Demands upon teachers' time has never been greater. Perhaps most urgent of these demands is the need to find ways to engage students while at the same time preparing them to take tests and meet state standards.
Jim's book, 50 Essential Lessons, is the result of the lessons he learned while asking himself how to teach his students the skills they needed to succeed in school and in the larger world. Anchored in standards shared by a range of national literacy documents, these lessons focus on the core cognitive and personal skills—reading, writing, speaking and listening, taking notes, taking tests, and managing oneself—required on state tests and college entrance exams.
Program Highlights
This workshop will concentrate on the core instructional principles featured in 50 Essential Lessons and consider how to apply these principles in any classroom.
Participants will:
- learn about the Academic Essentials
- analyze their own instructional principles in light of those outlined in 50 Essential Lessons
- study their own and their students' reading processes
- examine a variety of note-taking strategies and graphic organizers
- use different tools and techniques to help students read, write, and speak more effectively.
Who should attend?
Classroom teachers in grades 6-12, department chairs or team leaders; principals or assistant principals; curriculum specialists; reading specialists; special educators.Time: 8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
TUITION
The cost of this workshop is $189.00 per person. If you register 3 or more participants at the same time the cost is $179.00 per person. For Early Bird rate prices, call 1-800-541-2086 ext. 1151.
