Can't make our Start September Strong Summer Workshop Series?
We have joined with Western Suffolk Boces to offer FOUR great programs this October, 2010.
Organizing for a Strong Reading Workshop
Teachers are always looking to stretch their students’ thinking. Reading is the perfect conduit for analytical and critical thought; however, a specified set of structures and teaching practices have to be in place to allow for this kind of thinking to happen. Reading Workshop answers this call. Organizing for a Strong Reading Workshop is intended to help teachers thoughtfully prepare for a year of reading workshop.This session will focus on establishing the rituals and routines that support an effective reading workshop. The information presented will be rooted in theory; however, it will actively engage participants with hands-on activities that they will be able to bring back to their classrooms to support their mini-lessons and small group instruction.
Monday, October 4, 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
Western Suffolk Boces
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Improving the Quality of Student Writing
Does your students’ writing lack voice? Organization? Is it flat and uninspired? Improving the Quality of Student Writing helps teachers begin to examine what is behind poor writing. This hands-on workshop begins by examining our assessment of student writing. It will explore how to look beyond poor spelling and grammar to recognize strengths and identify weaknesses. Throughout the day, participants will “try out” mini lessons that empower young writers to discover their voice and value their ideas.
This workshop will answer questions such as:
- How can we assess students’ writing in a way that helps us to know what they need to learn as writers?
- What classroom structures best support writing growth and development?
- Which mini lessons are most effective in improving student writing pitfalls like organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and idea development?
- What can we do differently in our individual student conferences to affect stronger, more powerful writing?
8:30am - 2:30pm
Western Suffolk Boces
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Guided or Misguided? Planning for Effective Small Group Instruction
Is your small group instruction prescriptive and regimented or does it respond to the needs of the group of children you are teaching? Research supports small group reading instruction as an effective means for helping children toward greater proficiency in literacy; however, guided reading has suffered from dilution and misinterpretation that leads to frustration.What do teachers need to know in order to make guided reading an effective component of the reading workshop? Guided or Misguided? Planning for Effective Small Group Instruction will explore strategies that will help teachers rethink their current practices and acquaint them with methods and ideas that they can implement immediately to improve the overall quality of their small group reading instruction.
Friday, October 22, 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
Western Suffolk BOCES
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Strong Beginnings for Our Youngest Writers: Planning Great Writing Instruction in the Primary Classroom
What does writing workshop look like in the primary classroom? What do our youngest writers need in order to build a solid foundation for future writing success? How can we raise the bar of expectation when children are just beginning to develop the skills necessary for composing text?These questions and others will guide our exploration in Strong Beginnings for Our Youngest Writers: Planning Great Writing Instruction in the Primary Classroom. This hands-on workshop is designed to provide teachers with the information they need to establish the writing workshop as an effective teaching structure in their primary classrooms.
Monday, November 8. 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
Western Suffolk BOCES
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