Writing with the STARS

All students are capable of writing, revising, and editing with proficiency! Unfortunately, these skills don't naturally develop without modeling, coaching, and practice, and, most importantly, just-right feedback. Join Randi Anderson for a jam-packed 90 minutes of practical strategies, tips, and tools for helping your students grow in writing knowledge and skills. She will discuss how to integrate writing in all content areas, as well as how students write responses to reading texts. She will give you a structure for teaching students to revise and edit both short and long texts using knowledge of author's craft and conventions.

1. Learn practical, fun ways to engage your students in revising and editing tasks
2. Plan writing focus lessons to model what writers think and do to write exemplary informational responses and essays
3. Learn specific strategies for planning and organizing writing content
4. Provide clear success criteria and have students use it to guide and evaluate their own writing
5. Explore games and independent tasks your students can use to practice to proficiency
6. Use these strategies to write in any content area and in any grade level
7. Receive ready-to-use materials and tech tools
   

Randi Anderson is an elementary educator, blogger, and staff developer with 11 years of experience in the field. She taught third and fourth grade in title I schools in the DFW area. Currently, she is a 4th grade teacher in the Van Alstyne School District where she was named the 2021 District Elementary Teacher of the Year. Before entering the classroom, Randi studied early childhood education and English as a second language at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a strong passion for making reading and writing authentic and engaging for her students.

We provide virtual & onsite seminars for districts. Our trainings can be customized to meet the specific needs of your students and staff. Contact our us for more information on the trainings and rates!

(210) 218-1723.

Email: kelly@kellyharmon.net
Website: www.kellyharmon.net
Phone: 210-218-1723
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