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2010 WORKSHOP DETAIL FOR:
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"FOUR ESSENTIAL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS TO
IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT"
(Grades 5 to 12)
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WORKSHOP
OVERVIEW
For teachers in grades 5 to
12 in all
subject areas, curriculum coordinators, principals,
supervisors, curriculum committee members, school-based
management team members, and special educators.
This workshop is
valuable to all teachers whether they use the
Collins Writing
ProgramSM
or not. In this fun,
activity filled session, you’ll learn how to plan, teach and assess four
key assignments that significantly impact student achievement. Based on
Dr. John Collins’
flagship book, The Collins Writing Program: Improving
Student Performance Through Writing & Thinking Across the Curriculum,
this practical, hands-on workshop builds upon the extensive research from
Marzano, Graham and Perin, and others.
PARTICIPANT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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The four essential
writing assignments and how to teach them
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A system to combine
the four essential assignments to produce lengthy substantive
writing
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A decision-making
model that answers the question, "How often should my students
write and what specific assignments should I be giving?"
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A three-step editing
model to help students become better editors of their own and
their peer's work
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Reading-writing
strategies to improve comprehension and retention of subject
matter
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Strategies to
increase academic vocabulary and improve word choice
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A critical thinking
chart that helps students produce organized and content rich
persuasive essays
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Strategies to help
students improve scores on open-response and writing assessment
tests
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And more!
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.
SPECIAL NOTE:
This listing of workshops reflects the most current
information available. Please note that courses may be
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COST
The fee per
workshop is $150 if you register 14 days or more before the
workshop date, $175 thereafter.
HOW TO REGISTER
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Online
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Phone
-- Call 800-932-4477.
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Fax/Mail
-- Print and complete this
Registration Form (PDF*).
Fax or mail it to CEA, PO Box 957, 320 Main Street, West Newbury,
MA 01985, (FAX) 978-363-2212.
SATISFACTION RATINGS
Between
1986 and 2010, we conducted
almost 900 open-to-the-public workshops that were attended by 27,659 participants
from 29 states. In these workshops, we ask the question,
“Compared to other workshops you have attended, how would you rate
this workshop?” We use a 1 to 10 evaluation scale, with 1
designated “not effective at all”; 5, “an average experience”; and 10,
“one of the best I’ve attended". Our evaluations have averaged
higher than a 9.2 over the past 24 years.
FAQ
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Time: Full-day workshops
are conducted from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM with registration, coffee, and pastry from 8:30 AM
to 9:00 AM.
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Confirmation: Registrations received one week before the
workshop date will be confirmed by email. Confirmation includes the
workshop date and location.
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Cancellation Policy: The entire tuition fee is fully
refundable up to three business days prior to the workshop.
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No-risk Guarantee: If for any reason you are not
happy with a workshop, we will gladly refund your participant fee.
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We offer CEU credit to
participants from Connecticut, Ohio, and NJ (provider #659).
Please contact us for more information.
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2007-2010 Collins Education Associates LLC. All rights reserved.
No portion of the Collins
Writing Programsm or products of Collins Education Associates LLC may
be copied without permission.
320 Main Street, PO Box 957, West
Newbury, MA 01985
TEL 800-932-4477 FAX 978-363-2212
EMAIL info@collinsed.com |
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