Course: Build Students’ Writing Confidence
Description
Do you struggle to integrate writing in your classroom? Do your students cringe whenever they are given a writing assignment? Start this self-paced module and learn how to build effective supports and scaffolds for student writing.
Topics Addressed
How can use what you learn in this module in your class?
Do you struggle to integrate writing in your classroom? Do your students cringe whenever they are given a writing assignment? Start this self-paced module and learn how to build effective supports and scaffolds for student writing.
Topics Addressed
- Setting qualitative and quantitative goals in writing
- Steps in the writing process
- Power Paragraphs and the value of evidence, analysis and organization
How can use what you learn in this module in your class?
- Students understand their progress in writing goals through measurable benchmarks
- Coherent structure is evident in student writing pieces
- Increased use of relevant evidence is present in student writing
- Analysis of texts that goes beyond simple repetition to pull out deeper reflections and meaning
- Teachers set goals for student writing progress.
- Teachers tweak an upcoming writing lesson to incorporate one of the ideas included in the webinar; e.g. goal setting.
- Teachers regularly track and measure progress towards writing goals.
- Teachers consistently incorporate the steps of the writing process into their lessons.
- Teachers support students with use of effective analysis, evidence and organization in order to create high quality writing pieces