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Summer Writing Institute with Kelly Gallagher

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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 7/25/2011 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 7/22/2011 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Lisa Arneson
Agency Assistant: Douglas Shanks update
Location: Glacier Canyon Lodge
45 Hillman Rd
Lake Delton, WI 53965
Facility: Tundra A
Date/Time:
8/1/2011 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
8/2/2011 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
8/3/2011 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
8/4/2011 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
8/5/2011 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
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Improve writing instruction in your 6-12 classroom by spending five whole days with Kelly Gallagher! During this workshop you will learn how to:

  • Model writing
  • Use mentor texts
  • Motivate young writers
  • Provide choice and rigor
  • Assess writing

About Kelly Gallagher: In addition to teaching English full-time at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California, Kelly has an extensive background in secondary literacy education. He served as the English Coordinator for the Anaheim Union High School District, an urban district comprised of 37,000 secondary students; a Co-Director of the South Basin Writing Project at California State University Long Beach; and an adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he taught secondary literacy courses.

 

Teacher Standards
WES1The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
Cancellation Policy: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel before 10 working days before an event, minus any material costs that have already been incurred. Because of our commitment to the trainer and the food vendor, participants who cancel less than 10 working days or do not attend, will be billed the full fee. CESA 5 reserves the right to cancel any event. Registered participants will be notified via email if a cancellation occurs and will receive a full refund. Inclement weather policy: Every effort will be made to hold an event. CESA 5 will notify participants via email as soon as possible if an event has been canceled due to weather conditions.