Training that informs administrators, principals, teacher-leaders and coaches to know what to look for in a trait-based classroom. (1-Day with Scoring)
“A Taste of the Traits” Training that provides a glimpse into what the model is, how it works, along with some of the best practice teaching strategies. (1-Day with Scoring)
Training for middle and high school teams that uses the 6+1 Trait® Writing model for integrating writing across the content areas. The 3 or 4-person teams include science, math, social studies, and either a language arts teacher or administrator.
Education Northwest’s 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Assessment & Instruction is a powerful framework designed to help all teachers and students use a common language to refer to characteristics of writing as well as to create a common vision of what good writing looks like.
Advanced training requires trait experience and prepares people to conduct their own in-district trait-based workshops. Participants must have previous training in the 6+1 Trait® Writing model.
Have the professional staff of Education Northwest assess your student's writing using the 6+1 Trait writing model. With over a decade of analytical and holistic scoring experience, you can be assured that the Education Northwest writing assessors will provide writing assessment scores you can depend on for providing valuable direct student assistance.
Technical assistance for businesses to assess job application essays using rubrics provided by either the client or Education Northwest. Secure transfer process of applications may be arranged electronically.
Technical assistance to help school staffs identify the aspects of school climate that will support change and where to focus attention to foster successful improvement initiatives.
Technical assistance in assessing how well a school’s services match the needs of new and diverse students, and an accompanying school planning process.
Schools needing to improve rapidly, including those facing NCLB corrective action or restructuring, benefit from an objective and comprehensive review as a first step to turnaround.
Closing the academic achievement gap for ELLs has become a national priority emphasized in Title III of the NCLB. The SIOP model was developed to help ELLs acquire grade-level content knowledge while increasing their English proficiency.
