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STAAR Reboot - Saturday Sessions
​2023

2023 STAAR Registration

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Golding Touch Education Consulting LLC believes in using research based instructional strategies and best practices to provide reading and writing instruction that sticks. Our professional development sessions focus on building teacher capacity and expanding teacher's strategy tool kits in engaging and interactive ways. 

Attended a previous series? We've got you covered. Our sessions feature new strategies and content. Breakout sessions are led by Literacy Leaders and Effective Classroom Teachers.

Register today for your preferred session(s). We look forward to seeing you!

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Teaching Short and Extended Constructed Response and Informational Text (1-28-2023)

$350.00
REGISTER HERE!

Literary Text (Fiction, Poetry, and Drama) and Writing Integration (Revising) (2-18-2023)

$350.00
REGISTER HERE!

Testing as a Genre Review Plan (3-25-2023)

$350.00
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Methods of Payment

​** IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY ISSUES DURING REGISTRATION PLEASE CONTACT US. **

Option 1 - Credit Card Purchases(s)
Click on the "Register Now" button for the session(s) you want to purchase. When you are finished selecting all session(s), choose the "CART" option on the left of the screen. Then, follow the instructions to complete registration. (If registering someone else, please add the participant's name(s) and email address(es) to the "Notes" field on "Check Out.").

For schools that prefer an invoice, please send request(s) to GoldingtouchEdCon@Gmail.com . Invoices must be paid by credit card at least eight (8) days in advance of the first Session.

Option 2 - Pay by Check
To pay by check, request an invoice at GoldingtouchEdCon@Gmail.com. Check(s) must be received eight (8) days before the first session begins.

Please review Terms and Conditions listed below.

2023 Session Summaries

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Teaching Short and Extended Constructed Response and Informational Text 
Session 1: STAAR Reading is changing to include writing in 2023. This session will explore the rubrics and samples for the short-constructed response and extended constructed response items. We will practice strategies for creating effective essays going through the writing process while grounded in text read. We will uncover strategies for demystifying
informational and argumentative texts for all students, so they can be successful. Explore strategies for integrating writing into reading informational text, best practices for teaching revising, and constructed response items.
Date & Time:
January 28, 2023
8:00 - 12:00 pm
Location:
Sherman Elementary
1909 McKee St, Houston, TX 77009
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​Literary Text (Fiction, Poetry, and Drama) and Writing Integration (Revising)
​SESSION 2: This interactive session will explore the subtle nuances of literary text on the STAAR reading assessment. Come and practice research-based strategies for teaching increasingly complex literary texts. Explore strategies for integrating writing into reading fiction, best
practices for teaching revising, and constructed response items. The second half of this will explore high-yield strategies for teaching access points for complex poetry and drama texts on STAAR. Practice strategies for integrating writing into reading poetry and drama, best practices for teaching editing, and new item types.​
Date & Time:
February 18, 2023
8:00 - 12:00 pm
Location:
Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022
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​TESTING AS A GENRE REVIEW PLAN
SESSION 3: How can you accelerate learning for your students and teach testing as a genre? Do you have a review plan? Come and practice strategies for building your students’ stamina, expanding their comprehension toolkit across genres, and preparing scholars for the new Redesigned STAAR Item Types with integrated writing. ​
Date & Time:
March 25, 2023
8:00 - 11:00 am 
Location:
Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022

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"No one gets up in front of a classroom of students intending to do a bad job. Every teacher wants students to be successful. As long as they're willing, we can help them make it happen.”

- Malene Golding, M.Ed

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