KSDE Weekly

Upcoming Events, Trainings and Recognition

Posted: Feb 19, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is hosting “Connecting the Dots...For Learning,” March 3-4, in Manhattan. The deadline to register is Feb. 24. 

This assessment conference will offer real-world practice sessions featuring teachers, teams, and systems from across Kansas who have embraced proven assessment practices to support teaching and learning. Teachers, leaders, and technical support personnel will learn more about how formative assessments are the foundation to a balanced assessment system.  

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Posted: Feb 13, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is hosting “Connecting the Dots...For Learning,” March 3-4, in Manhattan. The deadline to register is Feb. 24. 

This assessment conference will offer real-world practice sessions featuring teachers, teams, and systems from across Kansas who have embraced proven assessment practices to support teaching and learning. Teachers, leaders, and technical support personnel will learn more about how formative assessments are the foundation to a balanced assessment system.  

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Posted: Feb 13, 2025
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In collaboration with the Kansas educational learning centers, KSDE is offering structured literacy professional learning now and into this spring.

These sessions are at no cost to the educator and provide a half of a graduate credit for each day of participation. 

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Posted: Feb 6, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is hosting “Connecting the Dots...For Learning,” March 3-4, in Manhattan. 

This assessment conference will offer real-world practice sessions featuring teachers, teams, and systems from across Kansas who have embraced proven assessment practices to support teaching and learning. Teachers, leaders, and technical support personnel will learn more about how formative assessments are the foundation to a balanced assessment system.  

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Posted: Jan 30, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is hosting “Connecting the Dots...For Learning,” March 3-4, in Manhattan. 

This assessment conference will offer real-world practice sessions featuring teachers, teams, and systems from across Kansas who have embraced proven assessment practices to support teaching and learning. Teachers, leaders, and technical support personnel will learn more about how formative assessments are the foundation to a balanced assessment system.  

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Posted: Jun 27, 2024
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Star Assessment learning sessions: 

If your district previously used or is currently implementing Star Assessments, you may have virtual learning to schedule. Schools can use their remaining virtual learning for any 60-minute session(s) in the Professional Learning Catalog. You don’t need to hold the session by Sept. 1, but you do need to schedule it by then so it doesn’t expire. Reach out to scheduling@renaissance.com for more information. 

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Posted: Aug 23, 2023
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FastBridge screening assessment measures give instructional teams a wealth of data. However, how do teams harness that data to inform instructional practice at the ground level?

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