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