Come and learn some best practice instructional techniques to inform your students of the appropriate ways to use textual evidence without excessive copying. You will learn strategies to help all students elaborate effectively, how to better differentiate instruction, and how to incorporate accommodations into your classroom. This workshop will provide guidance in using Utah Compose and the SAGE Writing Benchmarks for formative writing instruction. The updated SAGE scoring engine will be applied

Come and learn some best practice instructional techniques to inform your students of the appropriate ways to use textual evidence without excessive copying. You will learn strategies to help all students elaborate effectively, how to better differentiate instruction, and how to incorporate accommodations into your classroom. This workshop will provide guidance in using Utah Compose and the SAGE Writing Benchmarks for formative writing instruction. The updated SAGE scoring engine will be applied to all writing tests next year, including the benchmarks, interim, and summative assessments. This workshop will include two sessions, an introduction session during the first semester of school and a follow-up session at the beginning of the second semester. In Session One, teachers will learn best instructional practices for writing, differentiated instruction, and accommodation strategies. In Session Two, teachers will bring student samples from their classrooms for review, reflection, and additional support on implementing the best instructional practices learned in session one.