RESEARCH INSIGHTS
to the coming displacement of AI. Our as- sessment must equally evolve in a world saturated with AI at every turn, shifting from multiple-choice testing to perform- ance tasks, portfolios of original work and collaborative inquiries that mirror real-world problem solving. KEEPING EDUCATION HUMAN The curriculum and assessment debates before us are not simply about content, testing or policy. They are about the kind of future we want to build for Alberta and the kind of citizens we hope to nurture through our public schools. Our task must be to keep education a highly relational and human endeavour. Will students be asked only to memorize, or will they be empowered to question and create? Will we settle for what is easy to measure, or will we value what is essential for human flourishing in a fourth industrial revolu- tion? ATA
› Assessment is about enhancing student learning. Its first task is to inform and help students grow and then to aid in teaching and learning. › Teachers are the assessment experts. They must lead in designing, implementing, interpreting and communicating the evidence of learning. › Assessment must be fair, engaging and inclusive, giving every learner multiple ways to demonstrate growth. › Ongoing feedback and diagnostic information guide learning; it is not for accountability. › Assessment data and information belong first to students, families and teachers and must never be used to publicly rank schools, judge teachers or drive funding. › Assessment must safeguard well-being. Learning is about relationships, and no measure or test should compromise mental health or limit future opportunities. › All assessments must provide meaningful accommodations, respect privacy and allow for student exemptions when a test is inappropriate. › Student test data is collected to support learning—never for sale or profit. Assessment data must be protected under Canadian privacy laws and destroyed when no longer needed. › Professional learning and support are essential. Government and school authorities must provide funding, resources, professional development and in-school time, so teachers can assess ethically and effectively. › Teachers, through their Association, must be majority partners in any provincial assessment program and must be given the time and resources to do the work. We, the teachers and school leaders of Alberta, believe: Declaration on Assessment
Assessment is not a spreadsheet— it's a conversation. —Joe Bower (1978-2016)
⊲ Read more about the declaration on assessment by scanning the QR code, or visiting https://abteach .cc/Curriculum-Assessment.
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THE ALBERTA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
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