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The Assessment Collaborative Institute®
The Assessment Collaborative Institute®
Scottsdale, Arizona | September 15–17, 2026
Day 1
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, September 15
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration
Location: Mohave Foyer
Continental Breakfast
Location: Paloma Foyer
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—From Measurement to Momentum: Turning Assessment Into Learning
Nicole Dimich
Location: Paloma
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Nicole Dimich—Creating Success Criteria and Rubrics: Accuracy and Student Investment
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Curiosity by Design: Creating Questions That Drive Learning
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Mapping Learning Progressions for Meaningful Assessment Planning
Location: Encanto II
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Nicole Dimich—Creating a Unit Assessment Plan
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Talk That Teaches: Engineering Powerful Academic Discourse
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Reassessment the Right Way
Location: Encanto II
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Topic-Alike Discussions—Presenters and participants engage in discussions on select topics, brainstorm solutions, and exchange strategies and tools.
Nicole Dimich—Instructional Agility and Feedback
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Homework and Practice
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Assessment Architecture and Proficiency (Scales and Rubrics)
Location: Encanto II
Day 2
Wednesday, September 16
Wednesday, September 16
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration
Location: Mohave Foyer
Continental Breakfast
Location: Paloma Foyer
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—The Investment Gap: Using Assessment Systems to Re-Engage the Disengaged
Cassandra Erkens
Location: Paloma
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Nicole Dimich—Designing and Critiquing Assessment Items
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Don't Just Mark It: Move It Forward
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Redefining Student Accountability
Location: Encanto II
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Nicole Dimich—A Process for Analyzing Student Work to Grow Teacher Expertise and Improve Instruction
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Teaching With AI: Designing Assessments That Reveal Real Learning
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Acceptable Alternatives in Sound Grading and Reporting
Location: Encanto II
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Interactive Dialogue With Experts—Presenters and attendees discuss questions raised in the last two days of learning.
Submit your questions for the presenters here!
Location: Paloma
Day 3
Thursday, September 17
Thursday, September 17
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Location: Paloma Foyer
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Nicole Dimich—Using Assessment Clarity to Improve Learning and Behavior
Location: Mohave I
Cassandra Erkens—Model It to Multiply It: Leading Assessment Literacy Across a School
Location: Coronado I
Tom Schimmer—Rubrics That Work: Designing Clear, Effective, and Meaningful Criteria
Location: Encanto II
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:30 a.m.
Keynote—The Grading Trap! How Misguided Grading Practices Undermine Effective Teaching
Tom Schimmer
Location: Paloma
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