Damian Cooper is an independent education consultant who specializes in helping schools and school districts improve their instructional and assessment skills. Damian's work is guided by two simple principles:
Assessment must be good for students. That means it must promote learning, and be fair, equitable, and sensitive to individual needs.
Assessment must be manageable and efficient for teachers. That means that it must not be all-consuming in terms of teachers' time and energy. And it must involve a reasonable number of well-designed, high-quality tools.
Damian offers thought-provoking and dynamic keynote addresses, half and full day interactive workshops and planning sessions, as well as on-site consulting services. Click on "Services" for a listing of these sessions.
Damian's strength as a speaker and facilitator lies in his down-to-earth, teacher-centred approach to staff development. His sessions comprise an engaging mix of practical strategies, personal experience, humorous anecdotes and video footage of classroom practice.
Please view these videos, shot on location in New Delhi, India, for a quick
introduction to Damian's views on formative assessment and the problems
inherent in quantifying all learning.
Does the Drive to Quantify Learning Get in the Way?
