Please finish this prompt I know enough about the Writers Workshop to fill a ______________ What do teacher leaders need to know about the How can it be supported or managed? Why Writers Workshop? What does the Writers Workshop look like - in the classroom? -in action? Post-it before you Forget it! Research says: Length, more than any other factor, correlated with a high score on the essay portion of the SAT." Les Perelman, the director of writing at M.I.T Kristen Question from Lucy calkins: What is your promise that you make to children for writing? UNITS OF STUDY SAYSWILL BE COMPLETED BY AUG. 18 Non-negotiables for Writing Writing is a subject to be scheduled every day, a minimum of 30 minutes up to 60 minutes Writing needs to be explicitly taught. Students need clear goals and frequent feedback. Students need opportunities to read, hear texts, and read as writers Students need to write for real purposes and write for an audience. Students invest themselves in their writing, when they choose topics that are important to them. Our Writers Bill of Rights: Writing is a subject. It is taught every day Students will be explicitly taught There is time in the day when students are given time to write During writing time, students write Students write for volume Students are to be invested in their writing Students have the freedom to choose their own topic Writers produce writing The Meeting Area Carpet Easel Writing Supplies Authors Chair Desks in GroupsConference Table Resources Kit CD Materials Mini-lesson Independent Writing Mid-workshop Interruption Conferencing Share 40 60 minutes Connection Teaching Point Active Engagement Link Rehearsal Publishing Share Small moments Mentor text Touchstone text Thought prompts Share the pen Seeds On-demand writing quick write Teaching point Scaffold Draft/revising/ editing Quotes from Lucy Calkins: If you dont see improvement in student workmight not have good teaching. Provide time for collaboration Provide opportunities to see other classrooms Provide mentor relationships Classroom lab Connect teachers to core Lucy group. Encourage and attend celebrations Time frames " Cultural Change Principals display palpable energy, enthusiasm, and hope." -Michael Fullan, author of The Principal What questions do you have about the