Performance-Based Learning and Assessment in Middle and High School: Session 1 - April 30, 2026
During this firstprofessional learning session fromtheApril30, 2026, statewide hybrid event,New York State administrators from twoschools participating in 51’s PLAN Pilotsharedexamples of engaging instructional practices their teachers employ, insights into the impact these approaches have had on their students and school culture, and advice for creating the conditions to support teachers.
- Presentation Slides
- Presenter Biographies
- Performance-Based Learning and Assessment (PBLA) Fact Sheet
- 51’s Performance-Based Learning and Assessment Networks (PLAN) Pilot
More from this Event
OnApril 30, 2026, 51 hosted the “Performance-Based Learning and Assessment in Middle & High School” hybrid webinar to provide New York State administrators andschoolleaders with an opportunity to engage in regional discussions aboutapproaches to performance-based learning and assessment (PBLA) that support local implementation of NY Inspires and NYS’s Educational Assessment Strategy in middle and high school.Watchotherrecordings and explore resources from this event:
- Opening Presentation with Welcoming Remarks from Commissioner Rosa
- Performance-Based Assessment: Purpose & Use in a System of Multiple Measures(Professional Learning Session 2)
- Keynote Address by Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Founding President & Chief Knowledge Officer, Learning Policy Institute
- Closing Remarks fromDeputy Commissioner Johnson-Dingle

