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Dynamic
Classroom Assessment:
Linking Mathematical Understanding to Instruction
Developed by George W.
Bright, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
and Jeane M. Joyner, Meredith College
Learn
Research-Based Assessment Techniques That Result in Improved
Student Performance
Dynamic Classroom Assessment (DCA) prepares your district’s
staff developers to help teachers in grades K-12 accurately
assess what students know and can do in mathematics. This
understanding and a mastery of DCA techniques and strategies
lead to instructional decisions that are aligned with students’
needs and allow for higher student performance.
Create Your
Own Local DCA Trainers 
Your district's staff development providers can become
certified DCA facilitators by attending 1-5 days of training,
depending on the desired DCA course: Elementary, Secondary,
or both. Facilitator training can be achieved through scheduled
sessions at our training site or arranged at your site for
groups of 25 or more.
DCA facilitators receive thorough preparation in DCA content
and strategies directly from the program authors. When your
staff developers return to your district, they will be certified
to conduct DCA training with your teachers and they will
have all of the print, software, and video support to begin
training right away!
Train Your
Own Teachers
Certified DCA facilitators work with the provided course
materials, suggested presentation outlines, and implementation
guidelines to deliver DCA strategies and techniques to classroom
teachers. Participant teachers build confidence to implement
proven instructional approaches through a structured combination
of theoretical and practical experiences.
Secondary math teachers will receive up to sixty hours
of sustained professional development from your certified
DCA facilitators with thirty hours in the Core program and
an additional thirty hours through a series of three extension
modules. Fourteen hours of professional development is available
to elementary teachers in the elementary Core program.
DCA
Course offering matrix and more information about the courses.
