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K-5 Series Kick-OffOctober 24, 2014

The Purpose

To provide Wayne County teachers

• Access to some of the leading experts in the field of writing instruction

• Opportunities to dialogue about effective writing instruction

• Time to reflect on current practices and alignment to common core

Guiding Questions

• What is best practice in writing instruction?

• How will this learning impact my own professional practice and the learning of my students?

• How will I share this information with my district colleagues?

• What needs to be done to further align practice with Common Core Writing Standards?

Expert Presentations

During the presentations please

• Consider the guiding questions

• Take notes

• Pose questions

• Reflect on how the information may be used to enhance student learning in your classroom and across your district

Ann Marie Corgill

•Writing Workshop: Classroom Structures / Routines

October 24, 2014

Stephanie Harvey• Purposeful talk and collaboration for deeper thinking in the writing process

November 12, 2014

Carl Anderson

• Conferring and Assessing Writing

December 3-4, 2014

Linda Hoyt

• Strategies for teaching informational and opinion writing

February 12-13, 2015

Jeff Anderson

•Merging craft with grammar and editing

February 24, 2015

Lester Laminack

•Using mentor texts as models for effective writing

February 26, 2015

Building a Community of Independent Writers

• Writing workshop / Routines

• Conferring / Assessing writing

• Using mentor texts as models for effective writing

• Strategies for teaching informational and opinion writing

• Purposeful talk and collaboration for deeper thinking in the writing process

Study Sessions

• Come prepared to share your thoughts about the instructional implications from the expert presentations and the professional reading

Please bring:• Your binder• Writer’s notebook• Professional books

Homework• K-2: Of Primary Importance: What’s Essential in Teaching Young Writers Please read chapters 1,2,3,4,5

• 3-5: The Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts (And They’re All Hard Parts) Please read chapters 1,2,3,7,8,9