Test-Savviness with John Sasko
Session Agendas:
Session #1: Resources and Pacing (March 11, 2025)
Welcome and Overview
Strategy - Visualizing Mathematics (Sketching)
Session #2: Multiple-Choice (March 13, 2025)
Welcome and Overview
Revisiting: Take the Test & Translating (CBT)
Strategy #1: Evaluate the Choices:
Strategy #2: What are the Choices?
Planning Next Steps & Reflection
Session #3: Multi-step Word Problems (March 18, 2025)
Welcome and Overview
Strategy #1: Answer Bank
Strategy #2: Worked Examples
Planning Next Steps & Reflection
Session #4: Conceptual Questions (March 25, 2025)
Welcome and Overview
Revisiting Word Problems: Find and Fix My Error
What are conceptual questions?
Activity #1: Scavenger Hunt for Conceptual Questions
Activity #2: Task Board Grade 3
Planning Next Steps & Reflection
Session #5: Vocabulary and Pulling it Altogether (April 2, 2025)
Welcome and Overview
Activity #1: Mystery Word
Activity #2: Vocabulary Tic-Tac-Toe
Activity #3: Word Clusters
Activity #4: Concept Squares
Language “Gifts”
Review - Testing Tips
Next Steps & Reflection