Program
SAT Workshops at Forum 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Part of the professional development opportunities available at Forum 2006 was a full selection of workshops aimed at helping educators best prepare their students for the SAT and college success.
Animating Student Writing
This workshop gives English teachers models, lesson plans, and strategies to help students strengthen their argumentative writing skills. Teachers learn:
- Strategies to raise the quality of student writing
- How to assess argumentative writing using the SAT essay scoring guide
- How to put in place a long-term plan to improve student writing
School-Based SAT Preparation
This workshop provides teachers with activities and materials to design a school-based SAT preparation course. Participants will be able to customize strategies to motivate, prepare, and empower students of all levels to achieve personal success of the SAT. The workshop brings to life material in The Official SAT Teacher's Guide™. Participants will learn:
- About the SAT format and question types on the math, critical reading, and writing sections
- How to plan and conduct their preparation sessions according to student and class needs
- How to effectively bring print and online SAT Readiness Program™ resources into the classroom
Participants will be separated during the second half of the workshop to focus on English or math content areas.
Holistic Scoring Workshop
This workshop provides teachers with practice using holistic scoring, which judges a piece of writing by the overall impression it creates. Teachers learn:
- How to use holistic scoring to assess writing
- Sound strategies to assist student writers
- The role of effective writing prompts in student success and valid assessment
