Kay Burke
Kay Burke works with her colleagues at Kay Burke & Associates to present professional development workshops for teachers and administrators on standards-based teaching and learning, formative assessment, and classroom management. She received her undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University, her master's degree from the University of Central Florida, her educational specialist degree from Emory University, her PhD from Georgia State University, and her administration certification from the University of Georgia. Kay served as an award-winning English teacher, department chairperson, dean of students, mentor, and administrator in Florida and Georgia for twenty years. She also was the director of the field-based master s program sponsored by the International Renewal Institute (IRI/SkyLight) and Saint Xavier University in Illinois. Since 1990, Kay has designed and conducted professional development workshops and presented at conferences of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC), the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), Solution Tree, and the International Reading Association (IRA), as well as at international conferences in Canada and Australia. Kay has written or edited thirteen books on standards-based learning, formative assessment, classroom management, student and professional portfolios, and mentoring. Her best-selling books include How to Assess Authentic Learning (5th ed.); What to Do with the Kid Who . . . ; Developing Cooperation, Self-Discipline, and Responsibility in the Classroom (3rd ed.); The Portfolio Connection: Student Work Linked to Standards (3rd ed.); and From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps: Tools for Assessing Student Learning, K-8, which was a finalist for the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishing in 2007.
Eileen Depka
Eileen Depka, PhD, has a background in assessment, common assessment design, rubric development, standards-based assessment, question design, classroom questioning practices, positive practices in grading and reporting, and the implementation of standards-based grading and reporting. She is the author of books including Bringing Homework Into Focus, Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework, Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics, and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for Continuous Improvement.
Dr. Depka has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous-improvement efforts. She has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels as well as graduate-level courses. She provides professional development for K-16 educators and, as a consultant, has worked across the country, focusing on creating engaging workshops tailored to meet the individual needs of schools and districts.
Dr. Depka earned a bachelor's degree in elementary and middle-level education from the University of Wisconsin and a master's and doctoral degree from Cardinal Stritch University.
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