1. Welcome! Please take a moment to fill out our brief survey. Be sure to leave it on the sign-in table before lunch.

2. K-5 Series Kick-Off October 24, 2014

3. The Purpose To provide Wayne County teachers Access to some of the leading experts in the field of writing instruction Opportunities to dialogue about effective writing instruction Time to reflect on current practices and alignment to common core

4. Guiding Questions What is best practice in writing instruction? How will this learning impact my own professional practice and the learning of my students? How will I share this information with my district colleagues? What needs to be done to further align practice with Common Core Writing Standards?

5. Expert Presentations During the presentations please Consider the guiding questions Take notes Pose questions Reflect on how the information may be used to enhance student learning in your classroom and across your district

6. Ann Marie Corgill Writing Workshop: Classroom Structures / Routines October 24, 2014

7. Stephanie Harvey Purposeful talk and collaboration for deeper thinking in the writing process November 12, 2014

8. Carl Anderson Conferring and Assessing Writing December 3-4, 2014

9. Linda Hoyt Strategies for teaching informational and opinion writing February 12-13, 2015

10. Jeff Anderson Merging craft with grammar and editing February 24, 2015

11. Lester Laminack Using mentor texts as models for effective writing February 26, 2015

12. Building a Community of Independent Writers Writing workshop / Routines Conferring / Assessing writing Using mentor texts as models for effective writing Strategies for teaching informational and opinion writing Purposeful talk and collaboration for deeper thinking in the writing process

13. Study Sessions Come prepared to share your thoughts about the instructional implications from the expert presentations and the professional reading Please bring: Your binder Writer’s notebook Professional books

14. Homework K-2: Of Primary Importance: What’s Essential in Teaching Young Writers Please read chapters 1,2,3,4,5 3-5: The Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts (And They’re All Hard Parts) Please read chapters 1,2,3,7,8,9