H Gary Cook

Expert academic achievement and English learner standards, assessments and accountability

WIDA Senior Director of Assessment School of Education Work: 608-890-0471 — Home and cell phones available upon request hook@wisc.edu Home page

Topics

• Educational measurement, evaluation, and research design
• National policy on academic achievement assessments and accountability
• National policy on English learners
• English learner standards, assessment and accountability

Achievements

• Member of the National Council on Measurement in Education and the American Education Research Association
• Coauthor of several national reports on English learners, e.g,. "Toward a "Common Definition of English Learner,"
• Member of several state and national assessment and accountability technical advisory committees