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/in /by bizzybizzy1What is a Workshop Structure? (approx. 90 mins.)
/in /by Jess Parvin
Journal Entry Assignment: Reflection
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- How can you support independence in the workshop?
- What are some ways you can communicate about what you notice about your students
in the workshop with the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher?
What is Workshop Teaching (approx. 110 mins.)
/in /by Jess ParvinJournal Entry Assignment: Reflection
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- How does this reaffirm your thinking about the workshop?
- How has your thinking changed?
Introduction (approx. 13 mins.)
/in /by Jess Parvin
Journal Entry Assignment: Anticipation Guide with Goal Setting
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Directions: Read the following statements. Decide whether you think each statement is true or false.
- _______The majority of workshop time is spent on independent reading or writing.
- _______Students are encouraged to produce at least one published piece per unit.
- _______Each student has a long term writing and reading partner.
- _______The independent reading and writing time is just that: silent and working alone.
- _______Teachers use independent reading and writing time to meet with small groups as the minilesson of the day may not be exactly what is needed next by some students.
- _______Writers have choice when they write, reaching for ideas from the repertoire of strategies they have been taught.
- _______Teachers model and demonstrate writing and reading in the workshop.
- _______ Minilessons are taught on an as-need basis.
- _______At times, 2-3 teaching points or learning targets may be covered in a minilesson.
- _______Teachers generally hold a few conferences each day in both reading and writing.
- _______Teachers use a system to record conferences and small groups.
- _______Conference observations may be used as formative assessments.
- _______Anchor charts posted on the classroom walls reflect the current unit of study. Charts are put up and left up all year for reference.