Applying grammar knowledge and practicing editing skills for STAAR writing assessment. OPEN enrollment. View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. A one-day workshop day in El Paso. With additional access to digital (online) modules and resources. Workshop: November 15, 2016, with Alice Nine. Digital (online) Resources: Available 24/7 through March 15, 2017. This workshop is […]

Writing STAAR mentor essays and developing teaching points. OPEN enrollment. View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. A one-day workshop day in El Paso. With by digital (online) modules and resources. Workshop: November 16, 2016, with Alice Nine focuses on writing mentor essays and developing teaching points in response to STAAR-like prompts. Digital (online) Modules: […]

Closed enrollment. Writing STAAR Essays. El Paso, Texas.

Teaching grammar for the sake of reading and writing. OPEN enrollment. View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. A blended training: Face-to-face workshop day in El Paso followed by digital (online) lessons. Face-to-Face Session: January 17, 2017, with Alice Nine. Digital (online) Lessons: Open to May 15, 2017. (create an Interactive Grammar Notebook in the […]

Sentence combining is an powerful but underused strategy for improving student writing. OPEN enrollment. View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. Sentence combining — Improves overall quality of student writing Develops revision & editing skills Gives practice with English sentence structures and use of transition & connecting words Provides a format for applied grammar Face-to-face […]

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.   -Carl Sandburg. OPEN enrollment.  Workshop is FULL View / Print Brochure & Registration Form. In this workshop, teachers will • Create Teacher’s Edition of Interactive Poetry Notebook • Experience the instructional activities in real time • Make connections to Reading TEKS • Examine STAAR connections • […]