Learnings & Webinars
RARE Model
Research & Practice in Assessment article: RARE Model Framework
Assessment in Practice article: Using RARE Model with General Education
Intersection article: Employing RARE Model strategies in a remote environment
AALHE Webinar: RARE Model Framework
Assessment Works (AALHE) Podcast: Episode 05
Higher Education Assessment Practice
Research & Practice in Assessment article: Needed skills and dispositions for assessment professionals
Intersection article: What should be in an Assessment Professionals’ toolkit?
NILOA Viewpoints article: Strengths-based assessment practice
AALHE 2019 conference proceedings: Professional Identity in Assessment
Assessment Institute Webinar Series:
Affirm: Redefining Assessment Partnerships
This session will explore how we can reframe assessment challenges as opportunities for growth.
Relate: Forming the Foundation for Collaborative Relationships
This session will discuss how to create genuine connections in our assessment partnerships.
Overview & Readiness for RARE Model Strategies
This session will discuss why collaborative relationships are crucial in higher education assessment. The presenters will explore the mission and values inherent in the RARE Model framework, discover who might benefit from engaging in relational work to support assessment; and identify initial steps for implementing the RARE Model.
Emilie’s Additional Publications:
Edited Volumes
Clucas Leaderman, E. Jefferson, J.J., Gammel, J., Motulsky, S., & Rutstein-Riley, A., editors (Spring 2021). Narratives on becoming: Identity and lifelong learning. I am what I become: Constructing identities as lifelong learners (Vol. 3). Information Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC.
Book Chapters
Clucas Leaderman, E. (2019). Becoming learner-centered: A constellation of identity, motivation, and reflection. In J. Gammel, S. Motulsky, & A. Rutstein-Riley (Ed.), I am what I become: Constructing identities as lifelong learners (Vol. 1, pp. 211-228). Identity and lifelong learning in higher education. Information Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC.
RARE Model Conference Presentations:
Polychronopoulos, G. B., & Clucas Leaderman, E. (2022, Nov). Collaboration is key: Exploring what interpersonal strategies, skills, and dispositions support successful assessment practice. Concurrent session at the annual conference of Virginia Assessment Group (VAG), Richmond, Virginia.
Levy, J. D., Polychronopoulos, G. B., Clucas Leaderman, E., & Nix, J. V. (2022, Jun). Learning together: Creating community through relational partnerships in assessment. On-demand session at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), Providence, Rhode Island.
Morrow, J. A., Polychronopoulos, G. B., Clucas Leaderman, E., Christen, N. (2022, Jun). We are assessment professionals: Defining our community together and voicing our needs. Concurrent session at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), Providence, Rhode Island.
Clucas Leaderman, E., Polychronopoulos, G., & Gochenouer, C. (2021, Jun). RARE Model: Collaborative resonance for multidisciplinary and group settings. Concurrent session at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), online.
Polychronopoulos, G., Clucas Leaderman, E., & Morrow, J. A. (2020, Jun). The evolving assessment professional: Who are we, and what do we need? Roundtable session at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), online.
Polychronopoulos, G., & Clucas Leaderman, E. (2020, Jun). RARE Model: Interpersonal Strategies for Inclusive and Collaborative Assessment Practice. Skill development session at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE), online.
Clucas Leaderman, E., & Polychronopoulos, G. B. (2018, Nov). Humanizing the assessment process: How R.A.R.E. Model informs best practice in educational assessment. Paper session at the annual conference of Virginia Assessment Group (VAG), Charlottesville, Virginia.
Emilie’s Additional Presentations:
Clucas Leaderman, E. (April, 2020). Symposium Proposal Accepted. Spark by Design: Incorporating the Student Experience in a Faculty Community of Practice. WASC Academic Resource Conference. Garden Grove, CA.
Clucas Leaderman, E. (October, 2018). Faculty and lifelong learning identity: A constellation model for learner-centered growth and development. 60-minute session. Assessment Institute, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Clucas Leaderman, E. (June, 2018). A constellation model of faculty motivation for learner-centered teaching. The Teaching Professor Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clucas, E. & Baldassari, C. (April, 2016). Internship learning experiences at Endicott College: Assessing student perspectives. Group symposium. New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Clucas, E. (April, 2016). Supporting a learner-centered teaching commitment: The role of the private liberal arts college in faculty learning. Paper presentation. New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Clucas, E. (November, 2015). Faculty-centered development: The role of the institution in learner-centered teaching. New England Faculty Development Consortium, Fall Conference, New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
Clucas, E. (November, 2015). Creating changes in pedagogy: Perspectives from learner-centered faculty at a small private liberal arts college. New England Educational Assessment Network, Fall Forum, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Clucas, E. (June, 2015). Empowering and supporting faculty in learner-centered teaching. University Conference on Teaching, Learning, & Technology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts.