PPT-Writing like a STAAR The best intervention

is good instruction Prompt Assign vs Instruct Searching for the answer The Answer Best Practices Writing Process Strategies Mentor Text Modeling the Writing Process. ®. Program. TEA Student Assessment Division. January 2015 . Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the slide.. STAAR A. STAAR Alternate 2. Changes to Math Assessments. Changes to Writing Assessments. Standardized Oral Administration (SOA) . DCCM pg. O-4. Changes to the 2014-2015 Assessment Calendar. Policy. and. Leading Forward in Times of . Change. 1. 2. Goals. Accountability for the sake of STAAR. Review . the . STAAR design and standards. Connect STAAR. to the curriculum. to the data from TAKS. to units in the curriculum.  . Grade . 3-8 Standards. Now We Know Who Passed!.  . www.lead4ward.com.  . Good Morning!. The big questions…. What . do the performance categories mean. ?. What . is the phase in and how do I interpret it. Working together our students can be successful.. Objectives. We will . analyze . the differences of the TAKS and STAAR using TAKS questions and . sample . STAAR questions in the area of mathematics.. BY: Kelley . Kalchthaler. & Mark GOULET. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. Texas Education Code section 39.023(c):. “ . A school district shall . … . adopt . a policy that requires a student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument for a course listed in this subsection in which the student is enrolled to account for 15 percent of the student's final grade for the course. Sheldon ISD. This training does not take the place of reading your TEST ADMINISTRATOR MANUAL!. Testing Dates. Monday, March 30, 2015. 4. th. /7. th. Writing Day 1. English I EOC. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. General Information. STAAR is a criterion-referenced test that measures a student’s performance in comparison to the curriculum standards, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), for each subject and grade level. . English I EOC Writing. . Not just any writing…. But STAAR Writing!. TEA Online Resources. . www.tea.state.us/student.assessment/staar. Assessed curriculum*. Blueprints*. Released Test Questions*. Writing the Expository Essay. Exp. ository = . Exp. lain . Expository . writing explains . what you think (and why you think that way) . in a clear and complete way. . You are not telling a story or trying to persuade your reader.. kayepricehawkins@aol.com. . www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com. . This power point contains information and formatting written and designed by Kaye Price-Hawkins. . Please keep intact to share with others.. by Janet Hester and Lenicia Gordon. ELAR Education Specialists. The Jeff Anderson Cycle. Region 13’s . visual representation of Jeff Anderson’s . Analysis . Process . from . the book . 10 Things Every Writer Should Know.. . Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. If any of the slides are changed for local use, please remove the TEA header. . This training is not intended to replace the review of required manuals and additional information on the TEA website. . TEA’s Student Assessment Division. Disclaimer . These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. . If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings, please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide..