Services

Damian offers keynote addresses, half and full day workshops for teachers and administrators, as well as consulting services to individual schools and school boards/districts. Damian tailors material to suit the specific needs of a school or district/board by consulting with them prior to a session. Damian's full and half day workshops feature an engaging and purposeful blend of information segments and hands-on tasks for the participants.

The following is a sampling of the topics and issues that Damian offers:



Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story? Balancing Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment
Accountant or Coach? What is My Role as Assessor of Student Learning?
Fostering Assessment Literacy in Our Schools: Guidelines for School Administrators
Teaching and Assessing in Science
Assessment, Evaluation and Grading Practices that Promote Learning
If It Moves, Count It: Do's and Don'ts of Assessment in Health and Physical Education
Most Consistent... More Recent Assessment, Evaluation and Grading in the Secondary English Classroom
Determining Report Card Grades
Program Planning with the End in Mind: Unit and Assessment Design
The Road More or Less Travelled: School Consulting Strategies
District-Wide Strategic Planning and Goal-Setting

Comments from Participants in Recent Sessions by Damian Cooper

	"	An excellent, motivational and inspiring teaching/learning speaker. Provided much to think about." Teacher, Mississauga, Ontario
	"	Practical, honest advice backed by humour and real-life anecdotes. The best, must usable PD day I have ever attended! " Elem. Teacher, Hawaii
	"	Thank you for sharing assessment in such a kind, compassionate, humane way. Please come back! " Sec. Teacher, Hawaii
	"	Extremely worthwhile. Many thanks. " Teacher, Toronto
	"	Fabulous, informative, and entertaining. I would have listened to him for another hour." Teacher, Ottawa, Ontario
	"	'Wow!' " Teacher, Athens, Georgia
	"	I’ll be able to put into practice many of his suggestions tomorrow." Teacher, Ohio

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