The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) will host Science Regional Professional Learning Communities in February and April 2024. 

“Science Assessments and Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction” will be Feb. 21 at various locations across Kansas.” “Summative Assessments in Science: Unit/Course Level” will be April 10 at various locations across the state. Sessions will run from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  

In this “Science Assessments and Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction” session, participants will look at unit coherence and how to provide meaningful feedback to guide students’ sensemaking in science. Participants also will look at specific tasks in science that allow strong formative assessment practices to inform next steps in units. 

In the “Summative Assessments in Science: Unit/Course Level” session, participants will work toward unit coherence and discuss what mastering standards might look like, as well as how multiple assessment types can work together to help students succeed. The focus will be on what assessing three dimensions together might look like and summative assessments used in the classroom at the unit/course level. 

The cost for each event is $35. 

Events and the links to register are below: 

• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. Greenbush, Lawrence. Cost is $35. Meals provided. In person. To register, click here. 
• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina, 605 E. Crawford, Room 2. Cost is $35. In person. Six credit hours and six professional development points available. To register, click here. 
• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. Greenbush, Girard. Cost is $35. Meals provided. In person. To register, click here. 
• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th in Hutchinson. Cost is $35. Lunch is included. In person. Optional one-half graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. To register, click here. 
• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, 703 West 2nd in Oakley. Cost is $35. In person. To register, click here. 
• Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Meaningful Feedback to Fuel Instruction. Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Larke Ave. in Sublette. Cost is $35. In-person and virtual options available. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science: Unit/Course Level. Greenbush, Lawrence. Cost is $35. Meals provided. In person. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina, 605 E. Crawford, Room 2. Cost is $35. In person. Six credit hours and six professional development points available. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Greenbush, Girard. Cost is $35. In person. Food provided. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th in Hutchinson. Cost is $35. Lunch is included. In person. Optional one-half graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, 703 West 2nd in Oakley. Cost is $35. In person. To register, click here. 
• April 10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Larke Ave. in Sublette. Cost is $35. In-person and virtual options available. To register, click here. 

For more information, contact Meg Richard, an education program manager for KSDE, via email at mrichard@ksde.org.