Free Professional Development

FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)

K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Division

Presents

Close Reading and Academic Writing Strategies

WORKSHOP PRESENTER:Dr. Gary Hatch

Associate Professor of English (BYU) and Chief Reader, AP English Language and Composition Examination (ETS and The College Board)

Friday, February 26, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
DurhamPublicSchoolsStaffDevelopmentCenter
2107 Hillandale RoadDurham, NC 27705
919-560-2028 / Friday, March 12, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Hilton Charlotte University Place
8629 JM Keynes DriveCharlotte, NC 28262
704-547-7444

NCDPI Goals:Participants will explore some of the instructional content and teaching and learning strategies that are necessary for improving students’ reading and writing skills in language and literature courses and on standardized examinations.

Free Registration and Free Workshop Resources

Free continental breakfastFree lunch and break snacks

Participants are responsible for paying their own travel and hotel expenses.

Special Notice:Each LEA is initially limited to one applicant until January 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. EST, after which time those applicants on the waiting list will be registered until we reach the total of 100 participants per workshop location. REGISTER EARLY! Complete and submit the attached registration form electronically to .

Submission of workshop registration form (attached) is due no later than February 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. EST.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Each LEA is initially limited to one applicant until January 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. EST, after which time those applicants on the waiting list will be registered until we reach the total of 100 participants per workshop location. REGISTER EARLY! / Email the completed registration form (attached) no later than February 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. EST, to:
Teresa Parker, Program Assistant, K-12 ELA, NCDPI
(919) 807-3837
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? CONTACT:
Vinetta Bell or
Angel Dowden

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

TO:Teachers of grades 6-12, especially in ELA courses

Anyone providing instructional support for reading and writing skills

FROM:Dr. Cindy Williamson, Director, K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology

Dr. Vinetta Bell, Education Consultant II (ELA), NCDPI

Ms. Angel Dowden, APIP/IB/Honors Coordinator, NCDPI

RE:Close Reading and Academic Writing Strategies

WORKSHOP PRESENTER:Dr. Gary Hatch

Associate Professor of English (BYU) and Chief Reader, AP English Language and Composition Examination (ETS and The College Board)

As part of a statewide effort to increase the achievement levels of all students in North Carolina and to address the drop-out rate, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), Division of K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology, is offering a free workshop to all teachers of students in grades 6-12 and to all educators who provide support to those who need increased assistance with critical reading and writing skills. Instructional strategies in writing will be informed by the research that identifies more effective instruction in writing occurring when grammar is integrated into writing instruction and practice.

Workshop Goals:Participants will explore some of the instructional content and teaching and learning strategies that are necessary for improving students’ reading and writing skills in language and literature courses and on standardized examinations.

Agenda:

Registration/Breakfast:7:30-8:30 a.m. (continental breakfast provided free)

Breaks:a.m. and p.m. (10-15 minutes each)

Lunch:12:00-1:00 p.m. (free)

Dismissal:3:30 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Overview of Workshop
Close Reading of a Text
Academic Writing
Workshop Exercise(s)
Workshop Summary and Closure

FREE Resources:Rewriting: How to Do Things with Texts (2006) by Dr. Joseph Harris

NCDPI ELA CD of resources

(free with registration and attendance/participation)

CEU Credit:.6 CEU credits for attendance at all six instructional hours of this workshop

Workshop Presenter:Dr. Gary Hatch, Associate Professor of English, Brigham Young University (BYU), and Chief Reader, AP English Language and Composition Examination (ETS and The College Board)

Costs:Registration, breakfast, lunch, and NCDPI resources are free to participants. All other costs (e.g., travel and hotel) must be paid by the participants.

Registration Due Date:February 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m., to

CONTACT PERSONS:Teresa Parker, Program Assistant, K-12 ELA, NCDPI

(919) 807-3837

Vinetta Bell, Consultant, ELA, NCDPI

(919) 807-3952

Angel Dowden, APIP/IB/Honors Coordinator, NCDPI

(919) 807-3895

COMPLETE THE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM, CLEARLY INDICATING IN THE DESIGNATED SPACE WHICH ONE OF THE WORKSHOP LOCATIONS YOU WANT TO ATTEND, AND SUBMIT BY EMAIL TO .

Directions to the workshop locations:

Friday, February 26, 2010DurhamPublicSchoolsStaffDevelopmentCenter

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.2107 Hillandale RoadDurham, NC 27705(919) 560-2028

From I-40 West/Raleigh:

Travel I-40 West to the Durham Freeway North (NC 147).

Exit at 279B.

Travel North for 9.4 miles to Fulton Street/Hillandale Road.

Exit at 15B.

Turn right at end of exit ramp ontoHillandale Road and travel 1.6 miles.

Look for the DurhamPublicSchoolsStaffDevelopmentCenteron the left at 2107Hillandale Road,

just before the traffic light at Carver Street.

Travel I-40 West to the merge on ramp I-40 W/US-70/Durham.

Merge onto US-70 West at Exit 4B toward Durham, which becomes US-70 Bypass West, which becomes I-85 South/US-15 South.

Exit I-85 South/US-15 South at Exit 174 B onto Hillandale Road.

Keep right on Hillandale Road.

Look for 2107 Hillandale Road on the left.

From I-40 East/Chapel Hill:

Travel I-40 East to Highway 15-501 North/Durham.

Travel Highway 15-501 North towards Durham until Hwy 15-501 merges into I-85 North.

Travel I-85 North.

Take Exit 174/Hillandale Road.

Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp ontoHillandale Road.

Travel approximately .6 miles.

Look for the DurhamPublicSchoolsStaffDevelopmentCenteron the left at 2107Hillandale Road,

just before the traffic light at Carver Street

Friday, March 12, 2010Hilton Charlotte University Place

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.8629 J M Keynes DriveCharlotte, NC 28262704-547-7444

From East/Raleigh:

Take exit I-85 S toward High Point/Charlotte.

Merge onto W WT Harris Blvd/NC-24 E via Exit 45A.

Turn left onto J M Keynes Drive.

Travel and Hotel Arrangements:Reimbursement is not available for any travel and hotel expenses.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT

ELECTRONICALLY (via email)

THE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM

TO Teresa Parker

NCDPI WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM

Close Reading and Academic Writing Strategies

WORKSHOP PRESENTER:Dr. Gary Hatch, Associate Professor of English (BYU) and Chief Reader, AP English Language and Composition Examination (ETS and The College Board)

SELECT ONE WORKSHOP DAY/DATE/LOCATION:______

Your First and Last Name
(with title, if applicable)
Your School Position and Assigned Grade Level(s)
Your Contact Information

LEA/School Name (required)
Work Address
Work Phone Number with area code
Work Email Address (required)
Home Email Address (optional)

Your Goals for attending this workshop
Any special personal and/or professional needs that you would like for us to know (e.g., hearing or seeing problems that necessitate special seating or arrival or departure issues caused by a reasonable circumstance).
Submit workshop registration form no later than February 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m.
SPECIAL NOTE: Each LEA is initially limited to one applicant until January 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m. EST, after which time those applicants on the waiting list will be registered until we reach the total of 100 participants. REGISTER EARLY!
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? CONTACT:
Vinetta Bell or
Angel Dowden / Email this completed registration form no later than February 15, 2010, by 5:00 p.m., to:
Teresa Parker, Program Assistant, NCDPI

(919) 807-3837

This workshop is sponsored by the K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. vb/November 2009/revised January 4 and 5, 2010