Kathryn Robinson | Writing and Math Teacher In Service

In-Service Options

If you would like more information about any of the in-services we offer, available dates, or pricing please contact our office at 813-657-3896 or submit our online form. We look forward to in-servicing your school or district!


		Workshop #1

	EXPOSITORY WRITING 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades (6 hours) Due to the amount of information covered, this six hour workshop can not be shortened or combined with any other workshop. Graphic Organizers Handling a prompt Exploring leads Focusing on supporting information Writing conclusions Hands-on activities to motivate Writing games and activities


		Workshop #2

	NARRATIVE WRITING 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades (6 hours) Due to the amount of information covered, this six hour workshop can not be shortened or combined with any other workshop. Study key narrative elements Factors that improve writer’s stories Planning a story Day-by-day supportive writing lessons Capturing ideas from real-life situations Personal narratives Fictional narratives


		Workshop #3

	SENTENCE & PARAGRAPH BUILDING Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades (6 hours) Writing process Writer’s workshop Strategies to support intermediate-level writing Creative ways to develop understanding of a ‘sentence’ Developing a paragraph Hands-on writing activities Multiple Intelligences lessons


		Workshop #4

	PRIMARY NARRATIVE Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades (6 hours) (Sequel to Sentence & Paragraph Building) Narrative elements Hands-on activities to develop understanding of a timeline Planning techniques Development of characters, setting and time frame Writing games Journal writing


		Workshop #5

	SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades (6 hours) K-5 curriculum integration Quickwrites Creating school-wide writing notebooks Brainstorming Building background information Organizing information Hands-on activities & lessons for classroom writing


		Workshop #6

	GRADE-LEVEL PLANNING (3 - 6 hours) Planning the year Whole-class activities Seqel to workshops #1 - 4


		Workshop #7

	DETAIL BUILDING & ELABORATION 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades (6 hours) (Available only in conjunction with Expository or Narrative workshops) Quickwrites Journal writing Portfolios Detail-building strategies Elaborating techniques


		Workshop #8

	BRAIN-BASED MATHEMATICS Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd or 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades (3 or 6 hours) Managing centers Center-based curriculum tasks Overview of ‘Just Turn & Share’ math series Math tasks that relate to real-world concepts Hands-on activities in measurement, graphing, money, time, algebra, temperature, geometry and ten other areas Assessing math levels Integrating math and writing


	Workshop #9

IMPLEMENTING CENTERS SCHOOL-WIDE Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades Setting up centers within the classroom Creating centers for a variety of levels within the same classroom Minimizing teacher’s daily preparation time Behavior management strategies during center time Time management strategies Standards-based academics with hands-on support


	If you would like more information about any of the in-services we offer, available dates, or pricing please contact our office at 813-657-3896 or submit our online form. We look forward to in-servicing your school or district.


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