Measuring What We Value

Measuring What We Value will challenge you to rethink the way that you approach assessment and how you measure success in your school. It will provide you with practical tools you can immediately apply.

You will embark on a deep dive into learning theory and discuss why existing assessment methods need to evolve in a changing education landscape.

You will investigate and identify student data points and identify and discuss opportunities to create a personalised student experience that directly impacts learning and wellbeing.

You will explore how assessment changes can foster new ambitions for student learning so they can thrive and flourish at your school and beyond.

Measuring What We Value is an elective of the wider Leading Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing, focusing on instructional leadership and raising the quality of teaching to improve student achievement.

This is an open intake available to those in the program and anyone else with an interest in the future of how we measure success.

Audience

Designed for Victorian government school principals, assistant principals, system, leaders, leading teachers and learning specialists.

Facilitators

Co-designed by the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership and Ernst and Young (EY), the course workshops will be facilitated by the EY team and leading subject matter experts.

Professor Sandra Milligan is the Executive Director of the newly established Melbourne Assessment, at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on development and construction of ‘next-generation’ approaches to assessment and recognition of learning. Originally a STEM teacher, Sandra is also a former Director of Curriculum in a state education department and has held senior research, management and governance positions in a range of government authorities, not-for-profits, and domestic and international corporations.  

Travis Smith is a national education specialist with Microsoft Australia, working with educators to use technology for powerful learning. He has over 11 years' experience in the classroom teaching psychology, geography, history and English. His strength is the link between highly effective teaching and learning, and the role technology can play to enhance it.