Archived 2005 SJAWP
Programs
at
San José State University
Teachers Helping Teachers
Courses are Standards-aligned, approved for HOUSSE points for Highly Qualified Teachers under NCLB, and for AB466 PASSPORT hours.
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March 12, 2005
San José State University,
Registration Confirmation:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets. |
Super Saturday WorkshopChoose One of Three Available Sections
K-2
All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants Registration: 8:30 AM Presentations: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Registration Fee: $20.00 1 Semester Unit of Credit available for $100 for attending 2 or 3 Super Saturdays and writing a short paper. |
Writing Every Day in the K-2 ClassroomK–2 Experience ways to incorporate writing into the K-2 classroom including interactive journal writing, math writing, expository writing for science and social studies, writing responses to literature, and for reflections after doing art. Student samples will be shared.
Cindy Cohen
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Author's Study as a Springboard for Writing: Anthony Browne3–6 Through the works of Anthony Brown, popular writer and illustrator of Children's books, students can explore voice, point of view, conflict, and sequencing in their own writing. These high interest texts have been especially engaging for the English language learners in Terry's classroom.
Terry Brink
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Prepare for the High School Exit Exam and Others, Too7–12 Discover concrete strategies that will help your students do well on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) and on other objective tests and timed writings used for API and AYP rankings.
Bettina Lopez
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April 9, 2005
San José State University,
Registration Confirmation:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets.
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Super Saturday WorkshopChoose One of Three Available Sections
K-2
All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants Registration: 8:30 AM Presentations: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Registration Fee: $20.00 1 Semester Unit of Credit available for $100 for attending 2 or 3 Super Saturdays and writing a short paper. |
Teaching the Sentence to First GradersK–6 As the Step Up to Writing facilitator for Whaley Elementary, Ms. Foster has developed strategies to extend early literacy for English Language Learners. Through modeling and practice, students gain control of sentence structure and correct usage of English, (especially prepositions), important to both oral language and writing skills.
Lolita Foster
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Going Beyond Summary: Writing about Expository Texts3–6 See your students making a personal connection to expository texts as they read in all disciplines across the curriculum. Focus will be on authentic investigation, a clear purpose for writing, and a safe environment for expressing opinions.
Elena Melendez
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Sitting Down with the SAT7–12 The new SAT I contains a writing component similar to the SAT II and the Subject A exam. Through student samples, Jeff will explain how to prepare students for the writing portion and how the writing is graded.
Jeff House
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May 7, 2005
San José State University,
Registration Confirmation:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets. |
Super Saturday WorkshopChoose One of Three Available Sections
K-2
All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants Registration: 8:30 AM Presentations: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Registration Fee: $20.00 1 Semester Unit of Credit available for $100 for attending 2 or 3 Super Saturdays and writing a short paper. |
Poetry in Motion: Making Poetry Accessible to the Emergent WriterK–2 Poetry provides a perfect avenue for building literacy skills in the primary grades, especially among bilingual students. Using the strategies of TPR (Total Physical Response) to bring language alive, the workshop offers activities that well suit our active youngest students.
Colette LeBaron
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Learning Styles (Upper Elementary)3–6 In our rush to meet AYP's for the NCLB, do we feel pressed to overlook the importance of addressing the multiple learning styles of our students? This session will inform and affirm teachers in the upper elementary grades about a variety of ways to build learning styles into the curriculum. Please bring a lesson plan you are especially proud of that does invite learners to work with content in a ways that tap a range of learning modalities.
Alyson d'Arms
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How Do You Teach a Book?7–12 An interactive session with time for spirited Q & A. Topics include:
Leave with a better understanding of your own teaching as well as some ideas about teaching reading and writing to use Monday morning.
Jay Richards
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June 13, 2005
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Summer Courses(Two Courses Available) 9–12 All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants Fees per person:
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June 13, 2005
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Establishing the AP Course, English Literature Grades 9–129–12 Each week-long session will detail how to establish an AP program, focusing on creating a syllabus, preparing for the AP exam, and developing writing strategies. This week's English Literature seminar will focus on analytic and reading skills.
Jeff House
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June 20, 2005
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Establishing the AP Course, English Language Grades 9–129–12 Each week-long session will detail how to establish an AP program, focusing on creating a syllabus, preparing for the AP exam, and developing writing strategies. This week's English Language seminar will focus on writing strategies.
Jeff House
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June 21, 2005
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Invitational Summer InstituteK–14 Program designed for dedicated literacy teachers interested in becoming English Language Arts teacher-leaders in the larger San José area. Participants receive a stipend and can earn 6 semester units of credit. Applications are due June 18, 2005. |
July 18, 2005
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Summer Courses3–8 All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants Fees per person:
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July 18, 2005
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The Struggling Reader/Writer4–8 We will investigate current research in what works with struggling readers/writers and discuss daily structures and strategies to improve reading (decoding, fluency, comprehension) and writing (fluency, form, correctness). We will also explore ways to identify entry-level skills and document literacy growth. Finally, we'll study skill-building for Response to Literature/Text, Narrative and Persuasive Writing test prep the "right" way: CST reading passages and STAR writing.
Margaret Tomita
San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultant |
July 18, 2005
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Reading and Writing Genres3–6 Participants will define reading and writing genres, list the specific traits for each genre, and practice hands-on activities. Participants will design a rubric for each genre and a literature unit of study. The workshop will explain how to create a classroom library, find writers' resources, make effective classroom space, present readers' and writers' workshop models, and integrate language arts adoption with 6 Traits and Step Up to Writing strategies.
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July 25, 2005
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Making Time to ReintegrateThis series of interactive workshops will explore ways to teach children to write everything from a few sentences about an art project to following the writing process to a published piece. We will establish ways to write across the curriculum, including responses to literature, journal writing, math writing, science learning logs, and social studies facts and comparisons. Participants will be encouraged to work in teams and to leave with plans for implementation. Fees per person:
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August 1, 2005
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Writing from the Heart: Developing and Nurturing a Writing CommunityK–12 Writing from the heart, using authentic voice, and exploring topics that engage the writer are the best long-term strategies for improving student writing. Greater control over mechanics emerges; peer and self-editing become more effective; organization and development become organic. Participants will examine how writing process strategies can create a lively classroom. Integrating elements from Nancy Atwell's "Lessons That Change Writers" and other resources, we will examine a model for teaching writing that extends students' competencies and elicits powerful prose.
Margaret Jenkins
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October 15, 2005
San José State University,
Registration Confirmation:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets. |
Super Saturday
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Opening Session
Testimonials
9:25 AM
Presentations by
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Using Picture Books In Writers WorkshopK–2
10:00 AM
Using the children's picture book My Life with the Wave, participants will experience the excitement and inspiration a book can bring to a classroom. Literacy strategies, such as creating a story graph, an innovation on the story, sequencing, book talk, and prewriting activities will be demonstrated. Participants will receive detailed packets of strategies, and student samples will be shown.
Cindy Cohen
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Narrative Writing Using Story Elements2–6
10:00 AM
This workshop will use a picture–book author–study to help students explore story elements as well as build their descriptive writing abilities with hands-on activities and practice. The workshop will cover long-range goals for student narrative writing and will illustrate each supportive step with student samples. Detailed handouts will be provided.
Pam Cheng
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Multi–Genre Writing6–12
10:00 AM
The presenter will demonstrate how students respond to literature using a variety of types of writing across multiple genres. Participants will learn how to direct students to choose formats and genres reflective of their own interests, leading to a collection of pieces of writing that is thematically or topically connected.
Suzanne Murphy
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Modeling Writing for All Students6–12
10:00 AM
The presenter will demonstrate how she uses both literary models and her own writing to demystify the reading and writing process for students across all ability levels.
Marie Milner
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Concluding SessionKeynote Address
11:40 AM
Fran Johnson
Former Principal
Currently teaching administrative credential candidates, Santa Clara University. |
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November 12, 2005
San José State University,
Registration Confirmation:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets. |
Super Saturday
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A Student-Centered Approach to the Question–Answer Relationship (QAR) in the Primary ClassroomAll questions fall into just four categories, and this knowledge will improve students' reading comprehension and test–taking skills! But how does a primary teacher fit the Question–Answer Relationship into centers, guided reading, basal readers, and writer's workshop while working with a classroom with multiple reading and ELL levels? Come find out and bring back materials & solid strategies that will get you started on implementing QAR in your classroom. |
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Creating Digital Yearbook PortfoliosCreating a multimedia yearbook is a hands–on technology project tailored just for you! Your students will learn how to capturing their world, transforming personal essays, video, still images, audio, graphics, text and music into a multimedia project preserving the stories of their lives. Integrating technology and writing standards with YBI allows students to create beyond the confines of the printed paper while increasing their confidence and enjoyment in exploring innovation with computers. |
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How Do You Teach a Book?What are your students getting out of their classroom reading/writing experiences? Hear one approach where worksheets and STAR–test like quizzes are abandoned in place of meaningful writing prompts based on the essential question, "How can I change my life because I read this book?" Learn practical strategies that focus on getting your students to go back to get more out of their reading. Mini-topics include, "It's Not About the First Read," "Focusing on Secondary Characters" and "Everything Matters." Participants will receive a free copy of Jerry Spinelli's Wringer and practical ideas about how to teach it or any other novel. |
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Annotations: a New Format for Writing About LiteratureLooking for a way to help your students analyze literary passages more closely and carefully? Would you like to find a way for them to document the steps they take toward their interpretation? The "Annotation," borrowed from the Harper's Magazine feature of the same name, is the kind of assignment likely to complement the methods you are already using in your classroom: a fun, creative, yet rigorous format which students can use to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate texts of all kinds. |
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Closing Remarks
"An Opinionated Overview
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December 10, 2005
San José State University,
Registration:
Workshops:
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Free parking at San Fernando and 4th Streets. |
Super Saturday
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Welcome/TestimonialsSweeney Hall 100 Opening Session
9:00 AM
San José Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultants
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Primary Style—Write with Nouns and VerbsK–3
9:25 AM
Join in the frolic with cats and dogs and mime actions. See how drama and pictures make good pre-writing. Show students how to design a great topic sentence with engaging support sentences.
Laura Brown
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"Exploding" Your Students' Writing4–8
9:25 AM
Do your students look at you with blank and vacant stares when you tell them to make their writing more interesting by adding "more detail"? The answer is to "explode" their writing with thought shots, talk shots, and snap shots.
Kathy Phillips
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Vitalizing Vocabulary: Replacing Memorization with Utilization6–12
9:25 AM
Learn an abundance of classroom tested techniques for making the study of vocabulary the most exciting and innovative part of your English Language Arts program.
Miriam Stevenson
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Creating Relationships with At–Risk Youth6–12
9:25 AM
How do you get beyond class, race and gender in your dealings with your most challenging students? Research has shown that creating relationships with one's students creates the best "buy–in" to teaching content. Learn some techniques and strategies for forging these crucial relationships.
Niklas Andersson
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Keynote Speaker
11:30 AM
Al Capone Does My ShirtsAl Capone Does My Shirts is one part autobiography, five parts Alcatraz history, a little gangster history, a wacky sense of humor, and a lot of purely made–up stuff. This slide show shows how Gennifer put together this Newbery Honor Novel. Gennifer will also present her ten best writing tips for young writers.
Author of
Newbery Honor Medal
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