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SESSION ONE WORKSHOPS:
RHYME AND RHYTHM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS’ EARLY LITERACY
Olga Choedron, Duzine Elementary School
How can we hasten entering and emerging multilingual students' literacy development? Together we will explore how the rhyme and rhythm of poems, songs, and nursery rhymes naturally delights children and supports their development as readers and skills as writers. (PreK-Grade 4)
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS AND CHOICE
Maggie Callan, Horace Greeley High School
How might self-generated graphic organizers impact students’ analytical writing? In this workshop, we’ll examine strategies for allowing students to design their own organizers to promote deeper engagement, better organization, and enhanced writing skills. (Grades 5-12)
PERSONAL NARRATIVES TO BRIDGE PERSPECTIVES
Tracy Kessler, Delbarton School
Can writing help students connect with people they disagree with, fostering deeper understanding and empathy? In this session, we will consider what happens when students engage in short narrative writing to delve into their own beliefs and values. (Grades 6-12)
SHARING WRITING TO BUILD COMMUNITY: Interaction between MLLs and Non-MLLs
Stephanie Watts Puma, Port Chester High School
As our classrooms become more linguistically diverse, how can we create and support positive, inclusive learning environments? We will explore what happens when students of diverse linguistic backgrounds share their writing with one another. (Grades 6-12)
SESSION TWO WORKSHOPS:
TRANSLANGUAGING: Supporting Multilingual Writers' Expression and Fluency
Lucia Brea, Jefferson Elementary School
When we ask multilingual students to use their first language as a resource when writing, they often feel less “stuck” because they already have words to express themselves. In this workshop, we will explore translanguaging as a culturally responsive method for teaching writing. (Grade 1-College)
THE POWER OF LOW-STAKES WRITING
Edward Amato, Somers High School
What difference does it make when students write regularly during the school day? In this session, we will explore this question by writing ourselves, then examining students’ writing, drawings, and designs from a technology and engineering class. (Grades 4-12)
COLLABORATION: Instant Audience, Instant Incentive?
Spencer Goot, Pawling High School
In this workshop, we will think together about what happens when students write with and for each other. We will look closely at examples of collaborative writing and consider when it leads to better thinking, synergy, and/or distraction. (Grades 5-12)
SESSION THREE WORKSHOPS:
WRITING OUR CULTURE:
Building Classroom Community with Newcomer Multilingual Learners
Kristina Henneberry, Poughkeepsie High School
In this session, we will explore descriptive essay writing with MLLs to see how celebrating the native cultures and identities of our students can support individual writers and the development of a classroom community. (Grade 3-College)
LOOP WRITING AS A TOOL FOR REFLECTION
Alicia Hudak, Marlboro Middle School
What happens for students when they are given the opportunity to engage in Peter Elbow’s “loop writing” process? We will experiment with this technique, writing about a particular topic through many different lenses, then discuss its impact on the writer and their writing. (Grades 6-12)
ELEVATING PEER REVIEW: In-Person Student Writing Groups and Anonymous Online Feedback
Sean McGill and Emily Frawley, Horace Greeley High School
Together, we will explore best practices for valuable peer review in secondary classrooms, considering whether students, when given the choice, feel that they receive better feedback in-person or anonymously online. (Grades 7-12)
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