Write in the Middle: A Workshop for Middle School Teachers is an eight-part professional development workshop designed to help teachers learn effective practices and strategies to use with middle school students in writing instruction. Through classroom footage of excellent teachers modeling successful strategies and interviews with teachers, students, and nationally recognized experts about the writing process, workshop participants will learn ways to create a positive and productive writing environment for young adolescents.
Episode # 6
In this session, participants see how five middle-level teachers use both formal and informal student/teacher conferences to monitor their students
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
Episode # 7
Throughout the writing process, peer response can help young adolescents develop as thinkers and writers. In this session, participants explore strategies for structuring peer interactions and for teaching students to respond positively and productively to each other
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
Episode # 8
In this session, participants visit the classrooms of three teachers to examine strategies that help even reluctant writers see the power and purpose of revision.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
04:00 AM
Episode # 5
Multigenre writing offers students a wide range of options for expressing ideas and communicating knowledge. In this session, participants examine two different, but equally successful, examples of this eclectic and engaging writing approach.
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
03:00 AM
Episode # 4
In this session, participants visit two middle-level classrooms to see how teachers can help young writers develop effective and authentic persuasive pieces based on their own experiences and interests - for example, using cell phones in schools or altering their homework schedule.
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
02:00 AM
Episode # 3
Poetry offers young adolescents an unparalleled opportunity for exploring feelings and learning about the power of written expression. This session showcases two master teachers as they help their students develop as writers and readers of poetry.
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
04:00 AM
Episode # 2
When teachers introduce subjects that matter to middle school students or allow them more freedom to choose and develop topics, the task of writing gains new meaning and purpose. In this session, participants examine how five middle-level teachers help their students connect to writing and understand its capacity to transform their own lives and the world around them.
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
03:00 AM
Episode # 1
In this session, participants explore practical strategies
Rebroadcast
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Length : 58 min
MPT2
