Speaking Topics
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Building time and space for writing workshop: Environment, tools, and routines
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Workshop structure: Mini-lesson, independent practice and conferring, mid-workshop teaching point, wrap-up
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The launch as a unit of study: Teaching lessons in process, habits, and craft
- Using students’ writing as mentor texts: Celebrating student writing and promoting student engagement
Speaker Profile
Lisa Eickholdt has 23 years of experience in the classroom as a primary grades teacher, a Title I teacher, a Reading Recovery teacher, an interventionist, and a literacy coach. Today, Lisa is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at Georgia Gwinnett College and works as a literacy consultant in classrooms nationwide. Her recent book, Learning from Classmates: Using Students' Writing as Mentor Texts, celebrates student writing and promotes student engagement.
Follow Lisa on Twitter @LisaEickholdt.
Grades: K–5
