Participants will discover research related to the discrepancies in reading and writing scores between boys and girls, and how to bring boys to books.
Writing
Refresh Your Classroom Environment: Empower Student Authors
In this webinar, learn how teachers enhanced students’ literacy and technology skills while supporting project-based learning.
Real World Text + Textbooks – Research Based Strategies for College & Career Ready Classrooms
The application of reading, writing and original thinking is research, and the research simulation is at the heart of the Common Core Performance Task and accountable Problem Based / Inquiry Based Learning.
Celebrate Student Authors! Inspiring Common Core Writing with Technology
The Common Core State Standards require teachers of all disciplines to integrate writing and technology into their curriculum. In this webinar, learn how student-created eBooks can be used to engage students, while meeting the demands of the Common Core. California teacher Stacy Olson shared strategies for using Shutterfly’s free Photo Story App for the iPad to inspire enthusiastic, confident student authors while also fulfilling CCSS.
Crafting Argument – Writing for College & Career Readiness
The writing standards represent the “synthesis” level for College & Career Readiness. Short Constructed Response requirements set the stage for what is expected in the Writing and Performance Task assessments.
Fine Motor Skills…Write Out of the Box!
Dr. Marianne Gibbs shared activities and rationale for the WHATs, HOWs, and WHYs of fine motor skill development as it relates to children 3-6 years old. Fun and easy-to-implement activities and strategies were demonstrated with supporting rationale for improving students’ future handwriting efficiency.
Writing a Winning Grant Application
What exactly is involved in writing grant applications? Who should be writing them? Where do you find out about available grant sources? How hard is it? Can you do it? If any of these questions sound familiar, then you have much in common with anyone who has ever submitted a grant application.
Writing Instruction for Learning Synthesis
Writing, and associated Speaking and Presentation, is the method by which we show our thinking. How do we plan for and execute instruction at the deepest levels of cognition (DOK 3 and 4) using writing and speaking to synthesize learning and assess student performance?
Write for eSchool News!
eSchool News is looking for a few tech-enthusiast educators to write short “buzz-feed” type stories on a variety of hot topics in technology in education.
Build Your Grant Writing Toolkit Part I
Need more money to make your ed-tech dreams turn into reality? In this first of two webinars, Dr. Rita Oates, President of Oates Associates shared tips for preparing parts of your grant writing toolkit to use in searching for and writing winning grants.