Using Constructed Response Questions to Foster Student Thinking, Writing, and Test-Taking Skills
In this webcast, different types of constructed response question items, and the role of writing in preparing students for these types of items, will be explored. Specific instructional strategies for working with students to write better answers will be central to the discussion. Webcast participants will have an opportunity to "chat with the experts" by submitting questions during the live webcast. Please join us for this second installment in the Fostering Student Success on the OAT-Reading, Grades 5-7: Reading and Writing Informational Text webcast series.
Date: January 15, 2009
Time: 3:30 – 4:15 PM, EST
Cost: There is no cost for participating in this webcast. Please RSVP by submitting your email address above. This allows us to send you advance information you will need to view the webcast.
Audience: Intermediate and middle school English language arts and reading teachers (grades 5-7), curriculum directors, literacy specialists/coaches, and other leaders in language arts education.
Why participate? Students encounter numerous constructed response questions on the Ohio Achievement Test-Reading. These questions tend to demand a high degree of analytical thinking, versatility in style, and transferable skill that can prove challenging, even to the strongest of writers. Panelists for this webcast will discuss ways to help students become better writers and responders to constructed response questions.
Benefits of participating include: - Understanding the writing demands of constructed response
- Learning effective instructional techniques
- Reviewing students’ performance on the Ohio Achievement Test-Reading and considering implications for instruction
- Receiving supplemental materials, related professional materials, and mini-collections of ORC resources
Tentative Panelists: - Eileen Diamond, Teacher, Cincinnati Public Schools
- Brenda Doyle, Teacher, Olentangy Local Schools
- Sasheen Phillips, Director, Office of Literacy, Ohio Department of Education
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