DLM Team Members to Share Assessment Expertise at International Conference

Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) team members will join assessment professionals from around the world at the 51st Annual International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference in Toronto, Canada, September 27 – October 2. 

Michael Muenks and Lynda Lupp will host an exhibition table where they will answer questions and talk with educators from around the world about DLM’s resources and educational approaches. The exhibit provides an opportunity to introduce DLM to new audiences, explore potential partnerships, and broaden the reach of DLM’s mission to improve learning opportunities for students with disabilities.

DLM team members will also deliver conference presentations on topics including diagnostic classification models, universal design, enhanced reporting, technology-enhanced items, through-year assessment and learning maps.

Presentations featuring DLM team members include: 

  • Using Diagnostic Classification Models to Improve Instructional Decision-Making 
    Jake Thompson
  • Open and Transparent Scoring with measr: An R Package for Diagnostic Classification Models
    Jake Thompson
  • Advancing Assessment Transparency Through Universal Design of Assessment Systems 
    Meagan Karvonen
  • Bridging Alternate Assessments with Enhanced Reporting for Inclusive Employment Pathways
    Melissa Gholson and Meagan Karvonen 
  • Evaluating TEIs for Science Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
    Melissa Gholson
  • Through-Year Assessment as a Summative Tool: Proof-of-Concept Evidence from the Pathways for Instructionally Embedded Assessment (PIE) Project 
    Brooke Nash and Jake Thompson
  • Learning Maps in Assessment Systems: Balancing Accountability and Instructional Support
    Russell Swinburne Romine, Vanessa Simmering, and Brooke Nash 
Date
August 11, 2026
Year
2026