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Webinar Series

ACT Strategic Policy Symposium

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Join fellow decision makers and expert panelists for this webinar to support students’ education and career goals and help communities thrive.

As part of ACT’s commitment to empowering educators, policy leaders, and decision-makers with the knowledge and strategies to guide students toward college and career success, we are excited to introduce the ACT Strategic Policy Symposium. This series of quarterly briefing sessions aims to foster an ongoing, proactive conversation on bridging gaps in education policy and higher education leadership. 

The ACT Strategic Policy Symposium will address key policy issues in education, focusing on efficiency, student success, economic development, and the value of higher education. Each session will explore specific topics and provide recommendations for policymakers and higher education institutions. Expert speakers and thought leaders will share insights and strategies to drive meaningful change in the educational landscape. 

The first webinar in this series, Rethinking Assessments: Improve Efficiency and Outcomes for States, Schools, and Students, explores how states and institutions can leverage nationally-recognized assessments — such as the ACT , PreACT, and ACT WorkKeys —  to meet multiple goals, including: state/federal accountability, credit for prior learning, identifying student needs and supports, and informing how limited resources are allotted to maximize successful outcomes.

The conversation around testing has often been clouded by negativity, but the problem isn’t testing itself,  rather that testing is too often inefficient and redundant, providing little value to students, educators, policymakers, and schools. This webinar will show you how to rethink your approach, using assessments strategically to ensure that testing is meaningful, beneficial, and consistent.

Rethinking Assessments: Improve Efficiency and Outcomes for States, Schools, and Students

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET

 
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Panelists include:

Dr. Ramon Blakley, Director of Recruitment at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Ramon Blakley currently serves as the director of recruitment at The University of Texas at Austin. With more than two decades of experience at both public and private universities, Dr. Blakley has made significant contributions through his service on the board of directors for the National Association for College Admission Counseling and leadership of the Texas Association for College Admission Counseling. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, a master's degree in school counseling, and a doctorate in higher education leadership.

 

Colin-Dingler

Colin Dingler, Principal Policy Analyst at ACT 
Colin Dingler has more than a decade of experience at ACT, where he leads policy and advocacy efforts to help states use ACT’s assessments for accountability. With a background in state policy analysis and assessment design, Colin regularly presents and leads workshops on these topics.

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Audra Ahumada, Program Director for State Partnerships at ACT
Audra Ahumada is a program director for state partnerships at ACT, where she supports statewide ACT assessments. Before this, she served as deputy associate superintendent of assessment for Arizona’s Department of Education and directed Alternate Assessments. With ten years of special education teaching experience, Audra is dedicated to enhancing accessibility, teaching, learning, and assessment in education.


Additional webinars in the ACT Strategic Policy Symposium will be announced soon!

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