Discover Writing presents

Important:   To save your space you can register today and use the paying by check option.  We will save your space and email you your ticket later when we receive the school purchase order. Purchase orders can be paid later, out of next year's school budget.  Registration fee for two days, plus  $137 worth of handouts and morning refreshments,  $395.  Register Before April 30th and receive a $10 discount per person. ($385)

Budget tight?

With a PO you can attend the workshop in June but pay later in July out of the new school budget.

 PLC special : Principals attend FREE when 3 teachers from their school attend. Call 1-800-613 8055 to add them to the list. Call for high volume discounts.    Fax purchase orders to 1-802 897-2084  

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When

Tuesday June 10, 2014 at 8:30 AM EDT
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Wednesday June 11, 2014 at 3:00 PM EDT

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Contact

Val Tilford
Discover Writing Company
802-897-7022
registrar@discoverwriting.com 

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$137  worth  FREE handouts with your attendence

Dear Texas Teachers,  

 In our 2 days together,  I will teach you how to create as class or real non-fiction writers.  You will  bring home many engaging craft lessons to bring excitement and spark to your reading/writing classroom, achieve off the charts success on the STAAR test, and most important of all, learn to teach writing with passion, joy and confidence.

I look forward to working with you.

 Barry Lane

Where

Hilton Southwest , Houston, TX
6780 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074-2102


 
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The Rigor Without Mortis 2-Day STAAR Writing Retreat for teachers 

                with author and outstanding presenter  Barry Lane

 
 

A dynamic 2 day workshop that will fill you with ideas for teaching  non-fiction writing with passion and excellence, boosting student engagement and STAAR writing scores

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               Find out more about Barry's books, videos and workshops at  www.discoverwriting.com

 
 
 

I have never been more inspired as a teacher as well as a writer. This is truly one of the greatest conferences I have ever attended. Phenomenal!

                                                                Katie Radcliffe   4th Grade teacher

In this 2 day writing retreat, you will learn how to:

  •    Teach kid tested, classroom proven strategies which raise STAAR test scores
  •    Understand simple craft techniques to improve writing in all its different STAAR modes for all tested grade levels, including persuasive, informational, literary analysis.
  •    Learn to mine themes and insight from literature and life.
  •    Teach essay structure without mindless formulas which flatten out writing.
  •    Bridge effortlessly from narrative structures to expository writing and show the difference to                  students
  •    Master the 26 line format from 4, 7, 9 and 10th grade STAAR responses.
  •    Design a question culture which brings writing to life.
  •    Bring home student examples and online resources to engage students
  •    Boost your own confidence as a writer and pass on this new knowledge to all students, especially           English language learners
  •    Uncover power ways to use poetry to unlock student expression in all forms of writing.
  •    Learn fresh ways to teach literary analysis at all grade levels
  •    Discover effective ways to foster peer conferences and student interaction
  •    Take home original songs, poems and lessons that build fluency and bind social emotional learning       with academic inquiry
  •     Discover surefire ways to create a class that groans when you say there is no time to write today.
  •     Build of community of effective and engaged writers who dance with the STAAR
  •     Model fun and catchy ways to teach grammar

I cannot say enough about this conference. It was hands-on and very interactive. Not only did I learn things about teaching my students, I also learned about myself as a writer and I want to start writing my own stories. Hands down, best conference I have attended--worth every penny!              

                                                                                                              Holly Pace  Grade 8

Teachers of all grade levels rave about Barry's STAAR Workshops

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 Find out more about Barry's books, videos and workshops at  www.discoverwriting.com