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teaching grammar and mechanics using patterns of Wonder |
GTEC Presents
Teaching Grammar and Mechanics Using Patterns of wonder
December 8, 2023 (Pre-K - 2nd Grade) 12pm-3pm
December 8, 2023 (Pre-K - 2nd Grade) 12pm-3pm
special guest speaker: Whitney La Rocca
Whitney La Rocca, co-author of Patterns of Power (Grades 1-5) and Patterns of Wonder (PreK-1), has been a teacher, a literacy coach, and a consultant, working with children and teachers across grade levels, schools, and districts. With a deep knowledge of content, standards, and best practices, Whitney enjoys delivering professional development and coaching teachers to support children as they develop their identities in the world of literacy. She continues to learn from children each day. |
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Description: How can we engage our youngest writers in authentic writing experiences and effectively teach them how to make meaning regardless of where they are developmentally? Join us for an interactive and playful session of professional development. National presenter, author, and Texas-based literacy consultant, Whitney La Rocca, will demonstrate how to engage students in the Patterns of Wonder process that invites students to play with the conventions of language. Beginning with an explanation of the Patterns of Wonder Phases of Emergent Writing, Whitney will then model an inquiry process that allows for students to wonder, notice, and experiment with grammar and conventions, the meaning-making activators of reading and writing. As students become confident in their choices as writers in these foundational years, they will take that knowledge to their performance in later years on the STAAR test. Whitney will provide strategies for building this confidence and understanding.
Whitney La Rocca, co-author of Patterns of Power (Grades 1-5) and Patterns of Wonder (PreK-1), has been a teacher, a literacy coach, and a consultant, working with children and teachers across grade levels, schools, and districts. With a deep knowledge of content, standards, and best practices, Whitney enjoys delivering professional development and coaching teachers to support children as they develop their identities in the world of literacy. She continues to learn from children
each day.
Whitney La Rocca, co-author of Patterns of Power (Grades 1-5) and Patterns of Wonder (PreK-1), has been a teacher, a literacy coach, and a consultant, working with children and teachers across grade levels, schools, and districts. With a deep knowledge of content, standards, and best practices, Whitney enjoys delivering professional development and coaching teachers to support children as they develop their identities in the world of literacy. She continues to learn from children
each day.
Objectives:
Teachers will learn and retell…
- How the Patterns of Wonder Phases of Emergent Writing are a way to reflect on the work
young writers are doing and plan for effective, scaffolded instruction
- Why the Patterns of Wonder process is an authentic approach to teaching grammar and
meaning making in emergent writing
- How this learning builds the foundation needed for the performance zone of STAAR
Teachers will learn and practice…
- Highly effective teaching techniques, appropriate for all learners in all grades
- The study of authentic texts to stir curious classroom conversations
Teachers will learn and retell…
- How the Patterns of Wonder Phases of Emergent Writing are a way to reflect on the work
young writers are doing and plan for effective, scaffolded instruction
- Why the Patterns of Wonder process is an authentic approach to teaching grammar and
meaning making in emergent writing
- How this learning builds the foundation needed for the performance zone of STAAR
Teachers will learn and practice…
- Highly effective teaching techniques, appropriate for all learners in all grades
- The study of authentic texts to stir curious classroom conversations
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Special Gift for Participants: Each attending participant will receive a free copy of the book "Patterns of Wonder" See You There! |
Methods of Payment
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For schools that prefer an invoice, please send request(s) to [email protected] . Invoices must be paid by credit card at least eight (8) days in advance of the first Session.
Option 2 - Pay by Check
To pay by check, request an invoice at [email protected]. Check(s) must be received eight (8) days before the first session begins.
Please review Terms and Conditions listed below.
Option 1 - Credit Card Purchases(s)
Click on the "Register Now" button for the session(s) you want to purchase. When you are finished selecting all session(s), choose the "CART" option on the left of the screen. Then, follow the instructions to complete registration. (If registering someone else, please add the participant's name(s) and email address(es) to the "Notes" field on "Check Out.").
For schools that prefer an invoice, please send request(s) to [email protected] . Invoices must be paid by credit card at least eight (8) days in advance of the first Session.
Option 2 - Pay by Check
To pay by check, request an invoice at [email protected]. Check(s) must be received eight (8) days before the first session begins.
Please review Terms and Conditions listed below.
Golding Touch Education Consulting LLC believes in using research based instructional strategies and best practices to provide reading and writing instruction that sticks. Our professional development sessions focus on building teacher capacity and expanding teacher's strategy tool kits in engaging and interactive ways.
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