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School Year One
Professional Learning Focus Year One: Writing Workshop
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Learning how to start and manage a workshop on a daily basis throughout the
school year.
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Understanding how children can begin learning many of the important habits of
mind used by much more experienced writers, and how teachers can support them
as they develop these habits of mind.
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Learning to plan and organize mini lessons into units of study that fill the
workshop with rich possibilities for young writers and their work.
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Learning to use both writing conferences and assessment to support and extend
children’s writing
School Year Two
Professional Learning Focus Year Two: Developing Curriculum for Writing
Workshop
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Learning to develop curriculum about the complex process
of writing by studying personal writing experiences and what professional
writers tell us about the process of writing.
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Learning to develop curriculum about the craft
of writing by reading like a teacher of writing, and using the work of a few
good professional writers who can show students how to write well.
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Learning to write clear, articulate curriculum statements for both the process
of writing and the craft of writing. Understanding how this clarity and
articulation improves teaching.
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Understanding how whole class lessons can help students envision using the
content of the mini lesson to raise the level of their writing work.
Note: Teachers to be divided into two grade-level clusters—including one cluster
for Grades K-2 and another for Grades 3-5.
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