The newly adopted ELA standards have ramped up the writing expectations across each grade level. These expectations are not unrealistic or unattainable and you have the tools to help students create purposefully constructed text. In this course, we will break down writing instruction to make it viable and successful for you and your students. If done well, this process will move all students forward in their writing process to find their voice as an author. As a result of this course, you will be able to distinguish between what quality writing instruction is and isn’t, learn a streamlined process for chunking the construction of text, discover the power of a conferencing kit, be exposed to resources to help you know what to teach, learn how to maximize success through goal setting and progress monitoring and be able to use these conferencing techniques as a foundation for small group writing instruction. You will leave this course with not only knowledge and inspiration, but a starter kit for writing instruction in line with our current and new standards and writing conferences. 

*** NOTICE ***

Griffin RESA reserves space in professional learning classes and workshops for employees of our member systems (Butts, Fayette, Griffin/Spalding, Henry, Lamar, Newton, Pike, and Upson). In the rare event when classes are full or overbooked, slots must be made available for employees of member systems.  Priority of class availability is as follows:

1. Certified personnel under contract with a member system or RESA
2. Classified personnel of a member system or RESA
3. Certified personnel under contract with a system that is a member of a RESA outside the Griffin RESA area
4. Personnel of a state agency
5. Presently unemployed persons from the Griffin RESA area seeking renewal of certificate
6. Personnel employed by a system that is not a member of a Griffin, such as private schools or agencies
7. Out-of-State personnel

The fee displayed for the class is the fee for personnel in categories 1 and 2. Personnel in categories 3 - 7 are subject to an out-of-area fee, when applicable. Please contact our office if you have questions about fees.