Interactive Strategies from Low-Stakes Writing to STAAR Success
- San Marcos Campus
- 6 CPE Credits
- $100

Elementary RLA: CPR for the SCR and ECR
Learn essential strategies for crafting extended- and short-constructed responses tailored to the STAAR assessment in grades 3-5. Delve into a comprehensive range of topics crucial to STAAR success, including a scope and sequence that transitions your students from low-stakes writing to honing the art of formulating well-structured responses. Through collaboration with fellow educators, you will acquire practical insights that translate into enhanced student performance.
Whether you're an experienced educator aiming to enhance your methods or a new teacher searching for direction, this course will equip you with the skills to lead your students to success on the STAAR assessment confidently.
By participating, you will gain:
- Engaging Lesson Frameworks: Instructional strategies for low-stakes writing that foster critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity among students.
- Effective Test Preparation Tools: Easy-to-transfer graphic organizers for Short Constructed Responses (SCR) and Extended Constructed Responses (ECR) to ensure readiness on test day.
- Comprehensive Scope and Sequence: A detailed plan incorporating the gradual release of responsibility, guiding students smoothly from SCRs to ECRs.
- Enhanced Thinking Skills: Innovative ideas and activities to deepen students' thinking, paired with visual strategies that boost their chances of success.