COLLINS INSTITUTE
THINKING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM—ELEMENTARY
(GRADES 1-5)
For teachers in
grades 1 to 5 in all subject areas, curriculum coordinators,
principals, supervisors, curriculum committee members, school-based
management team members, and special educators.
This workshop
provides elementary teachers with practical strategies and
techniques to help their students gain writing fluency, become
comfortable thinking on paper, and to develop the essential writing
skills they need for future academic success in any subject area.
The strategies introduced also help prepare students for
standardized assessment tests.
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN
HOW TO . . .
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Use and evaluate the Five Types of Writing
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Use writing to enhance the teaching of
content—in all subjects
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Utilize writing to increase student
engagement and interaction
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Determine which writing skills should be
taught
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Use writing efficiently—taking less time
and getting better results
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Improve test scores and help students
achieve “Adequate Yearly Progress” with the Collins Writing
Program
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Design authentic writing assignments that
promote learning and motivate students
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Employ self-editing and peer-editing
strategies to make students less dependent on teachers
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Tie it all together—integrating workshop
content with portfolio and authentic assessment techniques,
differentiated instruction, inclusion classroom strategies, and
standards-based learning
NOTE: A one
graduate credit option is available for our
two
day institutes through Endicott College in Beverly, MA,
at $50.
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