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Professional Development
Public Schedule
Think-Write-Learn: Daily Routines that Build Engagement, Content Knowledge and Accountability
Learn how to incorporate quick, low risk, high reward writing and thinking tasks into daily instruction during this in-person workshop. Walk away with a bank of prompts and activities that can be used to increase student engagement and participation in class activities, encourage students to reflect on growth and feedback, and build student accountability for the learning process.
Date
May 16, 2024
Location
MUJC, PD Center, 340 Central Ave, New Providence, NJ
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
3-12
Writing Roadmap
Writing Roadmap: Improving Writing Skills and Habits Through Meaningful Preassessment , Purposeful Focus Correction Areas, and Strategic Instruction
Three one-hour, pre-recorded video modules.
Date
Pre-Recorded, Anytime, Asynchronous Access
Location
Online
Offered in Collaboration with Central Intermediate Unit 10 in PA
Instructor:
Kristine Gibson
Grade:
K-12
Introduction to the Collins Writing Program
Six one-hour, pre-recorded video modules:
1. Overview of the Five Types of Writing, With a Focus on Type One
2. Improve Student Retention and Understanding of Content With Type Two Writing
3. Types Three, Four, and Five Writing: Focus on Selecting Critical Writing Skills
4. Teaching Critical Writing Skills to Mastery and Making Peer Editing Work
5. Help Students to Retain and Use Critical Content Vocabulary
6. Integrating the Five Types of Writing
Date
Pre-Recorded, Anytime, Asynchronous Access
Location
Online
Offered in Collaboration with Central Intermediate Unit 10 in PA
Instructor:
John Collins
Grade:
3-12
Online Graduate Courses
Writing Without Borders: Using Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum as a Tool for Improved Student Performance in Every Content Area
Online/independent format (Four 90 Minute Online Zoom Sessions and Virtual One-on-One Sessions including final portfolio conferences).
June 12 – November 6, 2024
Date
Location
Google Classroom and Zoom
Instructor:
Cheryl York McDonough, JD
Grade:
4-12
Meeting Real World Literacy Demands in CTE Schools
Online/independent format (Four 90 Minute Online Zoom Sessions and Virtual One-on-One Sessions including final portfolio conferences.)
June 5 – October 30, 2024
Date
Location
Google Classroom and Zoom
Instructor:
Cheryl York McDonough, JD
Grade:
CTE Teachers
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