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What is Writing Matters?
• Writing program for upper elementary and middle school.
• Comprehensive curriculum resources and professional development.
• Features– Aligned with best practice
(“Writing Next”)– Emphasizes authentic tasks,
active learning and outcomes– Integrates assessment – Meets ELA standards– Grade modification*
• Technology: why, what, how
What is Writing Matters?
• Writing program based in writer’s workshop/process writing. Provides comprehensive curriculum resources and professional development.
• Emphasizes...– Authentic tasks, active learning
and student outcomes– NYS ELA standards– Best instructional practice
(“Writing Next”)
• 21st Century Teaching and Learning: why, what, how
Unpack the Pedagogy:
Writing as a Process
– Multi-step
– Student choice
– Powerful models*
– Time for writing
– Ongoing assessment and differentiation
– Reading – writing connection
Principals’ Expectations Associated with Writing Matters
• Boost student writing skillsIdeas, organization, language use, conventions, writer’s behavior
• Boost teacher pedagogical skillsApply writing pedagogy, workshop model, ongoing assessment
• Principal’s Perspective – what vehicles are in place for monitoring progress? How will I know if the program is effective?
Genre Studies
• Mastering the Essentials
• Writing Memoir
• Response to Literature
• Writing Poetry
• Writing Editorials
• Writing Feature Articles
• Writing Short Fiction
Grade Modification/Differentiation in Writing Matters
• Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced modifications...
Mentor texts
Instructional Strategies (skills addressed, student resources)
Assessments/Outcomes (rubrics)
Technology Use
Visit the Online Classroom
• Teacher resources– Lessons– Handouts– Prof. P’s Office– Submitted work– Assessments
• Student resources– Animations– Notebooks– Handouts– Activities
Monitoring Student Progress/Program Assessment Tools
From Formative...
Baseline Assessment: 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Teacher’s Checklist and Checkpoints
Conferring and Conferring Logs
Looking into classrooms
Looking at student work
Monitoring Student Progress/Program Assessment Tools
To Summative...
Measure student outcomes with...
Rubrics (for each unit)
End-of-Year Assessment
WM Assessment Tracker
ELA data
Think about DYO/Interim Assessment
Observing the Program in Action
• Teachers: Brief targeted tech-supported mini lesson(Plan for Best Practice)
• Students: Independent sustained genre-based writing using technology (look at the work)
• Monitoring of student progress: • Online classroom activities• Conferring (see logs)• Teacher’s checklist