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Date |
Event |
Spring 2008 |
Super Saturday Spring Program |
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All sessions are conducted by
San José Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultants
Registration Fee:
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Veteran Teachers:
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$30.00
(Buffet Lunch Included)
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$25.00
(Workshops Only)
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1st–to 3rd–year Teachers:
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$20.00
(Buffet Lunch Included)
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$15.00
(Workshops Only)
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Credential Students/Pre-service Teachers:
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$15.00
(Buffet Lunch Included)
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$10.00
(Workshops Only)
Preregistration, although not required, helps us anticipate participant numbers and plan more effective programs.
One (1) upper division/graduate level semester unit available
for $100.00,
and…
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Attending 2 of 3 Spring 2008 Super Saturdays (March 1, 2008, April 5, 2008, May 3, 2008) and writing a five–page paper,
or…
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Attending all 3 Spring 2008 Super Saturdays and writing a three–page paper.
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March 1, 2008
Theme:
For What It's Worth—The Peril & Promise of Evaluation
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 324
Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM
Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM
Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM–12:30 PM
Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with colleagues, workshop presenters & writing project facilitators.)
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 324
You
must RSVP for lunch
by Tuesday, February 26, 2008:
e-mail Mary Warner
or call (408) 924-4417.
Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)
Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring
five crisp one–dollar bills
for the ticket machine. |
Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter
Pamela Cheng
Literary Coach
Sunnyvale Elementary School District
9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 324 |
From the Mouth (and Pencils) of Babes:
Using Student Self-Evaluation
to Bump Up Performance
For K–3rd Grade Teachers
How do we navigate that narrow passage between judgment and empowerment with our responses to student work? Let's dig beyond grades to find out what’s "sticking" to our students and why. When we bring our students along the journey, the results can be less time spent on papers and more student growth! Student samples, rubrics, and self–evaluation prompts will be shared for clarity and feedback.
Pamela Cheng
Literacy Coach
Sunnyvale Elementary School District
Renee Gregory
Teacher Consultant
Meyer Elementary School
Alum Rock School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 323
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Exit Projects
For 4th–8th Grade Teachers
What do you want students to know when they leave your class? Compiling students' best works offers a cumulative picture of their growth. Exit projects also give students a chance to review and reflect on what they have learned, and how to develop a presentation highlighting their strengths. Student samples and handouts will be shared so you can implement part or this entire project in your class.
Amy Thompson
Teacher Consultant
Union Middle School
Union Elementary School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 423
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It Can Work:
The Portfolio Process Demystified
For 9th–12th Grade Teachers
Have you got a bunch of folders full of student writing, but you're not sure what to do with them? Or have you heard about portfolios but weren't sure how to fit them into a full curriculum? Discover the details for a yearlong portfolio process that won't eat up tons of time but will increase student reflective, evaluative, and writing process skills.
Kathleen Gonzalez
Teacher Consultant
Santa Teresa High School
East Side Union High School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 424
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April 5, 2008
Theme:
NSYNC—The Reading & Writing Connection
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100
Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM
Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM
Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM–12:30 PM
Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with Writing Project Teacher Consultants facilitators & colleagues)
Location:
TBA
You
must
RSVP for lunch
by Tuesday, April 1, 2008:
e-mail Mary Warner
or call (408) 924-4417.
Free parking
on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)
Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring
five crisp one–dollar bills
for the ticket machine. |
Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter
Jay Richards
Teacher Consultant
Central Middle School
San Carlos Elementary School District
9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100 |
Reading and Writing: A Parallel Process
For K–3rd Grade Teachers
We all know that students who read a lot tend to be stronger writers. A natural connection exists between reading and writing, enabling students to adapt skills learned in one area to the other. This workshop examines this natural connection and provides tips for successfully implementing the reading/writing connection in K–3 grade classrooms. Karin and Sara will review integrated instruction ideas and evaluate results from participation in activities that promote the development of both reading and writing skills, particularly for ELLs.
Karin Foss
Teacher Consultant
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Mount Pleasant School District
Sara Tolle
Teacher Consultant
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Mount Pleasant School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Sweeney Hall
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Creative Reading—Ways to More Meaningful Responses to Literature
For 4th–8th Grade Teachers
We've heard of creative writing, where students combine past experiences and imagination to "create" stories and poems. But, there's not much "creating" going on in English classrooms when it comes to reading. Too often, students are asked to summarize and/or answer basic comprehension recall questions. Why don't we teach creative reading? In this workshop, Jay will share strategies designed to both improve how students read as well as how they respond to what they read. Learn how to get students to show deeper knowledge through meaningful essays and literary poems. It's a workshop that will get you thinking about how you teach a book.
Jay Richards
Teacher Consultant
Central Middle School
San Carlos Elementary School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Sweeney Hall
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The Missing Link: Building Student Engagement in Analytical Writing
For 9th–12th Grade Teachers
We've all carefully read and commented on a 100 versions of the same shallow, careless essay, and then watched as the students threw the returned papers away having barely looked at them, causing us to wonder how we can encourage the students to invest as much care in their writing as we do. We'll sample a variety of strategies for differentiating writing instruction and writing assignments to engage students in the analytical writing process and to revitalize teacher enthusiasm for responding to student writing. Handouts and student samples will be shared.
Maria Clinton
Teacher Consultant
Branham High School
Campbell Unified School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Sweeney Hall
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May 3, 2008
Theme:
After the Gold Rush—Making The Most of Life After Testing
Cosponsored by
the
California Center for the Book
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100
Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM
Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM
Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM–12:30 PM
Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with Writing Project Teacher Consultants facilitators & colleagues)
Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 348
You
must
RSVP for lunch
by Tuesday, April 29, 2008:
e-mail Mary Warner
or call (408) 924-4417.
Free parking
on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)
Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring
five crisp one–dollar bills
for the ticket machine. |
Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter
Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult Author
9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100 |
Creating Inspirational Sparks
For K–3rd Grade Teachers
Participants will have great fun creating inspirational sparks and using them as writing prompts. Three of the creative writing activities we'll explore in this workshop are:
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Photo Cubes,
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Wordless Books, and
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Story Cards
These prompts will be used to help guide and encourage young students to select their own writing topics as a means of conveying that their thoughts and ideas are valued and to make writing a motivational activity.
Victoria Baxter
Teacher Consultant
Pacific West Christian Academy
Gilroy Unified School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Location:
Sweeney Hall
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Fever 1793
For 4th–8th Grade Teachers
With Anderson’s sharply drawn novel about the 17th–century Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic, Suzanne Murphy demonstrates how to use historical novels to guide several types of student writing. Using this reading, her students practice writing summaries about research topics, produce a replica of historical news, and compose a poem generated from scenes in the novel.
Suzanne Murphy
Teacher Consultant
St. Martin of Tours Elementary School
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Sweeney Hall
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New Fashioned Canning:
Preserving Stories & Making Connections
with Families & Students
in the Oral Tradition
For 9th–12th Grade Teachers
We all wish we could go back to someone we love and say, "tell me about the time…" Let's give our students the tools to get these stories written and recorded for future generations, and, at the same time, make crucial connections with parents and family members. Using several different methods for recording, follow a journey through the lives of others as your students preserve the stories of their family members and their ancestors. Oral and written biography methods will be explored. Be ready to "plum" a good story of your own to record for your own family!
Maralina Bennett Milazzo
Teacher Consultant
Abraham Lincoln High School
San Jose Unified School District
9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM
Sweeney Hall
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Teens & Writing Workshop
Cosponsored by
the
California Center for the Book
For 7th–12th Grade Students
Did you ever want to ask the author, in person, questions about her book? Here’s your opportunity. Learn how
Laurie Halse Anderson
creates her NY Times bestsellers and develops her historical fiction. Plan to do writing and interact with this award winning Young Adult author!
Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult Author
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
Location:
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 324
Registration Fee:
$10.00
Group Rate available
Registration:
Call 408-924-4412
Register by April 16, 2008
Contact:
E-mail
or call Mary Warner at 408-924-4417. |
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June 17, 2008
through
July 16, 2008
San José State University
7th and San Carlos Streets
Sweeney Hall
Room TBA
Parking at the 7th Street Garage.
Multi–week parking permits provided for everyone selected for the program. |
2008
Invitational Summer Institute
For K–14 Grade Teachers
Who is selected for the Institute?
20 teachers from kindergarten to college level who have demonstrated competence and commitment as teachers of English Language Arts in their classrooms.
When and where will the Institute take place?
- The Institute will begin with a required orientation meeting on Saturday,
May 31, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the San José State campus.
- The Institute will then run for 18 sessions from Thursday, June
19, 2008 to Wednesday, July 16, 2008:
- Week #1: Thu –Fri, Jun 19–Jun 20
- Week #2: Mon–Fri, Jun 23–Jun 27
- Week #3: Mon–Thu, Jun 30–Jul 3
- Week #4: Mon–Thu, Jul 7–Jul 10
- Week #5: Mon–Wed, Jul 14–Jul 16
- Morning sessions will run from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
- Afternoon sessions will run from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.
- There will be no afternoon session on the final day of each week. Two follow
up sessions will be held during the 2008–2009 school year.
- The Institute will be held on the San
José State University campus in Sweeney Hall.
What will selected participants receive?
All participants selected for the Institute will receive an
$800 stipend for the summer or a $500 stipend plus six (6) units of full–semester
credit. In addition, all participants will receive a $200 stipend for attending
two school–year follow–up sessions in fall 2008 and spring 2009.
How do participants apply to the Institute?
- Fill out the application.
- Email to
Professor Jonathan Lovell.
- Request a letter of support from a school administrator and email as an
attachment to: jlovell@sjawp.org.
More information?
Email Professor
Jonathan Lovell, SJAWP Director
Applications are due
May 9, 2008.
Please see details.
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Summer 2008 |
San Jose Area Writing Project
Summer Classes |
June 23, 2008
through
August 15, 2008
All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher
Consultants.
Courses are standards-aligned, approved for HOUSSE points
and for English Course Units for Highly Qualified Teachers under NCLB.
Register online or call 408-924-4412.
Pay On Site
with cash or check the first day of the session.
Make checks payable to: SJSUFoundation/WP
San José State University
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and
posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Bring eight crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine
Reduced-Rate Parking Permit Available
Go to the 7th Street parking garage office on the first day
of class to get the reduced-rate parking permit of $12.75 for
the week. The office will have notice of the course offered by SJAWP. |
June
23, 2008
to
June 26, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and
posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
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The Struggling Writer in Middle
School
For 6–8 Grade Teachers
ATTENTION: Program Improvement middle schools
and districts. This workshop will address the needs of Grade 6–8 teachers
with a high percentage of English learners or Basic/Below Basic students in writing.
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Background: Why do students struggle with writing in middle
school?
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Research-based instructional writing routines to implement
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Explicit and direct teaching: Response to Literature, Summary,
Persuasive Writing
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Strategic teaching to meet the CST challenge
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How to monitor writing progress: charts, record-keeping, and
rubrics
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Create a writing lesson plan from your text: Holt, MacDougal–Littel,
Prentice Hall
Margaret Tomita
6–12 Language Arts Resource Teacher
San Jose Unified School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Clark Hall
Room 226
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June 23, 2008
to
June 27, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and
posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Friday
8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM
Cost
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Improving Student Academic
Writing
(ISAW)
For 9–12 Grade Teachers
Let's face it: most of our students will not choose to become
English majors in college. Yet much of our writing instruction in English classes
is developed as if they were. The principles and practices of ISAW—which
focuses on developing analytical writing skills—will illuminate your mission
as a teacher of writing, allowing you to help students move beyond the restrictions
of the five–paragraph theme and truly prepare for the various demands of
college writing. Join us for a weeklong institute of strategies for empowering
students to write analytically, academically—and engagingly!
Marie Milner
Andrew Hill
High School
East Side Unified School District
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
Marty Brandt
Independence
High School
East Side Unified School District
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
Clark Hall
Room 227
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June
30, 2008
to
July 3, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and
posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
5:00 PM
Cost
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Making Every English Classroom
an AP Classroom
For 9–12 Grade Teachers
AP and non-AP teachers alike will benefit from this weeklong immersion in writing strategies, analytic modes, mythological study, alternative approaches to style and grammar, and expanding your writing curriculum. Going beyond the five-paragraph essay, we will cover multiple approaches to research, varied analytic techniques, and a wide range of structures to prepare students to compose poetry, the personal essay, feature writing, persuasive pieces, and critical analyses. Our study in mythology will explain how to unlock major themes in all literature and use those themes to compose reflective and analytic writing. Finally, we will explore alternative approaches to style to illustrate how studying diction, syntax, and tone is key to developing voice.
Jeff House
College Board Reader and Lecturer
Georgiana Bruce Kirby
Preparatory High School
California Association of Independent
Schools (CAIS)
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Sweeney Hall
Room 120
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July 14, 2008
to
July 18, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Friday
8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM
Cost
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Writer's Workshop and Your Classroom:
It Can Succeed
For K–2 Grade
and
3–5 Grade Teachers
Spend one week this summer learning how to get the most out of next year's Writer's Workshop! Whether you have just begun to set up Writer's Workshop in your classroom, or you have been working with the workshop model for some time, this intensive training is guaranteed to help you refine your goals and mini–lessons for your core genres of writing. You will learn how to teach your students reflective, transferable strategies for planning, expressing, and revising their writing. Your students will begin to see themselves as successful, independent writers, and you will see how the cohesive design of your units can optimize your efficiency as a writing instructor.
Elena Melendez
Escondido Elementary
School
Palo Alto Unified School
District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Sweeney Hall
Room 120
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July 28, 2008
to
August 1, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Friday
9:00 AM
to
2:00 PM
Cost
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Prescription for Teaching
Your English Language Learners
For K–5 Grade Teachers
Do you need a refill on your prescription to engage English learners? Learn how to make whole group instruction multilevel with cooperative groups, community building, descriptive peer coaching, research and brain-based strategies, and engaging structures.
Active ingredient: Large doses of talking and moving.
WARNING: Participation in this workshop may cause laughter and enjoyment.
Continue use. No Expiration.
Maria Smith
Literacy Coach
Berryessa
Union School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Sweeney Hall
Room 120
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July 28, 2008
to
August 1, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Friday
9:00 AM
to
2:00 PM
Cost
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Forget Fast Food; Serve Them a Banquet!
For 6–12 Grade Teachers
The workshop will focus on the way in which EL students can be empowered through strategies that amplify rather than simplify material. Using her 20 years of experience working with ELD, SDAIE (Sheltered) and mainstreamed English Learners, Marie Milner will show how she helps EL students access challenging material, develop higher order thinking skills, employ critical thinking and discover their own speaking and writing voices. One key is lowering the students stress level (affective filter), and Marie will provide lessons and student writing samples while discussing the application of language acquisition theory to successful classroom practices.
Marie Milner
Andrew Hill High School
East Side Unified School District
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
Clark Hall
Room 226
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August
4, 2008
to
August 8, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Sweeney Hall
Room TBA
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Schedule
Day 1 |
Friday,
April 18 |
4:00 PM –
7:00 PM |
Day 2 |
Saturday,
April 19 |
9:00 AM –
2:00 PM |
Day 3 |
Friday,
May 30 |
4:00 PM –
7:00 PM |
Day 4 |
Saturday,
May 21 |
9:00 AM –
2:00 PM |
Day 5 |
Monday,
August 4 |
8:30 AM –
3:00 PM |
Day 6 |
Tuesday,
August 5 |
8:30 AM –
3:00 PM |
Day 7 |
Wednesday,
August 6 |
8:30 AM –
3:00 PM |
Day 8 |
Thursday,
August 7 |
8:30 AM –
3:00 PM |
Day 9 |
Friday,
August 8 |
8:30 AM –
3:00 PM |
| Days 10 to 13 (Fall 2008) will be scheduled
in April with confirmed Institute participants. |
Cost
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Reading Institute for Academic
Preparation
(RIAP)
For 6–12 Grade Teachers
The Reading Institute for Academic Preparation (RIAP) gives teachers across the curriculum the tools to become effective literacy instructors. Participants will learn strategies for teaching academic language, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing skills in an organized, systematic way. Participants will also develop content area-specific lesson plans and complete a case study of their work in their own classrooms.
Participants will receive a $750.00 honorarium upon completion of the institute requirements, in addition to 2 to 3 salary-enhancing semester units from SJSU. (Some districts may match CSU's honorarium for a total of $1,500.00) Furthermore, participation in RIAP may be used to satisfy some second–year induction requirements. The program, including all workshops, materials, books, and resources, is free to all participants.
To enhance the impact of the program, we hope to recruit teams of teachers from each school site. This year we are urging Social Science and Science teachers to enroll, although teachers from every content area are welcome.
For more information or to register, contact Tom Reisz, RIAP Co-Director, by e-mail, or call Mr. Reisz at 408-924-3221.
Leadership Team
Dr. Marina Aminy
Assistant Professor
Department of Secondary Education
San José State University
Tom Reisz
Early Assessment Program Coordinator
San José State University
Dr. Jonathan Lovell
SJAWP Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
San José State University
Dr. Mary Warner
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
San José State University
Steven Sinclair
English Language Arts Coordinator
Santa Clara County Office
of Education
Brook Wallace
English Teacher
Westmont
High School
Campbell Union High School
District
San Jose Area Writing Project
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August
11, 2008
to
August 15, 2008
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and
posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Friday
8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM
Cost
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Un-complicating the CAHSEE:
Exploring Ways to Help All Students Succeed
For 7–12 Grade Teachers
A team of presenters, led by Kathy Gonzalez will guide participants through successful strategies for CAHSEE Prep courses. Topics will include
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knowing the format of the test and how the standards are tested.
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exposure to the test item "stems" --the format of the questions and practice as well as deconstructing items (Why is this the right
answer? Why are the others the wrong answers)
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practice with timed quick-writes, and timed writing with a formula (yes, a formula for a 20 minute writing)
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attitude adjustments (not only by students but teachers, too!)
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examining the CAHSEE released items as the most useful test practice.
Kathleen Gonzales
Santa Teresa High School
East Side Union High School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Sweeney Hall
Room 120
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The San José Area Writing Project
Presents:
Young Writer's Camp!
July 28th–August 1st
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 Does
your child love to read?
- Does he show an uncanny ability to notice things?
- Does she tell you she loves to write and wants to be an author someday?
- Could your child use a jump–start in his confidence in writing?
Give your child a jump–start on school in July.
| The place: |
Cumberland
Elementary School
824 Cumberland Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 |
| The students1: |
Students entering 2nd through 6th grades |
| The time: |
9:00 AM–2:30 PM |
| The dates: |
July 28th - August 1st (Monday through Friday) |
| The cost2: |
$325 per student for the week, due by June 27, 2008.
Early registration discount:
$305 if postmarked by May 1, 2008. |
1Minimum
enrollment of 10 students needed to conduct each grade–level class.
2Need–based financial
assistance available. |
This summer, the SJAWP will again gather our top teachers from the South Bay to teach our 2nd annual Young Writer's Camp. Students entering grades 2–6 will be grouped in small classes to facilitate individualized support and instruction. They'll experience writing in various genres, make books, and learn important grammar and editing skills. Classes are California standards–based and will support student writing on the 4th and 7th grade STAR Writing Assessments.
What kind of instruction will students have over the course of the week?
Click here for more details.
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