The best form of test preparation is when it is integrated into daily instruction. This workshop provides the concepts and materials that instructors need in order to provide seamless Standards-based instruction that also prepares students to perform at their personal best. Concepts presented during this workshop include: instructional resources, using rubrics, constructing test-like items, and creating “Do Now’s”. Instructors will leave the workshop with a large repertoire of ideas and activities that they can employ in the class the very next day.

• Lack of student familiarity with questions styles and formats
  
  
• Difficulty in integrating assessment-aligned tasks into daily math instruction
  
  
• Misalignment between classroom tasks and the rigor or style of state assessments
  
  
• Need for effective formative and summative assessment strategies
  

1. Task Integration and Alignment
   Participants will learn how to design and integrate tasks into daily lessons to build assessment readiness without sacrificing curriculum goals.
   
   
2. Instructional Strategies to Support Diverse Learners
   Educators will explore and apply a variety of student engagement and differentiation techniques that reinforce standards and provide equitable access to high-level math tasks.
   
   
3. Effective Use of Formative and Summative Assessments
   Teachers will develop the ability to utilize both formative tools and summative measures to monitor student progress and inform instruction in ways that reflect and create rigor