PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
VIEW FALL 2008 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Each year we conduct scores of
writing workshops for teachers, supervisors, and administrators.
Workshops are held throughout the United States in convenient
locations, such as hotels, and are open to educators from the
surrounding school districts.
We take great pride in ensuring that
all of our workshops are both informative and
entertaining. Our associates (presenters) are chosen because of their
extensive knowledge of K-12 education, their outstanding teaching
ability, and their expertise in the field of writing. They also have
superb presentation and communication skills and believe
wholeheartedly in the lifelong benefits to students that result from
using the Collins Writing Program.
NEW WORKSHOP NOW OFFERED
Four
Essential Writing Assignments to
Improve
Student Achievement
An innovative, new writing
workshop for educators that's sure to impact student achievement in
grades 5 to 12. In this fun, activity filled workshop you'll
learn how to plan, teach and assess four key assignments in
Dr. John
Collins' new flagship book,
Improving Student Performance Through
Writing & Thinking Across the Curriculum.
Four
Essential Writing Assignments is an all new, full-day writing workshop for
educators in any subject area. This workshop is
valuable to all teachers whether they use the
Collins Writing
Program or not.
In this fun, activity filled session, you’ll learn how to plan, teach and
assess four key assignments that significantly impact student achievement.
This practical, hands-on workshop builds upon the extensive research from Marzano, Graham and Perin, and others.
In addition to the four key
writing assignments, participants will take away:
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A system to combine
the four essential assignments to produce lengthy substantive
writing
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A decision-making
model that answers the question, "How often should my students
write and what specific assignments should I be giving?"
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A three-step editing
model to help students become better editors of their own and
their peer's work
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Reading-writing
strategies to improve comprehension and retention of subject
matter
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Strategies to
increase academic vocabulary and improve word choice
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A critical thinking
chart that helps students produce organized and content rich
persuasive essays
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Strategies to help
students improve scores on open-response and writing assessment
tests
FALL WORKSHOP OFFERINGS
I. Improving Student
Performance with the Collins Writing Program --
Developing Writing and
Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum
— a model for
writing across the curriculum and implementing key aspects of
the Collins Writing Program.
This workshop shows
teachers how to use the
five types of writing assignments to
improve student writing and thinking skills and to increase
content understanding and retention. But most important, this
workshop gives teachers the help they need to efficiently and
fairly evaluate writing so that students become more skillful
as a result of the process.
Audience: Grade 4-12 teachers in all subject areas,
including special education, supervisors, department heads, and
administrators.
View
a Fall 2008 Brochure
II. A Writing Program that Works — teaching strategies
that improve student writing and save teacher time.
This workshop shows
English/language arts teachers how to enhance student
content knowledge through writing. Most important, it focuses on
practical strategies and techniques that enable students to
become comfortable thinking on paper, to develop essential
writing skills they need for future academic success, and to
perform well on state and national assessments.
Audience: Grade 4-12
English/language arts teachers, including special education, supervisors,
department heads, and administrators.
View
Fall 2008 Brochure
III. Thinking & Writing Across the Curriculum for the
Elementary Grades — a model for
writing across the curriculum in the elementary grades.
This
workshop shows teachers how to use writing to enhance
understanding in every curriculum area. Most important, this
workshop focuses on
practical strategies and techniques that enable students to
become comfortable thinking on paper, to develop essential
writing skills they need for future academic success and to
perform well on state and national assessments.
Audience: Grade 1-5 teachers in all subject areas,
including special education, supervisors,
department heads, and administrators.
View
Fall 2008 Brochure
SATISFACTION RATINGS
Between 1986 and 2007, we conducted
823 open-to-the-public workshops that were attended by 27,659 participants
from 29 states. In these workshops, we ask the question,
“Compared to other workshops you have attended, how would you rate
this workshop?” We use a 1 to 10 evaluation scale, with 1
designated “not effective at all”; 5, “an average experience”; and 10,
“one of the best I’ve attended". Our evaluations have averaged
higher than a 9.2 over the past 21 years.
FAQ
- Time: Full-day workshops are conducted from
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM with registration, coffee, and pastry from 8:30 AM
to 9:00 AM. Our fall schedule is posted during the summer. Fall
workshops begin in October.
- Registration Fee: A full day workshop
typically costs $175 per person and includes all workshop
materials, refreshment breaks, and lunch (for full-day workshops).
We offer a group
discount — enroll four attendees and get a fifth one free!
- Confirmation: Registrations received one week before the
workshop date will be confirmed by mail. Confirmation includes the
workshop date and location.
- Cancellation Policy: The entire tuition fee is fully
refundable up to three business days prior to the workshop.
- No-risk Guarantee: If for any reason you are not
happy with a workshop, we will gladly refund your participant fee.
Collins
Education Associates
320 Main Street
PO Box 957
West Newbury, MA 01985
Phone (978) 363.1188
Toll Free (800) 932.4477
Fax (978) 363.2212
Email
info@collinseducationassociates.com |
