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We believe there is good assessment work occurring across our state and we want to hear about it! Share your stories, innovations, collaborations, challenges, tools, and exemplary case studies. Assess Arizona invites proposals from anyone across the state with an interest in documenting student learning improvement in higher education including faculty, staff, administrators, researchers, student services professionals, and students. All are welcome. We are especially interested in work that improves student learning, strengthens assessment practice, or shares practical strategies others can adapt. This work may be related to curricular, cocurricular, general education, program, course, accreditation, or other assessment.
Session Formats and Length Options (Choose One)
Full session: 50 minutes
● Presentation: Share an assessment theme, project, model, tool, or innovation. Attendees listen, ask questions, and leave with key takeaways.
● Workshop: Demonstrate a method, tool, or template so attendees leave with a draft, plan, calibrated rubric, dataset template, or similar product. The presenter supplies materials and step-by-step guidance.
Mini Session: 10 minutes
● Assessment Brainstorm: Ask a specific question related to an assessment challenge or idea. Attendees help brainstorm answers, solutions, or next steps.
● Assessment Storytelling: Share an assessment project, results, lessons learned.
What to submit in the Submission Form:
● Title
● Session description (up to ~150 words): states purpose, context, & what participants will gain
● Relevance (up to ~150 words): why this topic matters for assessment and learning
● Audience engagement (up to ~100 words): how you will involve participants
● Intended outcomes (bullet list; 1–4 short, clear session outcomes)
Review Process
Our planning team will review all submissions, score them using the rubric on page 2, and then select the breakout sessions.
Timeline: The Submission Deadline is January 30, 2026. Selected presenters will be notified by February 13.
For more Information contact, [email protected]
| Criteria | Well Developed Session | Needs Improvement | Underdeveloped Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title & Description (150 word limit) To be included in conference program. 12 points |
Session Title and Description are precise, well explained, and engaging. Clearly conveys the purpose and importance of participating in the session to multiple audiences. Describes specifically what participants will walk away with by the end of the session. (12 pts) |
Session Title and Description are well explained. Clearly conveys the purpose and importance of participating in the session. Describes what participants will walk away with by the end of the session. (6 pts) |
Session Title and Description are included but may be imprecise or not well explained. Provides little to no details about the purpose and importance of participating in the session. Offers limited insight regarding what participants will walk away with by the end of session. (3 pts) |
| Relevance (150 word limit) 6 points |
Explains clearly how the session focus is relevant to assessment and connects the session goals directly to conference purpose. (6 pts) |
Explains how the session focus is relevant to assessment in general and makes loose connection to conference purpose. (3 pts) |
Does not clearly address how the session focus is relevant to assessment and conference purpose. (0 pts) |
| Audience Engagement (100 words) 3 points |
Includes specific strategies for promoting significant audience interaction throughout the session. (3 pts) |
Includes vague or general strategies for promoting some audience interaction. (2 pts) |
Includes little to no strategies for promoting audience interaction. (1 pt) |
| Outcome(s) 3 points |
Very clear, specific, measurable, attainable, and strongly supports the conference goals. (3 pts) |
Clear, specific, and somewhat aligned with the conference goals. (2 pts) |
Unclear, vague, unattainable and/or not aligned with the conference goals. (1 pt) |
| Attend or Recommend 2 points |
I would definitely attend or recommend it. (2 pts) |
I may attend or recommend it. (1 pt) |
I would probably not attend or recommend it. (0 pts) |
We thank the Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) for allowing us to adapt their Student Success Conference Call for Proposals and Breakout Session Rubric.