Gradcourse - Syllabuseffective Writing Strategiesupdatedoct 2014

Vilseck Literacy Project
Teaching Effective Writing Strategies in the K-2 Classroom

K-2 Writing Strategies Study Group
Course Title: Teaching Effective Writing Strategies in the K-2 Classroom
Course Dates: Weekly class meetings from Wednesday October 1 to December 10, 2014
Location: Vilseck Elementary School Media Center
Number of participants: 12
Course Registration for University of San Diego and Ashland University:
Tuition: USD = $150.00 (2 credit hours) Ashland = $130.00 (2 credit hours)
University of San Diego: http://usd-online.org/studycourse.aspx
Course Number is EDC-X763H (Contact is Marilyn Green)
Ashland University: http://www.ashland.edu/pds/sp-offerings.php
Course Number is: 15/GW EDU 6260 G1 (Contact is Sarah Graham)
The registration deadline is October 10, 2014. (No later than ten days after the start of
the class as per the agreement.)
Facilitator: Gretchen Wall
E-mail: gretchen.wall@eu.dodea.edu
Course Description: This course is designed to help teachers in grades K-2 learn how to teach writing
effectively within a balanced-literacy framework, based on the Vilseck Literacy Project model. The goal
of this course is to support best practice writing instruction through a blend of research, practical teaching
support, observation and program implementation. Participants will learn about teaching writing utilizing
a variety of formats including writing workshop, mini-lessons, conferring, small group work, shared
writing and interactive writing. Teachers will also learn how to utilize well-designed phonics and word
study work to intersect with and support writing instruction.
Teachers will be introduced to tools for writing assessment that will help them analyze student work and
set goals for writing with students. Participants will gain an understanding of effective writing strategies
as they engage in a professional development program that includes text reading, video clips of expert
teachers and their students, as well as on-sight observation of teachers at Vilseck Elementary School.
Finally, teachers will develop their own unit of study for teaching writing which will include the launch,
suggested mentor texts, minilessons, a system for conferring, publishing and a celebration of writing.
Course Objectives:
Develop a deep understanding of effective writing strategies in the K-2 classroom
Collaborate with colleagues to develop a community of learners to support new learning
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Develop a repertoire of research-based teaching methods that can be implemented in the classroom to
support student success with DoDEA writing standards
Study and analyze student writing samples utilizing assessment tools aligned with DoDEA writing
standards
Use learning progressions to lift the level of writing instruction and accelerate student progress
Create a unit of study in writing to be utilized in the classroom that will promote deep student
understanding of the writing process
Required Text (Supplied by Instructor): One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers, by
Lucy Calkins, Amanda Hartman, and Zoe Ryder White, 2005.
Suggested Text: Reading and Writing Connections in the K-2 Classroom: Find the Clarity and then Blur
the Lines, by Leah Mermelstein, Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc., 2006
Session
Topics
Assignments for the following week
Session 1
Introducing the course
October 1
Distribute and survey required and
(Hand-Out ) Contains the following:
supplemental texts
1.
Starting the Writing Workshop
Provide a brief overview of the stages
2.
Using Both Pictures and Words Like
15:00-16:00
Room 133
Read Launching the Writing Workshop
Famous Authors
of writing addressed in the course

3.
(supplemental hand-out)
Progress: Long-Term Projects
Watch DVD writing workshop clips

4.
from Big Lessons from Small Writers

by Lucy Calkins
Creating a Place for Writing-in-
Fixing Up Writing
Read (Hand-Out ): Provisioning A

Writing Workshop
Session 2
October 8, 2014
15:00-16:00
Provide an overview of the steps in
the writing process
Media Center
Read (Hand-Out) The Foundations of

Writing workshop
Share examples of provisions for the
Read (Hand-Out) Management Systems
writing workshop classroom
Read (Hand-Out) Pathways for Writers:
Watch DVD writing workshop
My Children Dont Yet Know Their ABCs.
management clips from Big Lessons
How Can They Write?
from Small Writers by Lucy Calkins

Read (Hand-Out) Inside the Minilesson
October 15
minilesson clips from Big Lessons
One to One: The Art of Conferring with
15:00-16:00
from Small Writers by Lucy Calkins
Session 3
Media Center
Young Writers, by Lucy Calkins, Amanda

Hartman, and Zoe Ryder White, 2005.
Share mentor texts and author studies
Chapter 1: The Essentials of Conferring

with Young Writers
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Session 3
(continued from P. 1)
Homework: The Architecture of a

Minilesson - Develop and implement one
minilesson. Discussion in class next week
Session 4
October 22
15:00-16:00
Model components from the Small
Moments Unit of Study
Media Center
Moment Story
conferring and small group strategy

lesson clips from Big Lessons from
Read (Hand-Out) Understanding A Small

Read (Hand-Out) Small Moments: Writing
with Focus, Detail and Dialogue
Small Writers by Lucy Calkins

Chapter 2: The Management That Makes
Conferring Possible
Session 5*
Today is an overview of Effective
October 27
Writing Strategies in a Balanced
8:30-11:00
Literacy Program
VES Annex
Chapter 4: The Research Phase
*This session replaces
Erika Finlay will provide in-service
Chapter 5: The Decision Phase
Wednesday Afternoon
training.
Homework: Work on student story writing
October 29
Session 6
example to be used with students.
November 5
15:00-16:00
Media Center
Discuss the management of writers
workshop
from Resources for Primary Writing
Chapter 6: The Teaching Point and the Link
by Lucy Calkins and Beth Neville
to Independent Work
Homework: Choose 1-2 different types of
writing conferences to implement.
Session 7
November 12
15:00-16:00
Media Center
Model and explain the various forms
of writing conferences
Chapter 7: Supporting Reading
Development Through Conferring with
Introduce Unit of Study for Non-
Writers
Fiction Writing
Session 8
November 19
15:00-16:00
Media Center
Share ideas for planning lessons on
writing How to Books
Chapter 8, 9 or 10: (Kindergarten, First
Grade or ELL)
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Session 9
Share highlights from individual units
December 3
of study that are being developed for
15:00-16:00
the final course project
Media Center
Watch 2 video clips on assessing

writing utilizing writing progressions
Session 10
Final Discussion and Reflection
December 10
Answer questions about final project
Launching a Writing Workshop (Due
15:00-16:00
Wrap up
December 30, 2014)
Complete final project Unit of Study for
Media Center
Final Project: Unit of Study in Launching a Writing Workshop

Participants will design a unit of study for launching a writing workshop. The project must
include an overview which describes the goals and expectations for student work. The project must also
include a list of at least 10 teaching points, accompanied by a brief synopsis of the work the students will
be expected to do during the related writing workshop sessions. In addition, the project must include two
sample minilessons relating to relevant teaching points. One of the minilessons may be the one developed
during the course for sharing with the group. Students should also suggest 1-2 mentor texts to support the
minilessons.
Evaluation:
Your final grade for the course will be based on these percentages:
60% - Class attendance and participation
40% - Final Course Project
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Vilseck Literacy Project

Teaching Effective Writing Strategies in the K-2 Classroom

Develop a deep understanding of effective writing strategies in the K-2 classroom

Collaborate with colleagues to develop a community of learners to support new learning

Assignments for the following week

Introducing the course

Distribute and survey required and

(Hand-Out ) Contains the following:

Starting the Writing Workshop

Provide a brief overview of the stages

Using Both Pictures and Words Like

Read Launching the Writing Workshop

of writing addressed in the course

Progress: Long-Term Projects

Watch DVD writing workshop clips

from Big Lessons from Small Writers

Creating a Place for Writing-in-

Read (Hand-Out ): Provisioning A

Provide an overview of the steps in

the writing process

Read (Hand-Out) The Foundations of

Share examples of provisions for the

Read (Hand-Out) Management Systems

writing workshop classroom

Read (Hand-Out) Pathways for Writers:

Watch DVD writing workshop

My Children Dont Yet Know Their ABCs.

management clips from Big Lessons

How Can They Write?

from Small Writers by Lucy Calkins

Read (Hand-Out) Inside the Minilesson

minilesson clips from Big Lessons

One to One: The Art of Conferring with

from Small Writers by Lucy Calkins

Young Writers, by Lucy Calkins, Amanda

Share mentor texts and author studies

Chapter 1: The Essentials of Conferring

Homework: The Architecture of a

Model components from the Small

Moments Unit of Study

Watch DVD writing workshop

conferring and small group strategy

Read (Hand-Out) Understanding A Small

Small Writers by Lucy Calkins

One to One: The Art of Conferring with

Today is an overview of Effective

Writing Strategies in a Balanced

Young Writers, by Lucy Calkins, Amanda

Hartman, and Zoe Ryder White, 2005.

One to One: The Art of Conferring with

Chapter 4: The Research Phase

*This session replaces

Erika Finlay will provide in-service

Chapter 5: The Decision Phase

Homework: Work on student story writing

example to be used with students.

Discuss the management of writers

One to One: The Art of Conferring with

Young Writers, by Lucy Calkins, Amanda

Watch DVD writing workshop clips

Hartman, and Zoe Ryder White, 2005.

from Resources for Primary Writing