What do classroom teachers need to know about assessment that often is not explained to them?
How can teachers begin instruction that is truly meaningful and applicable to real-world writing skills, so that it is more than teaching to the test?
What are the characteristics of writing that are weighted most heavily - including 6 traits and genre characteristics?
What kinds of questions are students being asked?
What good, meaningful instruction (integrated reading and writing) addresses the super standards, writing test, and English/Language Arts portion of STAR test?