CCSS Seminar Flyer UOS Orlando 6 8
Units of Study: Implementing Rigorous, Coherent Writing Curriculum (6-8) One-Day Conference
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Teachers (6-8), coaches, administrators, curriculum coordinators, state and regional leaders. DATE & LOCATION Friday, February 27, 2015 Walt Disney World Dolphin 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 TIME 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. TUITION The cost of this workshop is $165.00 per person. HOW TO REGISTER To register for this event or to see the full schedule of professional development offered by the Reading and Writing Project, go to www.readingandwritingproject.com
Presented by Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts In this day long workshop, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts will set you up to achieve cohesive, high level writing instruction using the newly released Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing, Grades 6-8. We encourage you to attend with teams, so that you can truly achieve cohesion across grade levels. Whether you are planning for your state, your district, your school, or your grade level, your writing work needs to intersect wisely with that of your colleagues. This day, therefore, is open to teachers, administrators, coaches, and literacy leaders. Kate and Maggie will help you to deeply understand the implications of the Common Core State Standards, and how it can affect your curriculum. They will show you how the standards and units of study in argument, information, and narrative writing help writers develop the skills and habits they need to write well. Kate and Maggie will demonstrate a few of the high leverage instructional methods as well, so that you feel confident with inquiry work, small group guided practice, and conferring. You will learn about implementing an assessment system that will help you norm grade level expectations, monitor growth, and most importantly, support students in setting goals and assessing their own writing. You’ll be introduced, naturally, to teaching points, but also to mentor texts and other tools. The day will revolve around the series, Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing. We know that in schools, it would be better if teachers could spend less time planning and more time responding to student work.
Because middle school schedules mean you are tremendously pressed for time, and you have a lot of students to assess, instruct, and support, Kate and Maggie will also look at how to forge connections across reading and writing, and how to plan for crystal clear writing instruction in the middle school schedule. They’ll help you look across the curriculum, so that you begin to think about planning strategic curriculum. Bring your team, and join us in planning for your students’ success as writers. KATE ROBERTS, Lead Staff Developer, leads teacher study groups, coaching and content area institute sections, and advanced summer institute sections for the Project. She is co-author of Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts - and Life, The Literary Essay: From Character to Compare/Contrast, and The Literary Essay: Analyzing Craft and Theme (Heinemann 2014). MAGGIE BEATTIE ROBERTS, Lead Staff Developer, is co-author of Once Upon a Time: Adapting Writing Fairy Tales (Heinemann, 2013) and of Research-Based Information Writing: Books, Websites, and Presentations (Heinemann, 2014), and is at work on a book using film and television to enhance narrative writing.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Teachers (6-8), coaches, administrators, curriculum coordinators, state and regional leaders. DATE & LOCATION Friday, February 27, 2015 Walt Disney World Dolphin 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 TIME 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. TUITION The cost of this workshop is $165.00 per person. HOW TO REGISTER To register for this event or to see the full schedule of professional development offered by the Reading and Writing Project, go to www.readingandwritingproject.com
Presented by Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts In this day long workshop, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts will set you up to achieve cohesive, high level writing instruction using the newly released Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing, Grades 6-8. We encourage you to attend with teams, so that you can truly achieve cohesion across grade levels. Whether you are planning for your state, your district, your school, or your grade level, your writing work needs to intersect wisely with that of your colleagues. This day, therefore, is open to teachers, administrators, coaches, and literacy leaders. Kate and Maggie will help you to deeply understand the implications of the Common Core State Standards, and how it can affect your curriculum. They will show you how the standards and units of study in argument, information, and narrative writing help writers develop the skills and habits they need to write well. Kate and Maggie will demonstrate a few of the high leverage instructional methods as well, so that you feel confident with inquiry work, small group guided practice, and conferring. You will learn about implementing an assessment system that will help you norm grade level expectations, monitor growth, and most importantly, support students in setting goals and assessing their own writing. You’ll be introduced, naturally, to teaching points, but also to mentor texts and other tools. The day will revolve around the series, Units of Study in Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing. We know that in schools, it would be better if teachers could spend less time planning and more time responding to student work.
Because middle school schedules mean you are tremendously pressed for time, and you have a lot of students to assess, instruct, and support, Kate and Maggie will also look at how to forge connections across reading and writing, and how to plan for crystal clear writing instruction in the middle school schedule. They’ll help you look across the curriculum, so that you begin to think about planning strategic curriculum. Bring your team, and join us in planning for your students’ success as writers. KATE ROBERTS, Lead Staff Developer, leads teacher study groups, coaching and content area institute sections, and advanced summer institute sections for the Project. She is co-author of Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts - and Life, The Literary Essay: From Character to Compare/Contrast, and The Literary Essay: Analyzing Craft and Theme (Heinemann 2014). MAGGIE BEATTIE ROBERTS, Lead Staff Developer, is co-author of Once Upon a Time: Adapting Writing Fairy Tales (Heinemann, 2013) and of Research-Based Information Writing: Books, Websites, and Presentations (Heinemann, 2014), and is at work on a book using film and television to enhance narrative writing.
