2019-20 John Collins Thinking and Writing Program (Fri)

August 9th

Location: District Office Board Room

Duration: Full Day

Course Type: Professional Development

Target Audience: All New Teachers

Recertification Credit: 6 credits

Description

The Collins Writing Program is designed to improve students’ thinking and writing skills simultaneously. It is based on three essential principles:

1. Thinking and writing skills develop with frequent, meaningful practice.

2. Most students develop writing and thinking skills incrementally through a variety of informal and formal writing experiences.

3. Each of the Five Types of Writing serves a distinct instructional purpose that is easily adapted to student needs and differences between subject areas.

The program provides districts with a unified K−12 program that can be used in all classrooms and in all subject areas. It is not another add-on increasing teachers’ workloads.