#943 Douglas Fisher: Improving Thinking and Writing Through Instruction
Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 9/30/2010 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 9/21/2010 12:01 AM
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Join literacy expert Douglas Fisher as he walks participants through the components of a quality writing program for their school. This workshop would be highly beneficial for district teams seeking to improve the quality of student writing across grade levels. At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
~ Describe writing standards for elementary, middle and high school students
~ Understand the gradual release of responsibility model of writing (Language Experience Approach, Interactive Writing, Writing Models, Generative Sentences, Power Writing, RAFT Writing, Independent Writing)
~ Complete a planning tool for establishing and implementing a school-wide writing program for their school site
Douglas Fisher is Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University, the Co-Director for the Center for the Advancement of Reading at the California State University Chancellor’s office, and the past Director of Professional Development for the City Heights Educational Collaborative. He has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design, as well as books such as Creating Literacy-rich Schools for Adolescents (with Gay Ivey), Improving Adolescent Literacy: Strategies at Work (with Nancy Frey) and Teaching English Language Learners: A Differentiated Approach (with Carol Rothenberg) to name a few. A former early intervention specialist, language development specialist, he has also taught high school English, writing, and literacy development to public school students.