Strategic Writing Instruction For TEACHERS

Strategic Writin g Instruction for TEACHERS

Agenda Day One

8:00 Welcome

· One Minute Impression

· Goals

· Agenda

· Materials

· SB-CEU’S and Oakland University Credit

· Norms

8:30 Journal Reflection and Constructive Responses

· Reflective Prompt

· Journal Rubrics

· Science Example: Great Lakes Ecosystem

9:3 0 Writing Next

· What Does This Mean for Teachers and Students

· 11 Effective Instructional Practices

· Bookmark

9:45 BREAK

9:55 Kelly Gallagher’s Pillars of Writing Success

· Synecdic Metaphor

· Righting Writing Wrongs

· 8 Writing Reasons

10:15 G etting Your Writing Team Ready for the Big Game

· 5 Assumptions: Role of Teacher, Time, Assessment, Strategies, and Technology

· Stages of the Writing Process

11:00 Model Strategies That Promote Better First-Draft Writing

· 1st and 2nd Draft Writing

· STAR

11:30 LUNCH

12 :00 Modeling Strategies that Drive Better Second-Draft Writing

· Surface Versus Deep Revision

· Stages of Writing Process

· Peer and Self Editing

12:30 Writing to Lear n Using Graphic Organizers

· Levels of Thinking

· Selecting Tools and Strategies that align with the expected level of thinking

1:00 Writing with Purpose and Audience in Mind

· TAP

· RAFT

1:25 Using Rubrics with Students

· Analytic Versus Holistic

· Social Studies Example

1:45 Journal Reflection

· Participants reflect and capture their thoughts in writing

1:55 Closing

· Plus/delta

2:00 Oakland University Project Time

Prepared by Lisa Guzzardo Asaro and Carrie Wozniak

MISD 08/14/2007