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Certificate in Culturally Responsive Assessment

Certificate in Culturally Responsive Assessment

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Academic Affairs and the Office of Student Affairs and Community Equity and Inclusion have partnered with the Lindenwood Learning Academy to provide a special professional development opportunity for Lindenwood faculty and staff.

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To earn the Certificate, participants complete:

At least two hours of 'Core Development Activities'

PLUS

Required webinar: Equity-Centered Assessment: Concepts and Strategies (see below)

PLUS

At least four 'Focused Development Activities'*

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A reflective account of professional practice

Download full description of Certificate requirements here.

 

*Participants can substitute one workshop or webinar from a conference or other external event  toward one of the Focused Development Activities, as long as the session was related to culturally responsive assessment.

Core Development Activities 

Complete at least two hours' professional development from this list:

  • Any of the Diversity Trainings offered by Lindenwood University's Center for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Safezone Training, Implicit Bias Training, or any similar workshop taken previously (even if at another organization)

PLUS

  • Required Webinar: Equity-Minded Assessment: Concepts and Strategies, Facilitated by Dr. Gavin Henning and Dr. Anne Lundquist. Click here for more information.

Culturally responsive assessment is...

...assessment that is mindful of the student populations the institution serves, using language that is appropriate for all students when developing learning outcomes, acknowledging students’ differences in the planning phases of an assessment effort, developing and/or using assessment tools that are appropriate for different students, and being intentional in using assessment results to improve learning for all students." (Montenegro and Jankowski, 2017, p. 10)

Required Webinar: “Equity-Centered Assessment: Concepts and Strategies”

Required Webinar: “Equity-Centered Assessment: Concepts and Strategies”

Facilitated by Dr. Gavin Henning, New England College and Dr. Anne Lundquist, Anthology (formerly CampusLabs)

Focused Development Opportunities

Participants engage with at least four webinars from this list to fulfill the requirements of the Certificate.

"Knowing Your Students and Being Vulnerable: Engagement for Equity-Building"

"Knowing Your Students and Being Vulnerable: Engagement for Equity-Building"

Facilitated by Dr. Divya Bheda, Higher Education Consultant

"Assessment Actions Toward Equity"

"Assessment Actions Toward Equity"

Facilitated by Dr. Joseph D. Levy, National Louis University

"Engaging Diverse Student Populations Through Inclusive Assessment"

"Engaging Diverse Student Populations Through Inclusive Assessment"

Facilitated by Dr. Marjorie Dorimé-Williams, University of Missouri-Columbia

"Strategies for Culturally Responsive Assessment Design: Reflexive Teaching, Contemplative Pedagogy and Student-Centered Assignments"

"Strategies for Culturally Responsive Assessment Design: Reflexive Teaching, Contemplative Pedagogy and Student-Centered Assignments"

Facilitated by Dr. Melissa Elmes, Lindenwood University

"Action Planning for Socially Just Assessment"

"Action Planning for Socially Just Assessment"

Facilitated by Dr. Gavin Henning, New England College

"Promoting Equity in Learning Through Reflective Writing"

"Promoting Equity in Learning Through Reflective Writing"

Facilitated by Dr. Karen Singer-Freeman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Employing an Equity Mindset to Help Identify Equity Gaps and to Design Intentional Interventions to Address Them"

"Employing an Equity Mindset to Help Identify Equity Gaps and to Design Intentional Interventions to Address Them"

Facilitated by Dr. Jeff Roberts, Sam Houston State University

"Using Equity for Everyone: Using Data to Develop Continuous Improvement Plans to Benefit an Entire Campus"

"Using Equity for Everyone: Using Data to Develop Continuous Improvement Plans to Benefit an Entire Campus"

Facilitated by Matthew DeSantis, St. Edward's University

"The Impact of Self in Socially Just Assessment"

"The Impact of Self in Socially Just Assessment"

Facilitated by Dr. Roger "Mitch" Nasser, Lindenwood University

"Improving Assignments and Assessments to Increase Equity"

"Improving Assignments and Assessments to Increase Equity"

Facilitated by Dr. Christine Robinson, Ms. Harriet Hobbs, and Dr. Karen Singer-Freeman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Fostering Socially Just Learning Environments through Assessment: Instruments & Outcomes Alignment"

"Fostering Socially Just Learning Environments through Assessment: Instruments & Outcomes Alignment"

Facilitated by Katherine Yngve, Purdue University

"Writing Learning Outcomes for Social Justice Education"

"Writing Learning Outcomes for Social Justice Education"

Facilitated by Dr. Scott Tharp, DePaul University

Reflective Account of Professional Practice

This step is required to claim the Certificate.

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