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Professional Development
Public Schedule
Exploring & Maximizing the Reading Writing Connection to Build Literacy
This session will focus on aligning frequent and purposeful writing with your current reading curriculum. Explore strategies that draw on your current resources to build writing skills and that use writing to improve reading. This workshop will include time to delve into your reading series materials and plan writing assignments that you can start using right away with students.
Date
September 30, 2025
Location
Indian Lake Middle School, Media Center, 8920 Co Rd 91, Lewistown, OH 43333
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
K-5 Literacy Teacher and Instructional Coaches
Improving Student Performance
This workshop provides an in-depth overview of the Collins Writing Program. It shows educators (in any content area) how to use the Five Types of Writing to increase students' understanding and retention of course content while simultaneously increasing student involvement and motivation to learn. The day will be engaging, interactive, and entertaining.
Date
October 1, 2025
Location
Indian Lake Middle School, 8920 Co Rd 91, Lewistown, OH 43333
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
K-12
Improving Student Performance Through Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum Grades K-2
This is our foundation session and it shows teachers in any subject area how to use the Five Types of Writing to increase understanding
and retention of course content, build student involvement and motivation, and efficiently and fairly evaluate student writing in a manner that not only improves student skills, but increases student confidence.
Date
October 6, 2025
Location
Westmoreland IU - Hanna's Town Room, 102 Equity Drive,
Greensburg, PA 15601
Instructor:
Dr. Lauren Cunningham
Grade:
K-2
Improving Student Performance Through Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum Grades 3-5
This is our foundation session and it shows teachers in any subject area how to use the Five Types of Writing to increase understanding
and retention of course content, build student involvement and motivation, and efficiently and fairly evaluate student writing in a manner that not only improves student skills, but increases student confidence.
Date
October 9, 2025
Location
Westmoreland IU - Hanna's Town Room, 102 Equity Drive,
Greensburg, PA 15601
Instructor:
Dr. Lauren Cunningham
Grade:
3-5
Improving Student Performance Through Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum Grades 6-12
This is our foundation session and it shows teachers in any subject area how to use the Five Types of Writing to increase understanding
and retention of course content, build student involvement and motivation, and efficiently and fairly evaluate student writing in a manner that not only improves student skills, but increases student confidence.
Date
October 13, 2025
Location
Westmoreland IU - Hanna's Town Room, 102 Equity Drive,
Greensburg, PA 15601
Instructor:
Dr. Lauren Cunningham
Grade:
6-12
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