The Next Generation of Testing: Common Core Standards, Smarter-Balanced, PARCC, and the Nationwide Testing Movement
Sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education and
the Maryland Assessment Research Center for Education Success
November 7th and 8th, 2013 (Thursday and Friday)
Adele H. Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland
Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation
University of Maryland
Below you will find directions to the conference location. Additional information about lodging and dining, as well as a map of the University of Maryland campus, can be found here: http://www.cvs.umd.edu.
The conference fee of $125 is payable by credit card (VISA, MC, AMEX, and Discover), check or employer purchase order made out to the University of Maryland [Tax I.D. 52-6002-033]. Payment information must accompany the registration form. We will accept on-site registrations ONLY if space is available. We are looking forward to your participation in this event. Please direct any questions to Elizabeth M. Lintz by calling (301) 405-3629 or by email: .
MEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS. Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. For out-of-town guests, there are several sources of accommodations in the immediate area including Holiday Inn, Best Western, Courtyard by Marriott, UMUC Marriott Inn and Conference Center, Comfort Inn, and Quality Inn. Information about local hotels can be found here: http://www.cvs.umd.edu/visitors/offcampus.html.
PARKING. Paid parking for the Stamp Student Union is located in the Union Lane Garage. The cost is $3.00 per hour ($15 per day maximum). The garage has parking stations which allow you to pay by cash or credit card. More information about parking for the Stamp Union can be found here: http://thestamp.umd.edu/about_us/parking_information . General parking information on campus can be found here: http://www.cvs.umd.edu/visitors/parking.html.
DIRECTIONS. To view a campus map: http://www.transportation.umd.edu/parking/maps/map_campus.pdf. Driving directions to campus by car and train can be found here: http://thestamp.umd.edu/About_Us/Directions_to_Stamp .
METRO. The campus is conveniently located approximately 1 mile from the College Park-University of Maryland Metro Station on the Green Metro Line. For metro information, please visit the WMATA Web site: http://www.wmata.com/. The C8 Metrobus runs from the College Park Metro station on a twenty-minute run through campus. The bus will drop you off at the Stamp Student Union.