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 Half-day Learning Experience — Shenzhen

Unlocking Every Learner's Potential

Whole Child Assessment and Data-Informed Practice

Shenzhen
Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 12:45PM - 6:30PM

Other Location: Shanghai (Oct 24)

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Attend with a colleague!

Date

Saturday
November 7, 2026

Time

12:45PM - 6:30PM

including an optional 90-minute social hour

Venue

Host School to be confirmed

Cost

Free
Thanks to our sponsor, Renaissance

This event is possible thanks to our host school and the generous sponsorships of Renaissance. Their support makes it possible for us to bring together educators and school administrators for an afternoon of shared learning and collaboration, at a reduced cost to you.

Look beyond surface-level metrics

How can educators understand what students truly know and can do when language development may influence how learning is demonstrated?

Every learner brings a unique combination of linguistic, cultural, academic and personal strengths. Understanding their progress requires educators to look beyond a single score and consider multiple forms of evidence together.

This event will explore how language proficiency, cognitive development, academic attainment, learner confidence and social-emotional wellbeing can contribute to a fuller understanding of each learner.

Participants will consider how to use this understanding to make more accurate, equitable and responsive decisions about instruction, intervention and whole-school practice.

Schools are encouraged to attend in pairs.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for educators and school leaders responsible for understanding learner progress and improving classroom or whole-school practice.

It is particularly relevant for:

  • English teachers

  • Classroom practitioners

  • Heads of school and senior leaders

  • Academic and learning leaders

  • Curriculum and teaching and learning leaders

  • Coordinators

  • Assessment and data leads

  • Bilingual programme leaders

  • Inclusion and student support leaders

Attend with a colleague!

Schools are encouraged to register two colleagues, ideally representing different roles or perspectives.

Attending together will help colleagues develop shared language, compare what the learning means for their school and support implementation after the event.

For example, a school might send:

  • An English teacher and an assessment coordinator

  • A classroom practitioner and an inclusion leader

  • A curriculum leader and a head of school

  • A data lead and a bilingual programme leader

What will you take away?

By the end of the event, participants will be better prepared to:

  1. Understand a holistic assessment framework that integrates linguistic proficiency, cognitive development and social-emotional wellbeing to support multilingual learners comprehensively.

  2. Identify the root causes of academic challenges by differentiating between language-acquisition gaps and wider learning needs through targeted baseline and cognitive assessment strategies.

  3. Build or strengthen a sustainable school-wide data ecosystem, from initial diagnostic assessment and ongoing progress monitoring to evidence-informed intervention planning.

  4. Implement differentiated, data-responsive instructional practices that meet diverse learner needs within multilingual and mixed-ability classrooms.

Agenda

Agenda subject to change.

12:45PM - 1:00PM

  • Arrival and check-in. Participants will also have an opportunity to view product highlights from Renaissance and GL Education.

1:00PM - 1:15PM

  • The host will introduce the purpose of the event, establish PeerSphere’s peer-sharing ethos and set the stage for open professional discussion.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

  • How can educators understand what students truly know and can do when language development may influence how learning is demonstrated?

    This keynote introduces a holistic assessment ecosystem that brings together reading ability, reasoning capacity and learner confidence. It explores how integrated baseline data can help teachers make more accurate, equitable and responsive instructional decisions.

    The session includes a 40-minute presentation and a five-minute transition.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

  • A short introduction will frame the assessment approach before participants choose one of two parallel strands.

    Strand 1: Baseline Foundations

    Explore how to establish effective literacy baselines that provide meaningful information about learner comprehension and skills.

    The session will include a school-based case study illustrating how baseline information can be interpreted and applied.

    Strand 2: Cognitive and Wellbeing Insights

    Explore how reasoning assessments and attitudes-to-learning data can help educators identify academic potential and factors that may be affecting learner progress.

    The session will include a case study from a school in China serving multilingual learners.

3:00PM - 3:30PM

Refreshment Break (30 min)

3:30PM - 4:30PM

  • A short introduction will frame data-informed classroom practice before participants choose one of two parallel strands.

    Strand 1: Differentiated Literacy Instruction

    Explore how baseline insights can be translated into responsive and personalised literacy strategies that meet learners where they are within multilingual and mixed-ability classrooms.

    Strand 2: Whole-School Practice

    Explore practice tools and intervention strategies that support a coherent school-wide approach.

    Participants will consider how academic leaders can build a data cycle connecting baseline assessment, progress monitoring, intervention planning and strategic decision-making.

4:30PM - 5:00PM

  • Renaissance representatives, event contributors and participants will reflect on key insights from the afternoon and consider practical next steps.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

  • Continue the conversation over drinks and light bites.

    This optional 90-minute social hour provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and build deeper professional relationships with educators and school leaders.

This event is graciously sponsored by Renaissance.

About Renaissance

Since 1986, Renaissance’s mission has remained the same: To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide. Today, more than 40 percent of US schools rely on Renaissance solutions for data and insights to equitably move learning forward. As technology continues to change, and as teachers and students connect in new ways, their commitment to accelerating learning is unwavering—both inside and outside the classroom.

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Join us in Shenzhen

Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 12:45PM - 6:30PM
Host School to be confirmed

Good assessment does more than measure attainment. It can help educators uncover strengths, understand possible barriers and make more responsive decisions about teaching and support.

Consider bringing a colleague from your school!

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