added 2/8/08 sam
Maine Educational Assessment Workshops
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MEA Test Administration Workshop - February 2008
Invitational Letter - 2007-08 MEA Test Administration Workshops - PDF
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Reading Grades 3-5 English Language Arts
The grades 3,4 and 5 practice test can be found at http://www.maine.gov/education/mea/mearelitems.htm
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Writing Grades 3-5 English Language Arts
The anchor papers and scoring guide are found in the 2007 MEA Released Items for grade 5 writing at this link: http://www.maine.gov/education/mea/mearelitems.htm
Invitational Letter - Writing PD Invitational Letter - PDF
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Reading Grades 6-8 English Language Arts
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Writing Grades 6-8 English Language Arts
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The following documents are related to the field test portion of the March 2008 MEA administration:
Instructional strategies: Students develop position statements after reading several articles about one topic. The following articles can be annotated for key points and helpful evidence to support a logical conclusion: links to articles about cell phone use in schools:
http://tswartz1.typepad.com/new_york_legal_update/2007/05/supreme_court_u.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/12/national/main1616330.shtml
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/cell_phones.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/nyregion/15cellphones.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3617/is_200402/ai_n9408441
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Mathematics Grades 3-5
Mathematics Grades 6-8
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Science Grade 4/5
Science Grade 8
Invitational Letter - Strategic Instruction and Planning for the MEA - PDF
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2006-07 MEA Report Interpretation Workshop - Materials