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Writing for Success: How Newsela Writing Prepares California Classrooms for End-of-Year Assessments

April 1, 2025

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Prepare California students for end-of-year writing assessments

Use this session to see how Newsela Writing helps educators connect daily writing practice, standards-aligned instruction, actionable feedback, and real-time data to assessment readiness.

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Runtime 35:39
Who it’s for California district administrators, literacy coaches, K–12 teachers, curriculum leaders, and assessment leaders preparing for testing season.
Use it to Support standards-aligned writing practice, scaffolded responses, feedback tools, and data-informed assessment readiness.

Session Takeaways

1 How can daily writing instruction align to California assessment expectations? The webinar shows how standards-aligned writing practice can become a consistent classroom routine that builds toward end-of-year readiness.
2 How can scaffolds help students build confidence? You’ll see strategies for supporting student responses with feedback, practice, and high-interest content that helps learners grow over time.
3 How can real-time data help educators close learning gaps? The session highlights how data-driven insights can help teachers identify individual needs, adjust instruction, and support targeted growth before testing day.

Meet the Speakers

Speaker Dan Cogan-Drew
Co-founder and Chief Academic Officer, Newsela Speaker Arianna Ranahosseini
Curricular Solutions Architect, Newsela Speaker Tami Valentino
Senior Sales Manager West, Newsela Speaker Joe Trampenau
Director of Partnerships, Newsela

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