The Maine Department of Education and College Board are pleased to provide Maine educators with three opportunities to learn more about the updated SAT and tools available to inform instruction. College Board will present its annual Fall Counselor Workshop to share updates, tools, tips and resources to support students as they move along the college and career path.
Maine DOE and College Board will present half day workshops for administrators to explore tools that inform instruction and curriculum. Maine DOE and College Board will also present full day workshops for teachers to better understand SAT data, analysis tools, and instructional responses relative to implementing Maine’s ELA and math standards.
Annual Fall Counselor Workshops, Presented by the College Board
The College Board will present Annual Fall Counselor Workshop in five locations. These sessions will focus on enhancements to programs and changes to protocols in ordering and administering the SAT Suite of Assessments. Sessions begin at 8:30 and will end at 11:00.
| Date | Site | City | Registration |
| Sept.12 | University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | UMPI |
| Sept. 13 | University of Southern Maine | Portland | USM |
| Sept. 19 | Husson University | Bangor | HUSSON |
| Sept. 20 | University of Maine Farmington | Farmington | UMF |
| Sept. 26 | Thomas College | Waterville | THOMAS |
Do More With Your SAT Scores! Presented by The Maine Department of Education and College Board
Making meaning of assessment data is a critical component of providing support for teachers, for students, and for families. Perhaps the most powerful tool available to teachers is the Question Analysis tool. This digital tool includes every question on the annual common form and allows sorting by a variety of options. In this session, we will explore methods of making effective use of the College Board’s Assessment Reporting for K12 Educators. Sessions will begin at noon and end at 2:30. Please plan lunch on your own as lunch will not be provided.
You will need a user name and password for the K12 Score Reports portal at College Board.
(Please note that you must register even if you have already registered for the morning session)
| Date | Site | City | Registration |
| Sept.12 | University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | UMPI |
| Sept. 13 | University of Southern Maine | Portland | USM |
| Sept. 19 | Husson University | Bangor | HUSSON |
| Sept. 26 | Thomas College | Waterville | THOMAS |
SAT: Standards, Instruction, and Responding to SAT Data
During full day workshops, teachers will take a deep dive into either ELA (Evidence-based Reading and Writing along with the essay) or math to better understand how the SAT measures our learning standards, how to use data from the SAT results to inform instruction, and what instructional moves reflect the deeper learning necessary to demonstrate achievement on the Updated SAT. Participants in this day-long workshop will learn about the updated SAT and how to use the system of supports to benefit student learning and teacher instructional strategies.
- The ELA (ERW) session will include strategies for identifying instructional priorities based on data, a deeper understanding of the standards and how they are assessed, and an exploration of essay data and instructional strategies for on-demand writing.
- The participants in the math session will identify common errors and misconceptions in student responses and will experience instructional strategies to support student learning.
Participants will have to register for either ELA or math sessions for the full day. Schools are encouraged to send teams consisting of content teacher leaders at grades 9/10 and 11/12 as well as a building administrator or curriculum coordinator.
Please note that you will have to enter each person separately.
| Date | Site | City | Registration |
| 10/17/2017 | University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington | UMF |
| 10/18/2017 | University of Southern Maine | Portland | USM |
| 10/20/2017 | Black Bear Inn & Conference Center | Orono | BLACK BEAR INN |
| 11/14/2017 | University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | UMPI |
For more information about these workshops, contact Michele.r.mailhot@maine.gov, math specialist, or morgan.dunton@maine.gov, ELA specialist.