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Date |
Event |
Summer 2009 |
San Jose Area Writing Project
Summer Classes |
June 22, 2009
through
August 13, 2009
All sections are conducted by
San Jose Area Writing Project
Teacher Consultants.
Courses are standards-aligned, approved for
HOUSSE
points and for English Course Units for Highly Qualified Teachers under
NCLB.
Register online by clicking on the Register
Online button
in each event box
or call 408-924-4412.
Registration Fee:
-
Individuals:
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$250.00 for two full–semester units of credit
- $300.00 for three full–semester units of credit
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Exceptions
noted in each course description below
Preregistration, although not required, helps us anticipate participant numbers and plan more effective programs. You can register online; see links below. Payment is collected on-site.
San José State University
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Parking at the 7th Street Garage: $8.00.
Bring
eight crisp one–dollar bills
for the ticket machine
Reduced-Rate Parking Permit Available
Go to the 7th Street parking garage office on the first day of class to get the reduced-rate parking permit of
$12.75
for the week. The office will have notice of the course offered by
SJAWP. |
July 6, 2009
to
July 9, 2009
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
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Ride the See–Saw: The Balance
of Readers' and Writers' Workshop
Course ID: 30548, EDTE 150 Section 6
For K–6 Grade Teachers
Which came first: reading or writing? Are reading and writing parallel? If so, do they occur at the same time? Discover the answers with us as we delve into the structures of Readers' and Writers' Workshop. Come explore the mini-lessons and touchstone texts in readers' workshop and connect it to writers' workshop. Participants will learn to explicitly model strategies, design small groups, and provide specific feedback to students to increase reading and writing fluency. Time will be provided to organize your units of study for the year. Please bring your favorite read alouds and/or literature, file folders, hanging files, and a storage crate or box.
Maria Smith
Literacy Coach
Berryessa Union School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Optional three full–semester units
of credit for this course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing
the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 243
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
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July 13, 2009
to
July 16, 2009
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
|
Get the "Awk" Outta' Here!
Grammar and Writing
Course ID: 30552, EDTE 150 Section 10
For 6–12 Grade Teachers
We've all had the experience of staring at student sentences so problematic that we don't quite know what's wrong with them. How did the writer commit these errors? Where do we begin in trying to address them? So we give up and write the dreaded "awk" for "awkward" in the margin—essentially admitting that we are powerless to help the student in this instance. This workshop will focus on the dozen or so distinct problems in grammar and style that the term "awk" generally identifies, and suggest sentence–based instructional strategies to address them.
Marty Brandt
Independence High School
East Side Unified School District
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
Optional three full–semester units
of credit for this course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing
the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 303
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
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July 20, 2009
to
July 23, 2009
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
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Tools That Never Rust:
Step
Up to Writing and the Writing Process
Course ID: 30546, EDTE 150 Section 4
For 2–8 Grade Teachers
Did you know that Step
Up to Writing has twenty tools for teaching reading and writing across subjects and grade levels? These tools are multi-sensory, affordable, and easy to use. Participants will walk away with active reading strategies such as note taking, quick sketch, vocabulary and highlighting. To improve writing, use tools such as outlines, different topic sentence methods, stretching a paragraph into multiple paragraphs, summaries, and great short answers. All twenty tools will be embedded throughout the writing process. Participants will see which strategies help with planning, drafting, revising, and editing. If you add these and more to your toolbox, then you can build a strong literate foundation for your students. If you build it, they will write…and read!
BYOB (Bring your own Binder) if you already have the
SUTW
manual. Registration does NOT include SUTW
materials.
Maria Smith
Literacy Coach
Berryessa Union School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Optional three full–semester units
of credit for this course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing
the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 303
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
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August 3, 2009
to
August 6, 2009
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
|
Primary Reader and Writer Workshop:
"Getting Started the Write Way!"
Course ID: 30543; EDTE 150 Section 1
For K–3 Grade Teachers
Would you like to know how to implement a Writer and Reader workshop for your primary classroom? Do you want to know exactly what to do, and how to do it easily? Topics covered will be assessment of writing, learning centers, writing workshop, and
Step Up To Writing
activities. Ways to teach the craft of writing and genres will be shared. Mentor texts will be used and how to use the text to result in quality student writing.
Jennifer Kim
Zanker Elementary School
Milpitas Unified School District
Teacher Consultant
San Jose Area Writing Project
Optional three full–semester units of credit for this
course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 306
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
Demystifying the CAHSEE:
Strategies to Help ALL Students Succeed
Course ID: 30545, EDTE 150 Section 3
For 7–12 Grade Teachers
A team of presenters led by Kathy Gonzalez will guide participants through successful strategies to incorporate reading, writing, and vocabulary strategies for students who need additional academic support and instruction to meet CAHSEE and grade level expectations.
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knowing the format of CAHSEE, sentence "stems," key standards
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use quick–writes, and timed writing with a formula (yes, a formula for a 20 minute writing)
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how to incorporate a variety of reading and writing strategies in your daily instruction
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structures and scaffolds for ELL or other students who need extra support and explicit instruction
Kathleen Gonzalez
Teacher Consultant
Santa Teresa High School
East Side Union High School District
Optional three full–semester units of credit for this
course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 303
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
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August 10, 2009
to
August 13, 2009
San José State University,
7th and San Carlos Streets
Room assignments will be sent to registered participants and posted on the Web site when confirmed.
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
Cost
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Beyond Texting:
Preparing for College Level Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Course ID: 30544; EDTE 150 Section 2
For 9–14 Grade Teachers
Most of our students are brilliant communicators when it comes to texting, e-mailing, chatting in class, writing a love poem to a "crush," chatting on MySpace, etc. Many panic however, when asked to write analytically, imagining they have "nothing to say," and asking the teacher, "What is it you want from me?" This workshop highlights proven strategies to decrease student anxiety and develop student voice while empowering them to write academically. Marie Milner, a veteran high school English teacher with the East Side Union High School District will focus on methods developed through the California Writing Project's
ISAW
(Improving Students Academic Writing) program. These strategies are accessible to all students from the mainstreamed English Learner to the Honors/AP students. Tina Golaw, a teacher at West Valley Community College will demonstrate and model successful writing strategies currently being employed in community college writing.
Tina Golaw
Teacher Consultant
West Valley Community College
Marie Milner
Santa Teresa High School
East Side Unified School District
Associate Director
San Jose Area Writing Project
Optional three full–semester units
of credit for this course by writing a 5–7 page paper in addition to completing
the program.
Clark
Hall
Room 303
or
Call (408) 924-4412 |
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The San José Area
Writing Project
Presents:
Young Writers' Camp!
July 27th–July 31st
 Does your child love to read?- Does he show an uncanny ability to notice things?
- Does (s)he tell you (s)he loves to write and wants to be an author someday?
- Could your child use a jump–start in his confidence in writing?
Then your child will love the writing experience at
Young Writers' Camp!
| The place: |
Cumberland
Elementary School
824 Cumberland Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 |
| The students1: |
Students entering 2nd through 6th grades |
| The time: |
9:00 AM–2:30 PM |
| The dates: |
Monday, July 27th – Friday, July 31st |
| The cost2: |
$325 per student for the week, due by June 26, 2009.
Early registration discount:
$305 if postmarked by May 1, 2009.
Family discount: 10% off each child's registration fee when two or more family members are signed up for camp. |
1Minimum
enrollment of 10 students needed to conduct each grade–level class.
2Need–based financial
assistance available. |
This summer, the SJAWP will again gather
our top teachers from the South Bay to teach our
3rd annual Young Writers' Camp. Students entering grades 2–6 will be grouped
in small classes to facilitate individualized support and instruction. They'll
experience writing in various genres, make books, and learn important grammar
and editing skills. Classes are California standards–based and will support
student writing on the 4th and 7th grade STAR
Writing Assessments.
What kind of instruction will students have over the course of the week?
Click here for more details.
Registration is closed for 2009. Thanks, and we'll see you next year! |
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