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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 9/30/2011 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 9/23/2011 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Lisa Arneson
Agency Assistant: Douglas Shanks update
Audience: Teachers Grades 6-12, Curriculum Directors, Reading Specialists & Principals
Location: CESA 5
626 E. Slifer St
Portage, WI 53901
Facility: Main Conference Room
Date/Time:
10/3/2011 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Attachments:

Issues in Writing
Guiding Questions:

  • What do the (writing) Common Core State Standards look like and how will they impact my teaching?
  • What is “college and career ready” writing?
  • How do I teach argumentative writing?
  • What is the value of formal grammar instruction?
  • What are the issues surrounding offering college credit for high school writing?

Resources to be examined:
ELA Common Core State Standards
Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing
Hansen, Kristine & Farris, Christine(eds) College Credit for Writing in High School: The “Taking Care of” Business. NCTE: 2011.
Jennings-Dixon, Chris (ed) Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing. NCTE: 2007.
Thompson, Thomas C. (ed) Teaching Writing in High School and College: Conversations and Collaborations. NCTE, 2002.
Villanueva, Victor & Arola, Kristin) Cross-Talk in Comp Theory: A Reader. NCTE: 2011.
Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments (4th ed) p. 59-65
*Also--Relevant NCTE & WSRA journal articles

Questions: Contact Doug Shanks at shanksd@cesa5.k12.wi.us

CESA 5 Student Achievement Consortium Members: $25/person
CESA 5 Center Members: $50/person
All Others: $100/person

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.
Special Education
Participation and Performance on statewide assess.for students with disabilities
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