When

Monday June 23, 2014 at 8:30 AM CDT
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Tuesday June 24, 2014 at 2:30 PM CDT
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Where

Region 16 Educational Service Center
5800 Bell St.
Amarillo, TX 79109

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Contact

Val Tilford
Discover Writing Company
800-613-8055
registrar@discoverwriting.com

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$137 dollars worth of handouts, FREE for attendees

Dear Texas Teachers,

In our 2 days together, I will teach you how to create as class or real non -fiction 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 at all grade levels, and most important of all, learn to teach writing with passion, joy and confidence.

I look forward to working with you.

Barry Lane

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The Rigor Without Mortis

2-Day STAAR Writing Retreat

with outstanding author, presenter, Barry Lane

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 in the summer out of next year's school budget. Registration fee for two days, plus 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

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

Find out more about Barry's books, videos and workshops at www.dicoverwriting.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 expository writing in all its different STAAR modes for all tested grade levels, including persuasive, informational, explanatory.
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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