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What is Test Prep Palooza?

Test Prep Palooza is an on-demand virtual conference hosted by Laura Kebart, M.Ed. featuring interviews, trainings, and no-prep / low-prep lesson plan components with experienced teachers who believe that even though test prep is a necessary evil, it doesn't have to feel that way.

This year's BIG FOCUS is on active engagement that doesn't feel like official "test prep" but that DOES get the job done!

Everyone's schedule is so busy, which is why we've designed this on-demand at-your-own-pace event to where you can pick and choose which sessions you wish to view.

The topics, ideas, shared lessons, and action steps you'll learn at Test Prep Palooza are all designed to help you get organized and engage your middle school ELA students in a realistic way that allows test prep to be effective, engaging, and confidence-boosting for both you and your students.

⭐️By the end, you'll know EXACTLY what YOUR test prep plan will be⭐️

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Test Prep Palooza for? This weekend virtual event is designed for an audience of both new AND experienced Middle School Reading and / or Writing Teachers who desire actionable, realistic strategies and ideas to implement not just for official test prep (which is the goal), but all year long, too!

As Middle School ELA teachers, we have our own special test prep-related needs that other content areas or grade levels just don't deal with. No one person has all the answers, but pulling together an incredible team of teachers from all over the country with a diverse amount of experiences, knowledge, and backgrounds, will provide the BEST professional opportunity to learn and implement new strategies that grow your students while helping you review with joy this year.

If you are ready to organize and actually enjoy the test prep review process, (or if you've been at this a while and need to restart with a fresh perspective from teacher experts who GET IT), then Test Prep Palooza is perfect for you!

Does it include a Professional Development (PD) certificate? You get 6 hours of PD certificates to serve as a record of your time. This is a fantastic way to not only learn what you personally want to learn as you start prepping for the test in your area, but also to serve as documentation that you can add to your continuing education files!

Will the sessions be for teachers in my state? What standards and what test? The reading and writing test prep strategies are to show you HOW to review and practice for whatever the test looks like in your state. What you learn at Test Prep Palooza will apply to your own unique type of test because we're designing the sessions with engaged review and practice strategies that don't feel like your typical test reviews. If your upcoming standardized test includes reading concepts like theme, main idea/details, author's purpose, inferences, text evidence, and more across genres like fiction, nonfiction, poetry, paired passages, etc. then you're in exactly the right place. If your upcoming standardized test includes any written responses like constructed responses, timed writings, unpacking the prompts, embedding text evidence and proof, etc. then you're ALSO in exactly the right place!

What can I get out of this event besides 'just' test prep resources? Hey, I'm right there with you. I DON'T want to just "teach to the test," either. That's why what we show you will be highly applicable to all kinds of lessons you'll use throughout the year. We're focusing on interactive engagement with the most-often tested reading and writing skills and concepts across all major genres. What that means for you is that yes, you'll definitely want to implement these strategies and resources NOW as you lead your students through various reviews and practice for the test in your neck of the woods. . . But more than that, it means you'll have specific, exciting, ready-made lessons and strategies to use again and again throughout the school year as well.

Being a Middle School ELA teacher has its own special needs that other content areas just don't deal with. No one person has all the answers, but pulling together an incredible team of teachers from all over the country with diverse experiences, knowledge, and backgrounds will provide the BEST professional opportunity to learn, ask questions, and implement new strategies that grow your students while helping you teach and live with joy this year.

Through lesson plan curriculum, live workshops, on-demand trainings, and virtual summit events, I provide middle school ELA teachers with actionable, realistic support so they can teach with joy while living an actual life outside the classroom.

Join us for the one & only virtual test prep event to help Middle School Reading + Writing Teachers review for "The Test" without feeling like you're actually reviewing.

DAY 1 SESSIONS

Reading Strategies for Test Prep!

4 FUN Games to Review + Practice Standards-Based Vocabulary Terms

6 Ways to Weave Test Prep Reading Skills into Your Regular Lessons

Reading Test Strategies for Struggling Readers & ELL/ESL

How to Review Reading Comprehension Skills with Escape Rooms

DAY 2 SESSIONS

Writing Strategies for Test Prep!

How to Help Students Elaborate in Their Writing

The Hidden Power of Writing Rubrics for Test Prep Success

Constructed Response Longer Writing: Part 2

Includes Guided Notes Specific to EACH Session

WONDERING IF

TEST PREP PALOOZA

IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

I sent an email to the first few hundred

people who registered to ask where they teach and when their tests are. . .

BY THE END OF TEST PREP PALOOZA, YOU WILL -

Hi! I'm your Test Prep Palooza host, Laura Kebart, M.Ed.