This two-part, on-demand webinar series will inspire educators with practical ways to lay the groundwork for stretching and “linking thinking” to all corners of your curriculum! Through engaging, content-rich read-alouds practical lessons, Adrienne illustrates simple ways to make thinking visible and argues for the importance of developing literacy rich curriculums to help nudge thinking in every subject!
In these challenging times, teaching children to think critically and reflectively and be compassionate, responsible, and caring citizens is a huge undertaking. Now, more than ever, children need to develop strong social-emotional skills and learn to think deeply, ask questions, connect, and reflect on their learning. In this webinar series, BC educator and author Adrienne Gear, explores effective ways to build critical thinking in your classroom as well as helping your students develop a more positive self-identity and greater global awareness. Using her book Powerful Understanding as the foundation, Adrienne will walk you through ways to deepen your students' understanding of themselves, others, and the world.
“How long does this have to be?” “Is this for marks?” “I have nothing to write about!” If you are “making connections” to any of these comments, look no further! This webinar is for you! In this 4 part series, BC educator and author Adrienne Gear will explore ideas from her book Powerful Writing Structures to help teachers set up an effective, process-driven writing program that focuses on explicit instruction to support all writers in your class. Adrienne will outline effective writing instruction including: using assessments to guide instruction, setting up class writing goals, teaching targeted mini lessons, conducting writing conferences, and using anchor books to teach writing. She will share tips to help you organize your year of writing around different text structures including personal narrative, nonfiction and story writing. Whether you are just beginning your teaching career, or looking for some new ideas to bring to your writing program, this webinar is guaranteed to provide many practical, ready-to-use ideas and an abundance of new anchor books to transform your writing program from an “Awww…Do we HAVE to write?” to a “Yah! We GET to write!!!!”
Poetry… often a unit left until the end of June when report cards are done and you have discovered a great little “independent poetry package” on TPT! Sound familiar? If so, you have come to the right place! Join BC educator and author, Adrienne Gear, as she takes you through her latest book, Powerful Poetry, and outlines how to integrate poetry into your year-long literacy program. The truth is, many teachers avoid poetry or download a “poetry package” not because they don’t like or appreciate it, but because, apart from the “5-7-5” structure of a Haiku poem, or the “write the letters down the left side of the page” Acrostic poem, they are not sure how to get started. But the power of poetry is at your fingertips with this webinar series! After just one session, you and your students will be snapping and clapping to the rhyme, rhythm, and repetition of poetry joy! Ideal for new and experienced teachers who are looking to bring the power of poetry into their classrooms all year!
A literal understanding of text is a thing of the past. It is no longer enough to have students memorize facts or answer literal comprehension questions. (not to mention the fact that it’s boring!) Now, more than ever, students need to learn how to think, to engage in text, and to breathe life into what they are reading. In this webinar series, BC teacher and author Adrienne Gear shares ideas from her popular book Reading Power. Her practical lessons will help your students deepen their comprehension skills and engage in more meaningful reading experiences. Using the “gradual release instructional model”, she will then dive deep into the five reading power strategies: connect, question, visualize, infer, and transform. Lessons are modeled and many samples and favorite Reading Power anchor books are shared.Whether you are new to the Reading Power, or just looking for a refresher, this series is sure to provide you with the “why’s” and “how’s” of this practical approach to comprehension instruction. Don’t miss this opportunity to help support your students’ reading and thinking.
Looking for new ways to MAKE the MOST out of the MOST AMAZING novels ? Just say NO to comprehension questions and dioramas and YES to engaging, interactive activities and conversations! In this two part webinar series, you will learn how to integrate the key concepts of Reading Power into your whole class novel studies and literature circles using practical strategies to support deep thinking and rich class discussions. This series includes many lesson ideas, student samples, and, of course, my recommendations of some of the best middle grade novels!
Feeling overwhelmed with the diversity of levels and learners in your Primary class? Wondering what is the best way to track and target your literacy instruction to meet students where they are at and help them each move forward on their literacy journey? Look no further!
This practical, two-part Primary Literacy Anchor series will help early Primary teachers use Reading and Writing goals to help guide and ground your literacy instruction and show you how to use assessment effectively to track and target your literacy instruction in the most effective way possible. This series is grounded in best literacy practices and filled with practical tips, lessons, assessment guides and templates, student reproducibles, and of course, my favorite reading and writing ANCHOR BOOKS!
Nothing helps capitalize on students’ curiosity and interest in the world around them more than the world of nonfiction! Non-fiction brings alive subjects in a truly unique way with a wonderful combination of words and images, and engaging content.
This 2-part on-demand webinar series is JUST what you need to give your literacy program a boost of Nonfiction ideas while building knowledge! Filled with practical lessons, effective strategies, and a great list of recommended books for your classroom and library collections - you will leave feeling inspired and ready to close out the year with a boost of nonfiction ideas for your students!
