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Non-Traditional Assessment and WritingThis interactive presentation redefines assessment in the middle school writing workshop classroom. While supporting the workshop philosophy, topics for this presentation include assessing the young-adult writer, discovering what motivates young-adult writers, and the importance of knowing the writing development of your students. Date: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9 AM – 12 Noon Presenter: Bill Farr, Ph.D. and Kim Richards Brief Bio: Retired from UCONN’s Neag School of Education, Bill Farr, PhD, is a Literacy Specialist and Consultant for several Connecticut school districts. Kim Richards is a doctoral student at UCONN’s Neag School of Education. She is a 1999 Aetna Fellow of the Connecticut Writing Project, and taught 4th- and 5th-grade in Stafford, CT. Click here for Registration Form
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