Next Saturday Seminar for Teachers: 1/20/07

[Peter Farruggio <pfarr@cal.berkeley.edu>]

> From: bawp@berkeley.edu
>
>
> Please join us on Saturday, January 20 for a morning of free workshops for
> teachers. These seminars are hosted by UC Berkeley's Bay Area Writing
> Project in partnership with the Bay Area Science Project, Bay Area
> Mathematics Project and the History-Social Science Project. This event
> will be held at Albany Middle School.
>
> 8:30-9:00
> Begin with coffee and conversation
>
> 9:00-10:15
> Keynote Speech (all are invited)
>
> What, How, and Why Are We Reading?
> Genres and Schemas in Science
>
> by Tomás Galguera
> Associate Professor of Education
> Mills College, Oakland
>
> 10:35-12:45
> Writing Workshops (see below)
>
> 10:35-12:45
> History-Social Science Workshops
>
> 10:35-12:45
> Science Workshops
>
> 10:35-12:45
> Math Workshops
>
>
> The following four writing workshops will be presented by the Bay Area
> Writing Project:
>
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> YOU ARE WRITERS:REVISITING WRITING TO INCORPORATE NEW SKILLS AND CLARIFY
> OLD IDEAS
> Grades K-2
> Presenter: Ysaaca Axelrod
> El Monte Elementary, Concord
>
> Kindergartners learn to write through constant teacher modeling and social
> interactions. As the year progresses students are able to "revamp" their
> work by elaborating on their existing work. This workshop will look at
> student writing samples and discuss an effective way of getting young
> writers, especially English Language Learners, to revise their writing.
>
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> READING, WRITING AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS
> Grades 3-5
> Presenter: Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez
> BAWP Teacher Consultant/Writing Coach
>
> We are taught that writing is one way to organize our ideas, but how well
> can you do it when you are writing in a second language? Find out how to
> scaffold writing genres for second language learners. Get them to
> understand how to organize their own ideas in more complex ways. See how
> authentic literature passages can supplement the OCR or HM writing
> program.
>
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> CONSTRUCTING COMPREHENSION THROUGH CREATING WRITING AND ART
> Grades 6-12
> Presenter: Regina Woodard, Berkeley Independent Study Program
>
> Writing is a creative process, much like art. When the two are combined, a
> more thorough expression of self is portrayed. In this workshop, we will
> explore literature as a basis for creating writing, and how that writing
> is used to create art as a visual artifact of comprehension.
>
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> [TEACHERS AS WRITERS WORKSHOP]
> INSPIRATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
> Presenter: Chris DeLorenzo, University of San Francisco
>
> Join Chris DeLorenzo of Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) to explore ways
> to use everyday objects, music, and poetry to spark new writing. Together
> we will use the world around us to write fresh, first drafts.
>
>
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>
> A map to Albany Middle School is posted on the Bay Area Writing Project?s
> web site at:
> http://www.bayareawritingproject.org/pictures/viewer$214
>
> For detailed descriptions of the history, science and math workshops,
> visit the following web sites:
> http://history.berkeley.edu/ucbhssp
> http://csmp.ucop.edu/csp/basp
> http://csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/bamp