Emerald Empire Reading Council and ORA's Winter Institute

A reminder about the EERC’s Writing Workshop program on January 9 from 4–6 at the Lane ESD.

Can there be more to writing than the traits and assessment? We think so! We will explore some other aspects of writing such as the importance of motivation, choice, audience, and purpose. We will look at some writing categories proposed by Ralph Fletcher in What a Writer Needs and some others from Jeff Anderson’s new book, 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know as well as explore Katie Wood Ray’s idea of close study. There is no charge for the workshop but registration would be appreciated. Questions? Reply to this message. To register, just reply to this message to say you will attend.

Don’t miss an opportunity to hear nationally acclaimed experts in the field of teaching writing and teaching adolescents at the ORA Winter Institute, February 10 and 11 in Portland at the Crowne Plaza hotel. On Friday, Katie Wood Ray will present to K-5 teachers about writing while Kylene Beers and Bob Probst will share their expertise with working with adolescents. On Saturday attendees will learn about the Common Core State Standards from Penny Plavala and then choose from a number of break-out sessions by Northwest educators and consultants:

Morning sessions:
Barbara Swanson Sanders: Best New Books to Enrich Your Curriculum (K-5)
Mary Palmer Nowland: Authentic Conversations about Writing (K-6)
Mindy Larson and Donna Kalmbach: Effective Writing Conferences in the CCSS Classroom (4-8)
Sue Lenski: What RTI Means for Content Area Teachers

Afternoon sessions:
Robert Young: Light the Fire with Nonfiction (K-5)
Carol Laritzen: Meet the CCSS Literacy Requirements in Science with Reading and Writing (2-8)
Barbara Swanson Sanders: Best New Books to Enrich Your Curriculum (6-12)
Betty Shoemaker: Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer: What’s the Difference? (6-12)

To register, visit www.oregonread.org