Discover Writing presents
Where
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 Lacrosse ave
Austin, TX 78739
Driving Directions
$137 worth of FREE handouts for each attendee
Contact
Val Tilford
Discover Writing Company
800-613-8055
registrar@discoverwriting.com
Dear Texas Teachers,
In our 2 days together, I will teach you how to create as class or real writers through modeling your own process as a writer and sharing it with students. You will bring home scores of 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
The Rigor Without Mortis 2-Day STAAR Writing Retreat
with outstanding author, presenter, Barry Lane
In this dynamic 2 day workshop that will fill you with ideas for teaching non-fiction writing with passion and excellence, boosting student engagement along with STAAR writing scores
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 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 non-fiction writing in all its different STAAR modes for all tested grade levels including expository, persuasive/argument, 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 young students
Design a question culture which brings writing to life and boosts engagement
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.
Discover effective ways to foster peer conferences and student interaction
Build of community of effective and engaged writers who dance with the STAAR
Model fun and catchy ways to teach grammarI
. 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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