Calendar of Events
6+1 Trait® Writing Introductory Institute for Teachers of Grades 4–12 (Stevenson, WA)May 27–29, 2008
Outcomes
Participants of the introductory institute will:
- Learn to formatively evaluate student writing across seven dimensions of performance: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation
- Practice using trait rubrics to score work samples and provide effective feedback
- Develop the ability to consistently and accurately assess student writing
- Apply knowledge of the traits to build a link between assessment and instruction
- Build a learning community that shares a common vocabulary and vision of quality writing performance