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This session focuses on enhancing the quality of students' writing about reading through collaborative inquiry. Participants will examine strategies to elevate students' thinking levels in their writing, foster ownership of their learning, and assess writing effectively. Discussion will involve exploring the connections between writing, stamina, and text complexity. Mini-lessons will cover organizing and revising thoughts, engaging in meaningful conversations, and refining reflective thinking. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to implement in their classrooms.
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Norms Courtesy Collaborative Promote a sense of inquiry Frame meaningful questions Pay attention of self and others Assume positive intentions Be reflective • Be on time • Cell phones on silent, vibrate, or off • Be mindful of side-bar conversations • Focus on the task at hand
Today’s Outcomes • Participants will… • Examine ways to increase the level of thinking in their students’ writing about reading. • Discover ways to improve their students’ ownership of increased thinking. • Explore ways to grade their students’ writing about their reading. • Analyze how students’ writing, stamina, and text complexity impact one another.
Mini-Lesson: Holding onto thinking The Law of Life
Mini-Lesson: Writing More Complex Thinking The Law of Life
Mini-Lesson: Organizing and Revising Thinking The Law of Life
Mini-Lesson: Engaging in Meaningful Conversations The Law of Life
Mini-Lesson: Refining Thinking The Law of Life
Writing About Reading Writing About Reading in a Variety of Genres
Writing About Their Reading Change over time in responding to text
Assessing Writing Assessing Students’ Writing About Their Reading
