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Jim Burke presented in the Summer Livestream Series 2019. His presentation focused on the "Six Academic Writing Assignments: Designing The User's Journey." To watch his presentation, click on "Find Out More"
Kelly Gallagher presented is the Summer Livestream Series. His presentation focused on "180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents." To playback his presentation, click on "Find Out More"
Carol Jago focuses her livestream on "The Book in Question: Why and How Reading is in Crisis." To playback her presentation click on "Find Out More"
Check out these three recommendations for teaching secondary students to write effectively. The authors, including WRITE center leaders Carol Booth Olson and Steve Graham, consider two decades of writing research and practice in order to find the three best evidence-based practices for improving student writing.
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Our previous post highlighted several evidence-based strategies for teaching secondary students to write effectively. In this guide, a panel of experienced writing teachers and writing researchers outline ways to implement high-leverage practices for writing in secondary classrooms across content areas. The third recommendation, informed in part by the work of WRITE Center leader Dr. Carol Booth Olson, is to use assessment to inform instruction. While many experienced educators recognize the value of frequent and formative assessment, the guide offers new and informative methods for better leveraging assessment and feedback to drive student growth.
