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Format: CODE
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Audience: Teachers
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Area: Writing
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Grade Span: K-5
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Location: Online
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Sponsor: GDOE
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Presenter: GDOE
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Contact hours: Various
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GDOE has created a series of 7 webinars. These are described below.
Session 1: Participants will become familiar with instructional frameworks for teaching writing. They will also deepen their understanding of ways to integrate writing opportunities in response to students’ engagement with text.
Presenters: Dr. Roberta Gardner, Georgia State University; Kate Woodbridge, City Schools of Decatur
Session 2: Participants will delve into the wealth of knowledge they can gain through assessing student writing and examine how this information can be effectively used to guide further instruction.
Presenters: Dr. Roberta Gardner, Georgia State University; Julie Owens, Georgia State University
Session 3: Participants will explore structures, techniques, and conventions associated with narrative, informational, and opinion/argumentative writing.
Presenters: Dr. Roberta Gardner, Georgia State University; Rachel Gilmore, Atlanta Public Schools
Session 4: Participants will deepen their understanding of how to support students with synthesizing information and explaining their understanding of key concepts and ideas.
Presenters: Dr. Roberta Gardner, Georgia State University; Dr. Beth Friese, Gwinnett County Public Schools
Session 5: Participants will examine appropriate strategies to help students comprehend informational/nonfiction text. Grade-appropriate strategies for careful and intentional analysis of informational/nonfiction text will also be explored.
Presenters: Tameka Thomas, Griffin-Spalding County Schools; Melanie Lockett, Griffin-Spalding County Schools
Session 6: Participants will develop new ways to engage students in the practice of assessing, developing, and sharing information using digital texts.
Presenters: Dr. Meghan Welch, Georgia State University; Alison Eber, Decatur City Schools
Session 7: Participants will explore inquiry-based teaching strategies to support students with observing artwork, creating meaning, articulating a response, and finding evidence to support their opinions and reasoning.
Presenters: Kelley York, Metro RESA
