Spring 2007

Super Saturday Spring Program

All sessions are conducted by San José Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants

Registration Fee:

• Veteran Teachers:

  • $30.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $25.00 (Workshops Only)
• 1st–to 3rd–year Teachers:

  • $20.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $15.00 (Workshops Only)
• Credential Students/Pre-service Teachers:

  • $15.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $10.00 (Workshops Only)

Preregistration is appreciated but not required.

One (1) upper division/graduate levelsemester unit available for $100.00, and…

• Attending 2 of 3 Spring 2007 Super Saturdays (March 10, 2007, April 14, 2007, May 5, 2007) and writing afive–page paper, or…
• Attending all 3 Spring 2007 Super Saturdays and writing a three–page paper

March 10, 2007

Theme:
Technology & Teaching

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 323

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:40 AM–12:10 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:10 PM –12:40 PM

Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with colleagues, workshop presenters & writing project facilitators.)
Location:
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 323

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, March 6, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage:
Bring eight crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Todd Seal
Technology Liaison
SJAWP

9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM

Location:
MacQuarrie Hall
Room 324

Now Recording: Live in Your Classroom

For K–Third Grade Teachers

Complement your writing and language arts units by making videos of student speeches. Inspiration and application provided along with real-life third-grade teachers' perspectives, one from a rural Los Gatos Hills school and another from the east side of San Jose. Hands on fun with video cameras.

Tori Shaffer
Teacher Consultant
Loma Prieta Elementary School
Loma Prieta Elementary School District

Laura Brown
Teacher Consultant
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location:
TBA

Technology in the Classroom
by a Reformed Luddite

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

Join me in the SJSU computer lab to see the wave of the future! There are tons of helpful teaching tools on the net and elsewhere, but who has the time to sort it all out? As a teacher of ELLs, I've learned if it works I'll use it.

Featured topics include, but are not limited to:

• The "Power" of PowerPoint^® in making interactive and engaging lessons for ELLs
• Valuable Web-based sites to explore

Bring a teacher edition of Language Arts and Math Texts.

Jeff Cole
Teacher Consultant
4th Grader Teacher
Bishop School
Sunnyvale School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location:
TBA

Really, Computers Make Our Lives Easier
(and other things you thought weren't true)

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

In this workshop you'll be able to cruise the Internet with someone to talk you down when you get frustrated. We will discuss several ways that technology can enrich reading and writing, and you'll leave with some ideas about how all of this can pop into your classroom. It's all about making the students' jobs as learners more engaging and our jobs as teachers easier.

Todd Seal
Teacher Consultant
Silver Creek High School
East Side Union High School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location:
TBA

Buffet Lunch

MacQuarrie Hall
Room 323

Informal ongoing discussion with workshop presenters and Teacher Consultant facilitators.

12:45 PM
to
1:30 PM

April 14, 2007

Theme:
Teaching the Mainstreamed English-Language Learner

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:40 AM–12:10 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:10 PM –12:40 PM

Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with colleagues, workshop presenters & writing project facilitators.)
Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 348

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, April 10, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage: $8.00.
Bring eight crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Marie Milner
Associate Director
SJAWP

9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Take a Risk! Think, Draw, Write!
Wow! You're a Writer!

For K–Third Grade Teachers

Learn and try strategies that offer support and build confidence for all students. We will share G.L.A.D. strategies, Step-Up to Writing, journal writing, drawing, and other ideas that create a scaffold for emergent writers—building ideas, vocabulary, story frames, pair-sharing, and one-on-one conferencing. Participants will receive a packet of strategies and black-line masters for classroom use.

Cindy Cohen
Teacher Consultant
Valle Vista Elementary School
Mount Pleasant School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location: TBA

Prescription for Teaching Your English Language Learners

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

Do you need a refill on your prescription to engage English learners? Learn how to make whole group instruction multilevel with cooperative groups, descriptive peer coaching, non-linguistic representation, and mobility. Active ingredient: Large doses of talking.

WARNING: Participation in this workshop may cause laughter and enjoyment. Continue use.

Maria Smith
Teacher Consultant
Laneview Elementary
Berryessa Union School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location: TBA

Developing Engaged English Language Learners

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

Relieve the frustration of the English Learners in your classroom, moving them from the personal to the written word. Engage them with their own passionate connections to the themes of the literature they are reading. Successful SDAIE teachers Terry and Wendy will share proven techniques to engage English Language Learners in reading and writing with an accent on success.

Terry Montelibano
Teacher Consultant
Pioneer High School
San Jose Unified School District

Wendy Savinar
Teacher Consultant
Pioneer High School
San Jose Unified School District

9:40 AM
to
12:10 PM

Location: TBA

Buffet Lunch

Sweeney Hall
Room 348

Informal ongoing discussion with workshop presenters and Teacher Consultant facilitators.

12:45 PM
to
1:30 PM

May 5, 2007

Theme:
Voice & the Elective Non-Writer

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
MLK Jr. Library
Rooms 255/257

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:45 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:50 AM–12:40 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:30 PM –12:45 PM

Picnic Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with Adrian Fogelin, colleagues, & workshop presenters.)
Location:
MLK Jr. Library
Foyer

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, May 1, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage: $8.00.
Bring eight crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Adrian Fogelin
Young Adult Author

Cosponsored by
California Center for the Book

9:00 AM
to
9:45 AM

Location:
MLK Jr. Library
Rooms 255/257

Young Writers' Workshop
with Adrian Fogelin

10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
MLK Jr. Library
Rooms 255/257

Turn the Volume Up: Giving All Students a Writing Voice in Your Classroom

For K–Third Grade Teachers

Do you have students who groan when writing time comes around? This workshop, taught by two teachers with a range of lower and middle elementary experience, is targeted at giving students voice and a sense of ownership over their own writing. We will be discussing compelling topics, elementary writing strategies, and specific mini-lessons for making writing authentic for all students, especially ELL and low-income students. Please come prepared to participate and write!

Leah Feldman
Teacher Consultant
Rise Community
Oakland, CA

Donna Emerson
Teacher Consultant
Marshall Lane Elementary School
Campbell Union Elementary School District

10:40 AM
to
12:30 PM

Location: TBA

Getting Elective Non–writers to Put Down their Game Controllers and Pick Up Their Pens

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

We all know that adolescents write best when they choose their own writing topics. But, how do we make that happen while meeting the numerous standards and teaching oversized classes of students with mixed abilities? This workshop focuses on a persuasive–essay writing unit on the high-interest topic of violence in the media, specifically in video games. This approach uses discussion, note taking, critical reading of various articles, and a gallery walk to provide students with ideas to incorporate in a persuasive essay during a timed in-class writing.

Catherine Marshall–Smith
Teacher Consultant
Cabrillo Middle School
Santa Clara Unified School District

10:40 AM
to
12:30 PM

Location: TBA

Many Voices, One Text:
Using Karen Hesse's Witness to Model the Power of Voice

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

When students can make connections with texts or voices of particular characters, they are more likely to be engaged rather than resistant readers and writers. Karen Hesse's multi-genre text Witness provides an excellent example of multiple perspectives on a single event/experience. Through readers' theater and writing activities, participants will learn strategies that can help students develop their own voices in connecting with, interpreting, and responding to literature.

Dr. Mary Warner
SJAWP Associate Director
English Department and English Credential Program
San José State University

10:40 AM
to
12:30 PM

Location: TBA

Picnic Lunch

MLK Jr. Library
Foyer

Informal ongoing discussion with Adrian Fogelin, colleagues, workshop presenters and Writing Project facilitators.

12:45 PM
to
1:30 PM

June 19, 2007
through
July 18, 2007

San José State University
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 348

Parking at the 7th Street Garage.
Multi–week parking permits provided for everyone selected for the program.

2007
Invitational Summer Institute

For K–14 Grade Teachers

Who is selected for the Institute?

20 teachers from kindergarten to college level who have demonstrated competence and commitment as teachers of English Language Arts in their classrooms.

When and where will the Institute take place?

The Institute, for those who have been accepted, will begin with a required orientation meeting on Saturday June 2nd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the San José State University campus.

The Institute will then run for 19 sessions from June 19th to July 18th.

Morning sessions will run from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Afternoon sessions will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.

There will be no afternoon session on the final day of each week.

Two follow up sessions will be held during the 2006–2007 school year.

What will selected participants receive?

All participants selected for the Institute will receive a $800 scholarship/stipend, plus the option of earning 6 units of full–semester credit for $300 ($50/unit).

How do participants apply to the Institute?

More information?

Email Professor Jonathan Lovell, SJAWP Director

Applications are due
June 11, 2007.
Please see details.

Summer 2007

San Jose Area Writing Project
Summer Classes

June 18, 2007
through
August 17, 2007

All sections are conducted by San Jose Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants

Cost

• $200 for professional growth credit only.
• $250/$300 for two (2) semester units of university credit.

June 18, 2007
to
June 22, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 120

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
3:00 PM

Cost: $300.00
3 full semester units of credit

Making Every English Classroom an AP Classroom

For 9–12 Grade Teachers

AP and non-AP teachers alike will benefit from this weeklong immersion in writing strategies, analytic modes, mythological study, alternative approaches to style and grammar, and expanding your writing curriculum. Going beyond the five-paragraph essay, we will cover multiple approaches to research, varied analytic techniques, and a wide range of structures to prepare students to compose poetry, the personal essay, feature writing, persuasive pieces, and critical analyses. Our study in mythology will explain how to unlock major themes in all literature and use those themes to compose reflective and analytic writing. Finally, we will explore alternative approaches to style to illustrate how studying diction, syntax, and tone is key to developing voice.

Jeff House
SJUSD
College Board Reader and Lecturer
Preparatory High School
SCCHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultant

Georgiana Bruce Kirby
Preparatory High School
SCCHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultant

June 18, 2007
to
June 22, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Clark Hall
Room 227

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

Teachers as Writers

For K–6 Grade Teachers

Do you know the difference between a retell and a summary? Do you know the difference between a personal narrative and a narrative experience? Do you believe you are a writer? Come learn the different kinds of expository writing, as well as dive into creative writing! Step Up to Writing strategies will be shared to model organization, and 6 Traits +1 strategies will be shared to model editing and revision. Bring TEs in any subject and any writing you have kept (student or teacher samples). Expect to take risks, laugh and reflect because everyone will start the new school year with the confidence that "teachers are writers."

Maria Smith
Literacy Coach
Berryessa USD
San Jose Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultant

June 25, 2007
to
June 29, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 120

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

Improving Student Academic Writing
(ISAW) Institute

For 9–12 Grade Teachers

Let’s face it: most of our students will not choose to become English majors in college. Yet much of our writing instruction in English classes is developed as if they were. The principles and practices of ISAW—which focuses on developing analytical writing skills—will illuminate your mission as a teacher of writing, allowing you to help students move beyond the restrictions of the five-paragraph theme and truly prepare for the various demands of college writing. Join us for a weeklong institute of strategies for empowering students to write analytically, academically--and engagingly!

Marie Milner
Andrew Hill High School
ESUHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
SJAWP Associate Director

Marty Brandt
Independence High School
ESUHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
SJAWP Associate Director

July 9, 2007
to
July 13, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Clark Hall Hall
Room 227

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

The Write Process:
Write Well with Your ELLs

For 2–5 Grade Teachers

This workshop will draw from Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study, G.L.A.D. strategies, and Laura’s own experiments and innovations in her classroom. Learn how to plan effective writing strategies for students who are acquiring English. This workshop will emphasize pre-writing and organization, incorporating grammar and sentence fluency instruction.

Laura Brown
Valle Vista Elementary School
Mount Pleasant ESD
San Jose Area Writing Project
SJAWP Associate Director

July 23, 2007
to
July 27, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 240

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

Don't Be Scared: Using Technology
as a Natural Part of Your Curriculum

For 7–12 Grade Teachers

Why be scared when you can be comfortable and confident using computers and the Internet. We'll create accounts with several sites that work well in an English classroom and design lessons that use those accounts. We will emphasize how to put these tools into the hands of your students. Through daily written reflections, each participant will compose a piece of writing to be published on a blog describing how technology supports learning.

Todd Seal
Silver Creek High School
ESUHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
SJAWP Tech Liaison

July 30, 2007
to
August 3, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 120

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

Helping Adolescents to Write Themselves into the World

For 5–8 Grade Teachers

Using short story and poetry, middle school teacher Suzanne Murphy, invites participants to explore and practice strategies that engage students in authentic, significant literature response, satisfying the writing standards and encouraging adolescent writers to discover their passion. Using a multi-genre approach, participants will learn to help their students find a mirror to reflect themselves and a window through which to gaze at the world.

Suzanne Murphy
St. Martin of Tours Elementary School
Diocese of San Jose
San Jose Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultant

August 13, 2007
to
August 17, 2007

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Sweeney Hall
Room 120

Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
1:30 PM

Cost: $250.00
2 full semester units of credit

Climbing the Scaffold:
Guides to the Magic and Mundane in Teaching Writing

For 7–12 Grade Teachers

The idea of "scaffolding" to boost student achievement has uses far beyond its origins in English Language Acquisition. By now, teachers across the curriculum have embraced scaffolding as a way to make concrete the ideas and skills that might otherwise seem too abstract. "Climbing the Scaffold" will focus on the practical applications of scaffolding in writing instruction, creating scaffolds to suit your students’ specific needs, and using scaffolds to promote advanced thinking skills. It will be a relaxed, enjoyable week for both new and veteran teachers alike!

Marty Brandt
Independence High School
ESUHSD
San Jose Area Writing Project
SJAWP Associate Director

The San Jose Area Writing Project
supported by the
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Presents:

Young Writer's Camp!

August 6, 2007
through
August 10, 2007

For Students Entering 1st–5th Grades

Taught by
South Bay Credentialed California Teachers, Experienced SJAWP Teacher Consultants

Cumberland School
824 Cumberland Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Monday through Friday

8:30 AM
to
Noon

Cost: $200 per student for the week

• Does your child show an uncanny ability to notice things?
• Does she tell you she loves to write and wants to be an author someday?
• Does your child struggle to get ideas for writing?
• Could your child use a jump-start in his confidence to write?

This summer, the San Jose Area Writing Project is gathering top teachers from the South Bay to teach the first annual Young Writer’s Camp. Students entering grades 1–5 will learn to read like a writer, make books, and learn important grammar and editing skills in the process. Classes are standards–based and will support student writing on the 4th and 7th grade CST Writing Assessments.

Please see details.

Want more information?

E-mail Pam Cheng, SJAWP Associate Director

Application and payment are due June 15, 2007.

Fall 2007

Super Saturday Fall Program

All sessions are conducted by San José Area Writing Project Teacher Consultants

Registration Fee:

• Veteran Teachers:

  • $30.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $25.00 (Workshops Only)
• 1st–to 3rd–year Teachers:

  • $20.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $15.00 (Workshops Only)
• Credential Students/Pre-service Teachers:

  • $15.00 (Buffet Lunch Included)
  • $10.00 (Workshops Only)

Preregistration is appreciated but not required.

One (1) upper division/graduate level semester unit available for $100.00, and…

• Attending 2 of 3 Fall 2007 Super Saturdays (September 15, 2007, October 13, 2007, November 10, 2007) and writing a five–page paper, or…
• Attending all 3 Fall 2007 Super Saturdays and writing a three–page paper.

September 15, 2007

Theme:
Writing & the English Language Learner

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM –12:30 PM

Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:30 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with colleagues, workshop presenters & writing project facilitators.)
Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 348

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, September 11, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring five crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Professor Marina Aminy
Secondary Education
San José State University

9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Make It Fun! Make ALL Students Successful!

For K–3rd Grade Teachers

Learn strategies that offer support and build confidence for all emergent writers. We will share ways to help students create ideas and organize their writing using G.L.A.D. strategies, Step-Up to Writing, journal writing, drawing, and children's literature to generate topics for writing. Participants will receive a packet of strategies and black-line masters for classroom use.

Cindy Cohen
Teacher Consultant
Valle Vista Elementary School
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 345

Sell Your ELL Students
on the Power of Their Own Voices

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

The presenter will demonstrate how she energizes young ELL writers through validating activities such as the publication of student–written and illustrated books, journal writing, and "mailbox" exchanges between teacher and student. She will also introduce strategies that specifically serve to prepare English Language Learners for their academic writing.

Jacqueline Le
Teacher Consultant
Harry Slonaker Elementary School
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 346

Forget Fast Food. Feed 'Em a Banquet!

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

Marie Milner will share multi–modal strategies for engaging English learners in writing about Shakespeare's theater and plays, particularly Romeo and Juliet. Amplify, don't simplify. That's the key. And, these methods can be adapted to teach any Shakespearean play in the high school curriculum.

Marie Milner
Teacher Consultant
Andrew Hill High School
East Side Union High School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 347

October 13, 2007

Theme:
Creating a Culture of Literacy

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM–12:30 PM

Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with Writing Project Teacher Consultants facilitators & colleagues)
Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 348

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, October 9, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring five crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Steve Sinclair
Coordinator for English Language Arts
Santa Clara County Office of Education

9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Closing the Achievement Gap:
Teaching as a Work of the Heart

For K–3rd Grade Teachers

Karen Cortez will demonstrate how using diagnostics, data analysis, and backward planning based on power standards can empower students and inspire teachers to accelerate student learning.

Karen Cortez
Teacher Consultant
Christopher Elementary School
Oak Grove Elementary School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 345

Engaging all Students in the Writing Process:
A Hands-On Approach

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

Looking for a way to motivate your students to want to write? This workshop will lead you through the process of using an engaging experiential learning activity involving structured group work, role playing, and debate. Then we will look at how to use this sequence of activities to lead to a well-structured academic essay.

Lindsey Stewart
Teacher Consultant
Piedmont Middle School
Berryessa Union Elementary School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 346

My First Trick:
Reducing Student Anxiety Towards Multi–Paragraph Essay Writing

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

Many high school students feel that they cannot write a "good" essay and therefore choose not to write anything when the dreaded essay is assigned. In this workshop, participants will experience a variety of scaffolding techniques that break the essay into manageable chunks leading to the first draft of an informational/narrative essay, focusing on students' personal/family histories and future goals.

Dara Smith
Teacher Consultant
American High School
Fremont Unified School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 347

November 10, 2007

Theme:
Intro, Through, & Beyond the CST

San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets

Check In & Registration:
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Theme Setting:
9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Super Saturday Workshops:
9:45 AM–12:00 PM

Collaboration & Application:
12:00 PM–12:30 PM

Buffet Lunch (Included in Registration Fee):
12:45 PM–1:30 PM
(Ongoing, informal discussion with Writing Project Teacher Consultants facilitators & colleagues)
Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 348

You must RSVP for lunch by Tuesday, November 6, 2007: e-mail Mary Warner or call (408) 924-4417.

Free parking on 4th Street, just north of San Carlos Avenue
(San Jose City parking—free on weekends)

Parking at the 7th Street (& San Salvador) Garage (located right beside Sweeney Hall):
Bring five crisp one–dollar bills for the ticket machine.

Opening Speaker
&
Theme Setter

Margaret Tomita
6th–12th Language Arts Resource Teacher
San Jose Unified School District

9:00 AM
to
9:30 AM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 100

Teaching Beyond the CST Blueprint Standards

For K–3rd Grade Teachers

It's possible to have fun teaching while getting your students ready for the CST! This workshop will focus on how to target the "blueprint standards" for teaching in the primary grades. Instead of drill and kill, however, explicit strategies will be discussed that teachers can use combined with current best practices.

Pam Cheng
Teacher Consultant
Literacy Coach
Zanker Elementary School
Sunnyvale Elementary School District

Jennifer Kim
Teacher Consultant
Zanker Elementary School
Milpitas Unified School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 345

A New Look: "Beyond, Through, & Into"

For 4th–8th Grade Teachers

Why focus on the "beyond" first with unmotivated and struggling test–takers to improve their achievement? Can you combine test–prep with best practice? Learn specific ways to set explicit targets for your Basic/Below Basic students, embed short–term "wins" for these students, weave test–prep strategies into your lesson planning.

Margaret Tomita
Teacher Consultant
6th–12th Language Arts Resource Teacher
San Jose Unified School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 346

Prompting the Witness!

For 9th–12th Grade Teachers

This workshop will focus on ways to adapt the requirements of your in–class writing assignments to reflect the purposeful style of prompts given in the University of California's Analytical Writing Placement Exam (a.k.a. "Subject A") and the California State University's English Placement Test.

Marty Brandt
Teacher Consultant
Independence High School
East Side Union School District

9:45 AM
to
12:00 PM

Location:
Sweeney Hall
Room 347