WE ARE CELEBRATING TEN YEARS!
The Shenandoah Valley Writing Project will be celebrating its 10th year as a network serving all teachers in the upper Shenandoah Valley. Please join us and bring along your colleagues. The SVWP celebrates and supports teachers teaching teachers. All breakout sessions are led by SVWP Teacher Consultants, sharing practices that have led to success for their students. These demonstration lessons can be applied to your classroom immediately.
Open to every content, K through University
$45 per person; group rate for four or more
October 12th 2024
9:00 a.m. To 3:00 p.m.
Halpin-Harrison Hall Shenandoah University
Lunch in Allen Dining Hall included
Recertification points provided
Confirmed Breakout sessions with more to come!
Braid Workshop
Raymar Hampshire
University of Michigan
This workshop provides an overview of the Braid Project, platform, and features, including “book mode,” which allows educators to organize and combine stories by person, class, theme, or question. It will also provide an opportunity for educators to pilot Braid and explore how digital storytelling might be utilized as a tool for student learning in their classrooms.
While not required, participants are encouraged to bring their laptops to fully participate in the workshop.
Writing In Social Studies
Matthew Giddens
McLean High School
Grades 6-12
Learn how to use engaging writing in a Social Studies classroom. Time is provided to create examples to be used in the classroom.
Illuminated Images
Sharon Krasney
Kettle Run High School
Grades 6-12
Enter into text through images and make the meaning of the written word tangible.
Engaging Students with Difficult Text
Susan Spengeman
Rock Ridge High School
Grades 6-12
Practice applying varied writing activities that engage students with difficult text.
The Writing Marathon
Donna Shrum
Central High School
Grades 4-12
Adapt Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Marathon for your classroom and get kids up, outside, and thinking on their feet.
Thinking Routines That Result in Writing
Dr. Jessica Cavalier
Freedom High School
Grades 4-12
It’s not too hard to write if you have an opportunity to talk about it first! Explore how talk functions as a prewrite through structures that help students generate ideas.
This interactive presentation is appropriate for teachers in any content area.
Civic Engagement Through Multiple Perspectives
Robin Frost
Charles J. Colgan High School
Grades 6-12
Learn to use text sets that build a culture of civil discourse and argument writing.
The Wayfaring Writers’ Journal
Sara Watkins
Rock Ridge High School
Grades 6-12
Let’s Write!
Heather Campbell
Literacy Coach Frederick County Public Schools
K-6
During this session, participants will be shown activities to engage their students in the writing process. First, we will discuss motivating and engaging students in planning and creating their writing. Then, we will discuss using your five senses to write a descriptive paragraph (candy will be involved!). Finally, we will discuss using children’s literature to inspire students’ writing.
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