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Table Talk

Program Models and Innovation

Calibration Training Revolution: Ensuring Fair and Consistent Assessment in Online Professional Development

SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Digital Learning
Audience Expertise: Strategic Growth - Experienced leaders focused on optimizing established programs and solving persistent challenges.
Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Adult Learners
Primary Audience: Counselor / St Support, District Leader, Inst Leader, Prof Dev
Does this session focus on a specific product? Yes – Created by our organization – The session includes content about a product or service that our organization has developed or offers.

    Presenter(s)

  • Kristin M. Weller, EdD

    Mathematics Implementation Specialist
    Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida
    gainesville, Florida, United States

  • F. Paul Wonsavage, PhD

    Mathematics Product Manager
    University of Florida
    Lewisville, NC, United States

  • Taylor Bainter, PhD

    Mathematics Content Coordinator
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida, United States

Abstract Description : One challenge of scaling competency-based professional learning programs is ensuring consistency for users across course sections. This session showcases an innovative calibration training model developed for the Math Matrix Micro-Credential at the University of Florida's Lastinger Center to address this issue. We developed a systematic approach to instructor calibration that involves evaluating sample assignments and norming to established rubrics in a blend of asynchronous and synchronous training sessions. This model addresses the universal challenge of maintaining consistency across diverse facilitator backgrounds and participant submissions in competency-based professional learning programs.

Attendees will engage with real examples of calibration materials as we unpack our step-by-step process and discover how to adapt this approach for their own online professional learning programs. Implementation insights and lessons learned will be shared to help others maximize effectiveness and avoid common pitfalls.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the necessary components for enacting a systematic calibration training process for their online professional learning facilitators.
  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to create their own training resources that align assessment rubric components with content knowledge to support consistent grading practices.