Upcoming Events
In-Person Workshop: Performance Assessment and HQIM
Explore how to integrate the principles of performance assessment into your High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) in this hands-on workshop. Participants will analyze sample HQIM tasks, examine how they can be adapted to better reflect MCIEA’s elements of quality, and explore strategies for increasing rigor, authenticity, equity, and student agency. Educators will apply these insights to begin designing or revising their own tasks grounded in HQIM. For more information, view the flyer or contact Nikki at snholland@umass.edu. Register HERE.
Co-facilitators:
Alissa Holland, Instructional Coach, Stacy Middle School, Milford Public Schools; MCIEA Teacher Leader
Nikki Holland, Performance Assessment Director, MCIEA
Steering Committee: April 2026
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Steering Committee: May 2026
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Steering Committee: March 2026
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Steering Committee: February 2026
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Steering Committee: January 2026
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Steering Committee: December 2025
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
In-Person Workshop: World Languages & PA
Explore how to design rigorous, authentic performance tasks for novice language learners in this hands-on workshop. Participants will analyze examples of high-quality performance tasks in the world language classroom, dive deep into the elements of Rigor and Authenticity, and design their own performance task for novice language learners. For more information, view the flyer or contact Nikki at snholland@umass.edu. Register HERE.
Performance Assessment Institute: December 2025
Consortium teams participating in the 2025-26 Performance Assessment Institute meet monthly to collaborate as a professional learning community, share practices, analyze student work, and build capacity for designing and implementing high-quality performance tasks. For the virtual meeting link, contact Nikki at snholland@umass.edu.
Steering Committee: November 2025
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Performance Assessment Institute: November 2025
Consortium teams participating in the 2025-26 Performance Assessment Institute meet monthly to collaborate as a professional learning community, share practices, analyze student work, and build capacity for designing and implementing high-quality performance tasks. For the virtual meeting link, contact Nikki at snholland@umass.edu.
Steering Committee: October 2025
The MCIEA Performance Assessment Steering Committee convenes on the third Monday of each month. Reach out to Nikki at snholland@umass.edu if you’d like to hear more about the committee.
Performance Assessment Institute: October 2025
Consortium teams participating in the 2025-26 Performance Assessment Institute meet monthly to collaborate as a professional learning community, share practices, analyze student work, and build capacity for designing and implementing high-quality performance tasks. For the virtual meeting link, contact Nikki at snholland@umass.edu.