Writing Fundamentals
Summer Institutes (On Site)
Multi-Day Institute (typically 2-4 days) at a location of your choosing (e.g., district office or school); focusing on best practices in Writing and Reading Workshops. The Institute agenda will be tailored to your particular instructional goals and needs.
Teachers are grouped by Grade Level (i.e., Gr. K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8); typically 30 teachers per section. Multiple sections per grade level are available if necessary.
Following are examples of previous Summer Institute Workshops:
Getting Started: The First Few Weeks of Writing Workshop
Literature Leads the Way: Must Have Read Alouds for the Beginning of the Year
Writing Goals and Expectations that Drive Instruction
Units of Study in the Writing Workshop
Literature Leads the Way: Using Touchstone Texts/Immersion
Launching Writing Workshop Unit of Study
Testing Fundamentals
Summer Institutes (On Site)
Multi-Day Institute (typically 2-4 days) at a location of your choosing (e.g., district office or school); focusing on best practices in Reading Workshops. The Institute agenda will be tailored to your particular instructional goals and needs.
Teachers are grouped by Grade Level (i.e., Gr. 2-3, 4-5); typically 30 teachers per section. Multiple sections per grade level are available if necessary.
Following are examples of previous Summer Institute Workshops:
Immersion: The First Few Weeks of Reading/ Test Preparation Workshop
Strategies and Skills Acquistion: Unlocking the Doors to New Vocabulary and Uncovering Literal Information
Finding the Main Idea and Inferencing: Reading the Unwritten Word
Building Strong Connections Between Reading and Test Taking