"Observing me as I teach lessons can deepen your knowledge of the writing process and ways to teach adolescent writers."
-Laura Robb
Building on her experience as a teacher trainer and coach, Laura Robb's Smart Writing Staff Development DVD welcomes you into her classroom and lets you eavesdrop as she teaches middle school writers. Through live-from-the-classroom video clips, Laura Robb explicitly models how to:
- tap into adolescents' social and developmental needs
- analyze mentor texts with a writer's eye
- negotiate assessment criteria that guide the entire writing process
- foster students' independence through self-evaluation and peer feedback
- align your lessons with the Common Core State Standards.
Throughout, this DVD shows that sharing control with students can be surprisingly simple and rewarding-and can position them for success on their state tests and beyond.
The Smart Writing series includes: - Smart Writing: Practical Units fpr Teaching Middle School Writers
- Smart Writing Handbook
- Smart Writing Staff Development DVD
