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Professional Development
Public Schedule
Activities That Promote Close Reading and Thoughtful Text-Based Response
Participants will leave this workshop fully prepared to plan, assign, and quickly evaluate assignments designed to improve close reading skills and text-based writing. In this session, you will learn key, routine assignments that significantly impact student achievement in cross-curricular literacy. The assignments align perfectly with the performance tasks that appear on state assessments, but they are easily modified to meet individual classroom and subject-area curricula.
Date
March 20, 2025
Location
The Royal Banquet Hall, 613 Hope Road, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
3-8
Writing Roadmap
Writing Roadmap: Improving Writing Skills and Habits Through Meaningful Preassessment , Purposeful Focus Correction Areas, and Strategic Instruction
Three one-hour, pre-recorded video modules.
Date
Pre-Recorded, Anytime, Asynchronous Access
Location
Online
Offered in Collaboration with Central Intermediate Unit 10 in PA
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
K-12
Introduction to the Collins Writing Program
Six one-hour, pre-recorded video modules:
1. Overview of the Five Types of Writing, With a Focus on Type One
2. Improve Student Retention and Understanding of Content With Type Two Writing
3. Types Three, Four, and Five Writing: Focus on Selecting Critical Writing Skills
4. Teaching Critical Writing Skills to Mastery and Making Peer Editing Work
5. Help Students to Retain and Use Critical Content Vocabulary
6. Integrating the Five Types of Writing
Date
Pre-Recorded, Anytime, Asynchronous Access
Location
Online
Offered in Collaboration with Central Intermediate Unit 10 in PA
Instructor:
John Collins
Grade:
3-12
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