[MLTI-HS] Register NOW for FREE January SAT/PSAT Workshops!

[Brown, Laura]

This email is being sent on behalf of Susan Johnson, Sandy McKechnie,
and
Dan Hupp of the Department of Education.  Should you have questions that
need to be addressed, please contact them directly.
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Dear Maine High School Educator,

You are invited to attend free workshops focused on instructional
strategies
to support student achievement of the Maine Learning Results and on the
SAT
and PSAT. Lunch will be served. Participants that attend for the entire
duration of the session will be awarded CEU credits for six hours of
instruction.

For registration questions, please call Sandy McKechnie at 624-6770 or
email: sandra.mckechnie at maine.gov . For SAT questions, please contact
Dan
Hupp at 624-6827 or email: dan.hupp at maine.gov and for PSAT/NMSQT
questions,
please contact Susan Johnson at 624-6627 or email:
susan.johnson at maine.gov.

Registration form: 
http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/2008/ilet/08ilet061attach.rtf

Read on for more details about the workshops!

The Maine Department of Education and The New England Regional Office of
the
College Board are pleased to announce eight free SAT and PSAT/NMSQT
content
workshops across Maine from January through March 2008. High school
teachers
and administrators are encouraged to attend.

The SAT workshops will demonstrate instructional strategies to support
and
improve student achievement of the Maine Learning Results and on the
SAT.
The workshop brings to life The Official SAT Online Course and Teacher's
Guide focusing on English Language Arts (ELA) or mathematics.
Participants
will be grouped by content focus (ELA or mathematics) for the entire
day.
Content specialists from the College Board and the MDOE will be present
at
all sessions. Topics will include:

*      The SAT format and question types on the critical reading,
mathematics and writing sections.

*      How the SAT aligns with and measures the Maine Learning Results.

*      How to improve instructional strategies to support students'
achievement of rigorous content.

*      Strategies to create short-term and long-term action plans to
improve
student learning. 

 

The SAT workshops will take place on the following dates and at the
following locations:

January 3, 2008- Black Bear Inn, Orono

January 4, 2008- University of Maine, Presque Isle

January 9, 2008- Augusta Civic Center, Augusta

January 10, 2008- Portland Holiday Inn West, Portland

The PSAT/NMSQT workshops will be split into two sessions. The first
session
will provide hands-on training for teams to use their school's
PSAT/NMSQT
data from the October 2006 and October 2007 test administrations. The
second
session will enable English and mathematics teachers to focus on
curricular
and instructional issues in their content areas. Participants will learn
to:

*      Analyze data sets.

*      Shape instructional goals in the classroom.

*      Identify curricular and academic strengths and weaknesses in
critical
reading, math, and writing.

*      Understand how to interpret data effectively to identify
disparities
between school, state, and national groups of students.

*      Work with team members to create short-term and long-term action
plans to improve student learning.

The afternoon session of the PSAT/NMSQT workshops will enable
participants
to make effective use of the College Readiness system made available by
the
Maine Department of Education and the College Board to support student
achievement and career and college planning. Participants will learn:

*      About My College QuickStart-a free online college planning tool
provided to all PSAT/NMSQT takers for the duration of their high school
careers that includes a personalized SAT study plan.

*      To use AP Potential to identify AP students within their school.

*      About CollegeEd.

 

The PSAT/NMSQT workshops will take place on the following dates and at
the
following locations:

February 27, 2008- Black Bear Inn, Orono

February 28, 2008- University of Maine, Presque Isle

March 5, 2008- Augusta Civic Center, Augusta

March 6, 2008- Portland Holiday Inn West, Portland

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the workshops run from 8:30
a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Lunch will be served. Participants that attend for the entire
duration of the session will be awarded CEU credits for six hours of
instruction.

For registration questions, please call Sandy McKechnie at 624-6770 or
email
mailto:sandra.mckechnie at maine.gov . For SAT questions, please contact
Dan
Hupp at 624-6827 or mailto:dan.hupp at maine.gov and for PSAT/NMSQT
questions,
please contact Susan Johnson at 439-0846 or
mailto:susan.johnson at maine.gov .

Registration form: 
http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/2008/ilet/08ilet061attach.rtf
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