Authors & Presenters

Eileen Depka, PhD, has a background in assessment, common assessment design, rubric development, standards-based assessment, question design, classroom questioning practices, positive practices in grading and reporting, and the implementation of standards-based grading and reporting.

Sarah Schuhl specializes in professional learning communities, mathematics, assessment, school improvement, and RTI. She has been a secondary mathematics teacher, high school instructional coach, and K–12 mathematics specialist.

Rea Smith is a mathematics facilitator in northwest Arkansas. She passionately supports the work of professional learning communities with a focus on common assessments to improve student and teacher learning.