Secondary

=Secondary=

//**2010-2011 School Year**//
//Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson, Staff Development Specialist// //October 14,2010// The Common Core State Standards have been developed to ensure that students have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful by providing clear goals for student learning. This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to examine and discuss the document, click here.
 * Examining the Common Core State Standards Document for ELA Grades 6-12**

//Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson, Staff Development Specialist// Teachers and administrators alike must be aware of the legal and ethical ramifications of the misuse of copyrighted work. The ease of copying material from the Internet has made it more important than ever that we explicitly instruct students on their responsibilities with respect to the use of the work of others.
 * Copyright, Plagiarism, & Digital Rights**

//Facilitated by Christine Cutler, Staff Development Specialist// //December 17,2010// Step Up To Writing is an effective, multisensory and structured approach to teaching writing strategies to improve all aspects of student literacy. Through explicit, direct teaching and modeling of the small steps and sub skills involved in develop writing skills, participants will learn several Step-Up strategies and apply them to their own writing workshops. Primary teachers will learn the basic color- coded approach to the structure as well as ways to support students as they compose sentences, acquire vocabulary and plan for paragraph writing. For registration information,[|click here].
 * Step-Up to Writing 6-12: A Scaffold Approach to Expository Writing**

//Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// //February 7, 2011// Making good notes is essential to academic success in the secondary classroom. But how to we help students to do this? Notemaking is an active process that requires students to identify important details, analyze big ideas, raise questions, note personal reactions and make connections to their prior knowledge and experience. For registration information, click here.
 * From Note-Taking to Note-Making**

//Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson, Staff Development Specialist// Give every student the opportunity to demonstrate understanding and enhance their 21st century literacy skills. Digital storytelling allows teachers to develop lessons and assessments that include digital photos, audio, video, and Internet resources.
 * Digital Storytelling**

//Facilitated by Christine Cutler, Staff Development Specialist// //March 4,2011// Teaching middle level and secondary students the art of creating a well planned, interesting and voice infused story or narrative is an important part of writing fluency. Using the Step Up to Writing narrative approach supports students’ ability to distinguish between story elements and terminology through explicit instruction, modeled practice opportunities and specific strategies to meet the needs of all developing writers! For registration information,[|click here.]
 * Step-Up to Writing 6-12: Narrative Writing Strategies**

//Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson, Staff Development Specialist// It’s not enough to teach the three Rs. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has identified a number of specific skill sets crucial for future success. The skills for each of the core academic subjects are mapped for multiple grade levels showing desired student outcomes. This session will familiarize you with the document and assist you as you begin to develop 21st century proficiencies in your students.
 * Developing Your Students’ 21st Century Literacy Skills**

//Facilitated by Dennis Atkinson, Staff Development Specialist// All teachers are teachers of literacy. Internet tools can help develop reading and writing skills by offering students access to interesting, timely information and by providing a more public forum in which students can share their ideas and present their work.
 * Internet Tools for Improving Literacy Skills in the Secondary Classroom**

//Facilitated by Christine Cutler, Staff Development Specialist// //April 13,2011// Today, as in years past, the most common vocabulary activity in classrooms consists of having students look up words, copy definitions, put words in sentences, and learn the words for the vocabulary test. When asked, most of us acknowledge that these traditional vocabulary activities probably don't accomplish much. But what is the alternative?" We know children are naturally curious about words so join us in this workshop as we explore many alternatives that really do impact the acquisition of vocabulary for our students. For registration information, [|click here.]
 * Expanded Vocabulary: Working on Words**