Attend in June--Pay in July

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. School purchase orders can be paid later in the summer out of next years school budget. 

Registration fee for two days, includes handouts and morning refreshments,  $395

   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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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 non-fiction writing in all its different STAAR modes for all tested grade levels, including argument, research,informational, explanatory, 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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