Texas A&M International University

Kelly Gallagher with members from STWP at International Reading Association (IRA) in San Antonio 2013

South Texas Writing Project Summer Workshop Series
Friday, June 21, 2013 / 9:00am-1:00pm
Texas A&M International University – Pellegrino Hall 203

The South Texas Writing Project Workshop Series is proud to offer classroom teachers
an array of Reading/Writing workshops that consist of lesson based activities reflective of
STAAR exam objectives. If you are interested in exploring creative ways to teach
Reading/Writing and make it fun – all the while preparing your students for the STAAR exam –
then these workshops are right for you.

Workshop #2: The Writer’s Toolbox - Sensory Details and Writing to Perform (Secondary)

This workshop will help teachers provide students with the tools to plan, organize, and develop their writing. Part 1: sensory details – here, teachers incorporate sensory details to engage the reader intellectually as well as emotionally; this will help students invest their writing with emotional depth. Part 2: writing to perform includes not only the praxis of writing as a process, but the participants will also experience: working in collaborative groups, practicing and developing verbal skills, creating and acting their own characters, and using their own bodies to express emotions and to communicate their character’s message. This two-part workshop will engage and help teachers prove that writing that can be instructive and fun for students.

* Classroom teachers will earn 4 hours of CPU credit for participation. Registration includes all workshop materials.

Early On-line Registration ONLY: http://www.tamiu.edu/ce/STWP621.shtml
No Late On-Site registration.

For More Information Go Here

South Texas Writing Project Summer Workshop Series
Friday, June 28, 2013 / 9:00am-1:00pm
Texas A&M International University – Pellegrino Hall 203

Workshop #3: The Writer’s Toolbox - Designing and Grading Writing Assignments / To Write, or Not to Write…. do I have a choice? (Grades: 6-12+)

This workshop targeted for secondary grades will help teachers provide students with the tools to plan, organize, and develop their writing. Part 1: designing and grading writing assignments – here, teachers will discover ways to create effective writing assignments that engage and motivate a student to write; they will also find unique ways to grade these assignments that de-mystifies the grading of  writing. Part 2: to write or not write – do I have a choice – this workshop focuses on preparing students to communicate not only with their peers but also the world at large. 

* Classroom teachers will earn 4 hours of CPU credit for participation. Registration includes all workshop materials.

Early On-line Registration ONLY: http://www.tamiu.edu/ce/STWP628
No Late On-Site registration.

For More Information Go Here