Louis Volante presented the workshop “Opportunities and challenges in the application of assessment for and as learning within the contemporary classroom.” It was conducted at the Ministry of Education/Faculties of Education Annual Forum in Toronto in May.

He also presented “An analysis of teachers’ formative assessment practices: Implications for professional development and teacher education reform” at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators in Orlando, Fla. in February.

Rodger Beatty and Shelley Griffin presented “Reconciling the hidden music in academic collaboration,” a roundtable presentation at the 11th Biennial Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods — Changing Perspectives, Evolving Practices in Mountain Lake, Va. in May.

Shelley Griffin, Peter Vietgen, Kari-Lynn Winters, Drew Pierce and Amanda Riel presented “Arts Matter: An Assessment of the Arts in Brock’s P/J/I Teacher Education Program” at the Ministry of Education/Faculties of Education Forum 2011 in May.