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January 2017
P.S. 059 PD Days
Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »P.S. 147 PD Day
Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »February 2017
Snippety Grammar 4 Editing STAARs
Applying grammar knowledge and practicing editing skills for STAAR writing assessment. Enrollment by invitation only. A one-day workshop with Alice Nine in Manor, Texas.
Find out more »April 2017
P.S. 59 PD Day
Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »P.S. 147 PD Day
Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »May 2017
Writing and Reading Poetry
"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." -Robert Frost. OPEN enrollment. ! ! NEWLY discounted fee is $38 per teacher ! ! Register now! We are keeping enrollment small for interaction! View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. See our Special GIVEAWAY below! In this workshop, you will • Read and compose amazing poems • Examine crafting moves for poetry • Take ideas immediately by to your classroom • Compose poems…
Find out more »June 2017
P.S. 59 PD Day
Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »July 2017
JCSpell LIVE
Onsite JCSpell Day Enrollment restricted. A one-day workshop with Alice Nine. Campestre ES, Socorro ISD, El Paso, TX.
Find out more »December 2017
Crafting Sentences
The simple declarative sentence is the building block of of all composition. -Alice Nine. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. a Growing Strong Writers workshop. Growing Strong Writers Workshop Series with Alice Nine. Attentive to the importance of daily writing practice, the complex demands of learning English, and a desire to cultivate a love for writing, Alice Nine has created a series of writing workshops. These workshops offer super simple, no…
Find out more »Morning Pages
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. —Ernest Hemingway. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. a Growing Strong Writers workshop Growing Strong Writers Workshop Series with Alice Nine Attentive to the importance of daily writing practice, the complex demands of learning English, and a desire to cultivate a love for writing, Alice Nine has created a series of writing workshops. These workshops offer super simple, no…
Find out more »May 2018
How We Write
Lift the level of student writing. Focus: Teaching the writing process with a one-sentence composition. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. VIEW END-OF-YEAR INTERNET SPECIAL Workshop Summary. During this workshop, you will learn how to teach the writing process and the vocabulary of writing in six anchor lessons that include modeling, guided practice, and anchor charts. Alice will show you how to have students work with one-sentence compositions to 1) Plan a first…
Find out more »Small Writing
Lift the level of student writing. Focus: Teaching writing using bite-sized composition chunks and mentor texts. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. VIEW END-OF-YEAR INTERNET SPECIAL Workshop Summary. During this workshop, Alice Nine will show you how to use four powerful sentence writing strategies to develop student composition skills. The thinking habits, craft moves, and editing learned when writing small will lift the level of all student writing. Alice will show you how to…
Find out more »June 2018
How We Write
Teaching the writing process with a one-sentence composition. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. Enter Alice Nine's JUNE 6 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win a registration. VIEW END-OF-YEAR INTERNET SPECIAL Workshop Summary. During this workshop, you will learn how to teach the writing process and the vocabulary of writing in six anchor lessons that include modeling, guided practice, and anchor charts. Alice will show you how students can work with one-sentence compositions to…
Find out more »Small Writing
Lift the level of student writing. Focus: Teaching writing using bite-sized composition chunks and mentor texts. OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. Enter Alice Nine's JUNE 7 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win a registration. VIEW END-OF-YEAR INTERNET SPECIAL Workshop Summary. During this workshop, Alice Nine will show you how to use four powerful sentence writing strategies to develop student composition skills. The thinking habits, craft moves, and editing learned when writing small will…
Find out more »October 2018
How We Write
Teaching the writing process with a one-sentence composition is an incredible approach! OPEN enrollment. View / print flyer and registration form. El Paso, Texas. Workshop Summary. During this workshop, you will learn how to teach the writing process and the vocabulary of writing in six anchor lessons that include modeling, guided practice, and anchor charts. Alice will show you how students can work with one-sentence compositions to 1) Plan a first draft 2) Develop the draft 3) Revise the…
Find out more »April 2019
How We Write
During this workshop, Alice Nine will show you how to use one-sentence compositions to teach the writing process and academic vocabulary of writing.
Find out more »Mentor Sentences
Use model sentences to teach grammar, craft moves (revision), and lift the level of student writing. Registration is OPEN. El Paso, Texas Workshop Summary Alice Nine will show you how to use grammar while practicing revision and editing skills with mentor sentences using her simple instructional routine ( #A9_TSI ). She will show you how to lift student writing by -- *Using grammar for mastery through meaningful application *Developing the habit of noticing language patterns *Analyzing and imitating authors' craft…
Find out more »May 2019
Teach Cursive
"Scrawls that cannot be read may be compared to talking that cannot be understood; and writing too difficult to decipher, to stammering speech." --Spencerian Penmanship, 1874 Registration is OPEN. El Paso, Texas Don't miss it! The new ELAR TEKS require it! Workshop Summary Experience a day of learning and practice --Basic formation of cursive letters --The "cursive connection" and how to use it to teach cursive --Writing and ready cursive --A sequence for successful instruction --How to integrate instruction and…
Find out more »June 2019
P.S. 147 PD Day
ENROLLMENT CLOSED. Participation by invitation only. Digital training is in progress. Brooklyn, NY.
Find out more »How We Write
During this workshop, Alice Nine will show you how to use one-sentence compositions to teach the writing process and academic vocabulary of writing.
Find out more »Mentor Sentences
Use model sentences to teach grammar, craft moves (revision), and lift the level of student writing. Registration is OPEN. El Paso, Texas Workshop Summary Alice Nine will show you how to use grammar while practicing revision and editing skills with mentor sentences using her simple instructional routine ( #A9_TSI ). She will show you how to lift student writing by -- *Using grammar for mastery through meaningful application *Developing the habit of noticing language patterns *Analyzing and imitating authors' craft…
Find out more »July 2019
A9 Literacy Conference
ENROLLMENT CLOSED Participation by invitation only. Morgan Mill, Texas. Day 1: JCSpell Word Study. Day 2: Grammar Boot Camp. Day 3: Writing.
Find out more »August 2019
Teach Cursive
"Scrawls that cannot be read may be compared to talking that cannot be understood; and writing too difficult to decipher, to stammering speech." --Spencerian Penmanship, 1874 Registration is OPEN. El Paso, Texas Don't miss it! The new ELAR TEKS require it! Workshop Summary Experience a day of learning and practice Basic formation of cursive letters --The "cursive connection" and how to use it to teach cursive --Writing and ready cursive --A sequence for successful instruction --How to integrate instruction and…
Find out more »October 2019
John Drugan Workshop
JCSpell Word Study Plus Participation limited to campus staff. El Paso, Texas
Find out more »Interactive Poetry Notebook
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -Carl Sandburg. Registration is OPEN. El Paso, Texas Don't miss it! Alice Nine has revised her popular Interactive Poetry Notebook Workshop! Workshop Summary In this workshop, teachers will • Outline 5 generic lessons that can be used with any poem • Organize and layout the Interactive Poetry Notebook • Experience the instructional activities in real time in the role of a student • Create a personalized Teacher’s Edition of the Interactive…
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