A variety of education groups offer professional development to help teachers explore assessment topics.

Assessment in Math and Science: What's the Point?
The Annenberg Corporation offers this video workshop that examines current assessment issues and strategies in K-12 math and science classrooms. Register with learner.org to view the videos.

Mathematics Assessment: A Video Library, K-12
Register with learner.org to view this video library on the link between assessment and instruction and on mathematics assessment alternatives.

School Testing: Behind the Numbers
Watch a lively discussion about the meaning and impact of school testing. Register with learner.org to view the video.

Scoring Guidelines for Performance Assessment
In this online workshop, learn about the specifics of conducting performance assessments.

Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops
Take free online courses from the U.S. Department of Education on such assessment-related topics as NCLB basics, standards-based education and report cards, and improving student achievement with standards-based data.

Understanding by Design Exchange
Based on the best-selling books by authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, this Web site contains an electronic template for unit design and short tutorials and self-checks to guide curriculum designers.

Learning Exchange
Keep up with news and developments in the assessment world by subscribing to the listservs and discussions below.

The Discussion Group on Assessment Reform
Join a discussion about assessment, testing, and what makes a fair test.

Office of Education Accountability and Assessment
The Michigan Department of Education offers several listservs relating to assessment issues, including one devoted to assessment issues for students with disabilities.

Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation
Join this listserv to be notified of new articles posted to an online scholarly journal about assessment issues from the University of Maryland.