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Keynote Speaker: Amy Hest
Amy Hest lives in the part of New York City known as Manhattan. Her first book was published about the time her first child was born. In fact, families are important in many of her books. Amy Hest’s own childhood was very happy. She spent time reading, riding her bike – She thinks that writers need to be good spies in order to know what they are writing about. |
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Personal Narrative & Memoir Units of Study
Grades K–1, 2–3 and 4–5
Studying personal narratives and memoirs will inspire your students to become storytellers, to think about the moments, the people, and the places that mean so much to them. It is a genre study that will bring out each students’ unique voice.
Each registered attendee will receive a Complete Personal Narrative/Memoir Unit of Study that you will be able to implement in your classroom. Each Unit includes:
- 10 touchstone texts
- 20 or more corresponding mini-lessons that take your students
through each stage of the writing process, from immersion to
generating ideas, revision, editing, publishing, and assessment!
- 10 book labels
- 1 storage bin
- 1 binder
- 1 Teacher’s Guide
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Test-Prep Using Real Books Grades 3–5
In this workshop participants will learn how to link essential reading strategies with the essential skills required of students in high-stakes testing situations and to deliver the instruction within a Reading Workshop framework.
Each registered attendee will receive a Whole-Group Instruction Lesson Set that you will be able to implement in your classroom. Each Unit includes:
- 9 touchstone texts
- 15 whole-group lessons, each focusing on a particular skill or strategy and connected directly to the 9 touchstone texts
- 9 book labels
- 1 storage bin
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| RORY COHEN |
| Rory taught in New York City Public Schools and in Long Island before becoming a staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. While at the project, Rory mentored elementary teachers across the state, providing demonstration teaching and reading and writing curriculum planning. Rory is now a nationally recognized literacy consultant who specializes in primary reading and writing and an Educational Co-Director at Schoolwide, Inc. |
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| ILENE COHN |
| Ilene holds a master’s degree in reading and is a licensed school administration supervisor. She received training at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University and taught at the elementary level for 10 years using balanced literacy strategies. She has also worked as both a literacy coach and reading coordinator. Ilene is currently a national literacy consultant for public schools, specializing in the areas of reading and writing. |
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| MICHELLE WOLF |
| Michelle is a lead writer and developer of the Writing Fundamentals Units of Study. She has worked on Long Island and in New York City as a teacher, staff developer, and literacy consultant. While with the New York City public schools, she served as a district mentor providing workshops for teachers and principals. Michelle has a vast knowledge of children's literature and has been instrumental in the development of the Schoolwide, Inc. catalog. |
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| ROBIN COHEN |
| Robin is presently a literacy consultant in several school districts in the Northeast. She was formerly a reading specialist and staff developer in District 11 in the Bronx and at Liberty Elementary School (Nyack School district in Rockland County, NY). Robin was the 2005-2006 winner of the International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Award for New York State. She was the NY State Reading Teacher of the Year in 2002, and honored as an NCTE Educator of Excellence in 2001. Robin is also the originator of the Student-Run Bookstore project published in the American Educator and Parade magazines. |
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If you have any questions, please call us at 1.800.261.9964 |
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