Overview

Support your students in becoming more confident and accomplished writers.

Writing Fluency Strategies: Quick Writes, Journaling, and Bio-Poems focuses on strategies that will help students reduce their reluctance to write and increase their writing fluency.

Writing Fluency Strategies is one part of a four-part series on evidence-based writing strategies, many of which can be easily adapted for online and remote learning.

Note: This is a repeat of last spring's successful writing series.

    Audience

    This professional development activity/course is designed for:

  • ELA teachers, tutors, and volunteers
Description

Each session in this series includes:

  • A live webinar that introduces at least two strategies, a brief discussion of the relevant research, and its implications for teaching (2 PD hours)
  • Two weeks for practice
  • A follow-up webinar to debrief and reflect on the strategies tried in those two weeks (1 PD hour)

Complete all three hours to receive PD time in LACES.

Session 1: Writing Fluency Strategies: Quick Writes, Journaling, and Bio-Poems

This session focuses on strategies that will help students reduce their reluctance to write and increase their writing fluency.

  • Initial session: Wed. October 14, 1-3 pm
  • Follow-up session: Wed. October 28, 1-2 pm

Register for the other sessions in this series:

PDPs are available upon request and with completion of all four sessions and a final project, to be determined by the participant, course facilitator, and PD Center Director.

Please note: This course cannot be accessed from the SABES website. You will receive a separate email from Joanne Harrington at Quinsigamond Community College with instructions on how to access the course.

    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:

  • Complete specific writing strategies, with the goal of being able to model and teach them to others
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
Prerequisites

None

Date
10/14/2020 - 1:00 pm to 10/14/2020 - 3:00 pm
10/28/2020 - 1:00 pm to 10/28/2020 - 2:00 pm
Location

Online (Blackboard)
United States

PD Center
SABES English Language Arts Curriculum & Instruction PD Center
Topic Area
Distance and Blended Learning
ELA