MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE COMMON CORE WITH THE COLLINS WRITING PROGRAM

(Grades 3 to 12)

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

For teachers in all subject areas at grades 3 and above, department heads, principals, supervisors, curriculum committee members, and special educators.

This is our foundation workshop. It shows teachers in any content area how to use the Five Types of Writing to increase students' understanding and retention of course content while simultaneously increasing student involvement and motivation to learn. Most importantly, this workshop gives teachers practical, sustainable strategies for bringing their students to the level of literacy demanded by the common core.

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of The Collins Writing Program: Improving Student Performance Through Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum by John Collins.

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HOW DID YOU GET THAT?

IMPROVING WRITTEN RESPONSES IN MATH WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMON CORE

(Grades 3 to 12)

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

For mathematics teachers in grades 3 through 12, curriculum coordinators, principals, supervisors, curriculum committee members, school-based management team members and special educators.

Open response questions require students to show or explain their answers and are often the most difficult math problems for students to solve. They also present a unique window into how students think about mathematics. This workshop will look carefully at student work on written response questions and help you diagnose underlying student weaknesses that affect their understanding of mathematics and their achievement level. Seven critical strategies that are sure to help students produce complete and thorough answers in math will be introduced.

Participants will learn techniques to get every student involved in mathematical thinking and show students how to take more responsibility for learning. There will be a special emphasis on designing quick assessments, improving mathematical vocabulary, computing, and reading strategies for the math classroom. Participants will learn how to use focused criteria to score open response answers and create great math assignments. All examples will align with the new Common Core State Standards for math.

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book How Did You Get That? Seven Strategies for Improving Written Responses in Math by Bill Atwood.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION

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