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Western Kansas Summit family Literacies. Garden City June 23, 2010. Interest in Writing Project Strategies for the Classroom Challenges for Western Kansas Teachers. What Can We learn?. National Writing Project Experience Writing to Learn Strategies. What can we share?. Writing Prompt
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Western Kansas Summit family Literacies Garden City June 23, 2010
Interest in Writing Project Strategies for the Classroom Challenges for Western Kansas Teachers What Can We learn?
National Writing Project Experience • Writing to Learn Strategies What can we share?
Writing Prompt • Conference Framework • Where I’m From • Family Stories • Narrative and Revision • Visual/Technology Applications to Family Stories Summit format
Contacted Garden City District • Set up 1 Day Summit for Teachers • 2 Representatives from each Writing Project Site • Focus Area: Family Stories How We Did It
Voice Thread Writing Prompt • Writing and Sharing Time • Family Stories Springboard – Where I’m From • Family Stories • Revision • How Can I Use This? Presentations
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Most Western Kansas teachers already ESOL certified • New Challenge of Burmese students • No district approved Writing Curriculum • Teachers want writing strategies, tools, prompts and research based data • District focused on Reading/Math State Assessments What We Learned
2 week mini-institute in Garden City June 2011 • Bring the National Writing Project to Western Kansas • Invite 2011 participants to Summer Institute at Coalition sites • Create interest in full Summer Institute for 2012. What’s Next?
Kansas Writing Project Coalition Kendra Stuever Teralyn Cohn Cynthia kbight Dr. Roger Caswell