|
|
       |
|
Quick on-line resources for writing teachers: daily journal prompts : picture book prompts : chapter book prompts : poetry prompts |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
NNWP-Sponsored Inservice Courses for Nevada Teachers
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Back by popular demand! Writing Traits: Building Student Writers, Trait-by-Trait An introduction or re-acquaintance to the 6 Writing Traits will be the focus of the first half of this highly interactive course; lesson plans and 6-Trait activities will help participating teachers better understand how to analytically teach students to think about writing. The second half of this course will assist teachers in being able to assess student work, just as it is assessed on statewide and local writing tests. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the Northern Nevada Writing Project's new 200-page Traits Guide: Going Deep with 6 Trait Language. Intended audience: Primary and upper elementary, and secondary teachers To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp When: January dates TBA
|
Back by Popular Demand! Writing Across the Curriculum Techniques: Wacky We-Search and Deeper Student Thinking Writing is a tool that can (and should) be used in every classroom, no matter what the content. Students who can write about what they’ve learned are able to show their teachers exactly how deep they understand the topic. Well-crafted writing across the curriculum lessons and prompts help teachers find ways to make students think deeply about topics while showing what they understood about the day’s lesson.Come explore enjoyable ways to assign writing a cross the curriculum tasks, using Barry Lane’s 51 Wacky We-Search Reports and the NNWP’s Going Deep with Compare & Contrast Guide. Participants will each get a complimentary copy of both these excellent resources when they complete the course. Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers. To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp When: Mondays and Tuesdays, February 2, 3, 9, 10 and 23, 2009 4:15 – 7:30 p.m.
|
Back by Popular Demand! Using Picture Books as Mentor Texts for Skill-Based Writing Lessons: A Lesson-Building Workshop Using picture books as springboards, teachers will explore new ways to build writing lessons that require students to meaningfully use 6-trait language. To earn credit, participants will propose and design a new writing lesson that uses a favorite young adult novel. Intended audience: Focus will be for upper elementary and middle school teachers. To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp When: February Dates TBA |
Back by Popular Demand! Writing Across the Curriculum Techniques: Wacky We-Search and Deeper Student Thinking Writing is a tool that can (and should) be used in every classroom, no matter what the content. Students who can write about what they’ve learned are able to show their teachers exactly how deep they understand the topic. Well-crafted writing across the curriculum lessons and prompts help teachers find ways to make students think deeply about topics while showing what they understood about the day’s lesson.Come explore enjoyable ways to assign writing a cross the curriculum tasks, using Barry Lane’s 51 Wacky We-Search Reports and the NNWP’s Going Deep with Compare & Contrast Guide. Participants will each get a complimentary copy of both these excellent resources when they complete the course. Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers. To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp When: Mondays and Tuesdays, March 2, 3, 9, 10 and 24, 2009 4:15 – 7:30 p.m.
|
Back by Popular Demand! Using Excerpts from Chapter Books as Mentor Texts for Skill-Based Writing Lessons: A Lesson-Building Workshop Using chapter books as springboards, teachers will explore new ways to build writing lessons that require students to meaningfully use 6-trait language. To earn credit, participants will propose and design a new writing lesson that uses a favorite young adult novel. Intended audience: Focus will be for upper elementary through high school teachers. To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp When: April Dates TBA |
The following two Community courses require no registration, but participants must contact the group leaders listed below to find out meeting times and locations: The NNWP's Community of Writers Contact Jodie Black (jblack@washoe.k12.nv.us) for more information. The NNWP's Community of Readers Contact Kim Bronk (kbronk@washoe.k12.nv.us) for more information. |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Our Mini-Lesson of the Month Club Do you use a writers workshop in your classroom? Are you looking for some high quality mini-lessons that teach skill and writer's craft? Click here to find out how to sign up for this free service. |
|
|
|
||||
| The Northern Nevada Writing Project: |
|
 |
|
We're teachers teaching fellow teachers how to use writing as a powerful learning tool in all our classrooms. |
|
|
||||
|
|
Our Mission The Northern Nevada Writing Project is committed to improving student writing by promoting the teaching of writing, recognizing teacher expertise and leadership, building a foundation of research, and encouraging teachers as writers. |
|
|
|
||||
