Developing and Using Proficiency Scales
in the Classroom Workshop
in the Classroom Workshop
Little Rock, Arkansas | March 4, 2026
Venue
Solution Tree Arkansas Training Center
425 W Capitol Ave Suite 1300
Little Rock, AR 72201
Directions
Venue
Solution Tree Arkansas Training Center
425 W Capitol Ave Suite 1300
Little Rock, AR 72201
Directions
Workshop Overview
Learn what effective teachers do to target and measure improved student learning. High-quality learning goals set an appropriate level of difficulty, drive the selection of targeted instructional activities, and align with assessment tools that allow teachers and students to measure progress. Explore the research on goal setting and two different kinds of learning goals. Then learn how to design goals that align with proficiency scales, measure student performance, and track results.
Learning Outcomes
Distinguish between true learning goals and classroom activities or assignments.
Understand the difference between declarative and procedural knowledge.
Translate broad standards into specific learning goals.
Design goals at varying levels of difficulty and differentiate content for student needs.
Jan K. Hoegh
Jan K. Hoegh has been an educator for over 35 years and an author and associate for Marzano Resources since 2010. Prior to joining the Marzano team, she was a classroom teacher, a building leader, a professional development specialist, a high school assistant principal, a curriculum coordinator, and assistant director of statewide assessment for the Nebraska Department of Education, where her primary focus was Nebraska State Accountability test development. Jan has served on a variety of statewide and national standards and assessment committees and has presented at numerous conferences around the world.
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