Writing (continued)
Diving Deeper with Writing Workshop: Mentor Texts, Mini-Lessons, and Modeling
In this session participants will learn multiple ways to use mentor texts and mini- lessons to support writing, engage in deliberate practice for modeling, and explore how to integrate conventions instruction throughout the writing process. Participants will experience their own writing workshop with a focus on informational writing.
Recommended for: Grades 3–8 teachers Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 732826 Virtual: 743504 Participants: Up to 30
Learning outcomes: • Select and analyze mentor texts for teaching writing • Teach with mentor texts throughout the writing process • Organize, plan, and deliver writing mini-lessons • Integrate meaningful and applicable conventions instruction • Support student writing with multiple types of modeling
Recommended Supplement: Modes in Focus by Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles
Building Expertise with Writing Workshop: Assessing and Conferring
In this session participants will develop rubrics to assess student writing and inform instruction, engage in deliberate practice for conferring, and learn methods to deepen student writing through self-evaluation, peer feedback, and targeted revision. Participants will experience their own writing workshop with a focus on narrative writing.
Recommended for: Grades 3–8 teachers Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 732827 Virtual: 743505 Participants: Up to 30
Learning outcomes: • Design, select, and use rubrics to assess student writing • Use writing assessment results to plan instruction • Develop student writers through effective writing conferences • Teach students how to self- and peer evaluate writing drafts • Incorporate student revision into writing workshops • Support student writing with multiple types of modeling
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