Advanced WOW: Writing on Wednesdays

2008-2009 You are invited to join Red Cedar Writing Proj-

ect Teacher Consultants for professional devel-
opment at MSU’s Writing Center (300 Bessey
Topics: Hall) as they lead sessions about teaching writ-
ing with K-6 students. The objective is to help
October 22: you enhance your current writing program by
The Reading-Writing Connection deepening your understanding of the implemen-
tation of a writers’ workshop. In this series, you
will experience nine sessions to become a better
November 19: teacher of writers.
Adding Details: How to teach craft in
What is included in the
writing
cost?
January 7: The cost of this series includes 2 SBCEUs, a
Struggling and Reluctant Writers writer’s notebook, light refreshments at each
session, and numerous door prizes for a fee of
February 11: $150.00.
Grammar and Vocabulary study (with
editing) Interested?
Please register by email at rcwp@msu.edu and

red cedar
include:
March 18: Name
Writing Research Reports Phone number
School address

School and home email
April 8: Boy Writers Teaching position

WRITING
May 7: Writing Across the Curriculum Checks, made payable to Michigan State Uni-
versity, should be paid at the first session on PROJECT
October 22.

What is Advanced WOW?

The Advanced WOW series is for teachers seek- Presents
ing to continue the WOW experience and who
are looking to further their expertise using
Writer’s Workshop. WOW
**Participants who have purchased or have
experience with Lucy Calkins’s Units of Study or
Fletcher & Portaloupi’s Teaching the Qualities of
Advanced Writing on Wednesdays
Writing may want to bring them to the sessions.
 Questions?
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2008-09
Please feel free to call or
Advanced email with any questions: Email the Following information to
zellnera@msu.edu.
What are you doing for
Professional Devleopment this Red Cedar Writing Project _____________________________________
school year? Michigan State University Name

Benefits of WOW Advanced: Writing Center ____________________________________________

Phone number

*Interesting topics ____________________________________________

300 Bessey Hall Address
*Real Classroom examples
East Lansing, MI ______________ ______________ ____________
City State Zip
48824-1033
*Teacher Consultants with Classroom
experience ____________________________________________
School Address
*2 SBCEUs upon completion of the
WOW Advanced Series Fax: 517.432.3828 ____________________________________________
School email
*Door prizes Phone: 517.432.7236 ____________________________________________
Home email
*Refreshments

*Connecting with Peers Email: Andrea Zellner, Business ____________________________________________

Teaching Position
Manager, RCWP
*Strategies you can use on Monday ____________________________________________
morning zellnera@msu.edu How did you learn of this program?

*Classroom ideas to improve student

writing Make all checks payable to Michigan
State University.
*Exciting lessons to engage students
and improve acheivement.
All payments will be received on October
22, at the first WOW advanced session.
See you on Wednesday!