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SUMMARY:Creating All STAAR Writers: 2 day Institute with Gretchen Bern
 abei and Barry Lane on Expository Writing
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE! \n\nTEACHING EXPOSITORY WRITING I
 S A CHALLENGE\n Formulaic approaches lead to flat, voiceless writing 
 that bores readers, scores at a mediocre level on tests, and drains th
 e passion for writing out of classrooms. Formulaic student writing bec
 omes robotic.  For the last 20 years Barry Lane and Gretchen Bernabei 
 have pioneered innovative strategies in teaching expository writing th
 at help all students find their unique voices as they learn to succeed
 .  Join Gretchen and Barry for this dynamic 2 day conference and learn
  classroom proven approaches that will transform your students’ atti
 tudes as well as their writing.  Both Barry and Gretchen will be pres
 ent for the two days to teach practical lessons, answer your questions
  about the new STAAR test, and help you tailor their effective lessons
  to your classroom.\n“I had a great time! I was totally revived!  I
  see writing a whole lot differently now. You made it simpler.”   
                         ~ Idalia Cepeda, Sugarl
 and, TX\n\n\n\nYOU WILL LEARN HOW TO\n\nCreate kid-tested, campus-prov
 en techniques which raise writing test scores\nAdapt your students to 
 the the 26 line STAAR format without losing their individual writing v
 oices\nCreate a writing Classroom where students beg you to write and 
 revise each day\nShow students key concepts of writing craft to aide r
 evision on the STAAR Test\nDesign lessons for success on the New STAAR
  Test rubric\nTeach writing fluency not formulas for stronger writing\
 nDesign Info-Shots for building muscle for academic writing\nMake back
  up plans for students who “just keep failing that test”\nTeach Pe
 rsuasive writing techniques that lead to powerful responses\nBa-da-bin
 g, ba-da-bang, ba-da-boom! Sentence patterns for reading and writing\n
 Employ Surefire strategies to help ELL learners succeed on the STAAR t
 est\nCreate a question culture that brings depth to writing and readin
 g\nExtract themes from literature to write about on the new STAAR test
 \nEasy and kid-friendly kernel essays for expository writing\n\n\nFor 
 more information visit http://discoverwriting.ning.com/events/creating
 -all-staar-writers-2-day-institute-with-gretchen-bernab-1
DTSTART;TZID=America/Anguilla:20120806T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anguilla:20120807T235900
CATEGORIES:2, day, workshop, for, teachers
LOCATION:Embassy Suites Hotel
WEBSITE:http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1
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 dST8jyFa7isQKnronwBQ&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CCYQ_BI
CONTACT:1-800-613-8055
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Hilda F
 lores":http://discoverwriting.ning.com/profile/HildaFlores
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Laura B
 enson":http://discoverwriting.ning.com/profile/LauraBenson
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