goals, and needs.

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Courses and Learning Experiences

Introductory Formative Assessment Institutes

Scaling Teacher Learning

This institute supports teachers and leaders in exploring formative assessment to elicit, interpret, and use evidence to enhance learning and boost student autonomy and motivation.

Formative Assessment for Classroom Teachers (FACT) Course

Scaling Teacher Learning

WestEd’s online course provides a wealth of the latest resources that align formative assessment practices with recent research on how students develop foundational skills for learner agency through formative assessment.

Leading for Agency

Building Leadership Capacity

This experience helps leaders build coherence and a supportive network to enhance their practices. Leaders explore roles that foster a positive culture, promote distributed leadership, and build trust, essential for agency and inclusion.

Student Agency in Learning (SAIL)

Scaling Teacher Learning

A one-year, hybrid professional learning experience for teachers to explore using formative assessment practices to increase student agency and deepen learning. Includes online content, application activities and a site-based community of practice.

Developing Student Agency: Study Group

Scaling Teacher Learning

WestEd’s Video Study Groups offer scalable, teacher-led learning in formative assessment, focusing on peer feedback, self-assessment, and discourse.

Formative Assessment Inter-Rater Reliability (FAIR)

Building Leadership Capacity
Developing Teacher Leaders and Coaches

This course offers structured learning opportunities to observe key dimensions of formative assessment, reviewing readings, videos, and rubrics.

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Case Stories

See how our partners are working to integrate formative assessment into everyday teaching and scale positive outcomes across all levels of educational systems.

Building District Capacity for Scaling Formative Assessment in an Urban District (Barrington Elementary)
Developing Statewide Capacity to Lead Formative Assessment (Arizona Department of Education)
Advancing Teacher Leadership to Deepen a Culture of Adult Learning (Ben Milam Elementary)
Creating a Coherent District Vision for Student Agency (Tulsa Public Schools)

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