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Super Saturday+ 2023-24

Join us in the 2023-24 school year for Super Saturday+, a workshop series offering both in-person and online options. Each month will feature the work of local teachers in three workshops on similar topics. Workshops are designed for the elementary classroom or secondary grades and educators of all grade levels and subject matters are welcome!

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3/6 Online Workshop | 4:00 - 5:30pm | @Zoom

Understanding Theme Through Annotation Presented by Julie Francesconi (Granite Bay High School, RJUHSD) for secondary grades. CANCELLED

 

3/9 Super Saturday | 9:00 - 11:00am | @Star Academy

Storytelling as Pedagogy: Empowering the Writer through Social Justice Narrative Presented by Amy Sept (MTSS Specialist, TRUSD) for K-12 (strategy works for all grades but mentor texts and resources used in presentation will be for secondary)

  • How do we get our non-writers writing? So often our students who might benefit the most from personal narrative as a powerful processing and regulation tool (the pen is mightier than the sword, remember?) don't have the confidence to write or access to the written language. In this workshop we will explore a variety of entry points to writing through narrative storytelling tools, and ready to use frameworks. Participants will examine how narratives and counternarratives from ourselves and our community, can be leveraged to empower every student to find their voice. Leave this session with a story that you didn't know you had to tell, and an easy way for your students to tell (and write!) theirs. 

Environmental Justice, Flood Risk, and Multimodal Literacy Presented by Quinn Cataldi (Grant Union High School, SCUSD) for secondary grades. CANCELLED

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Past workshops in this series

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  • Workshop Details

  • Haunted by past student writing? Terrorized by the October slump? Hear from fellow teachers on how to demystify the horror genre.

    10/4 Online Workshop 4:00 - 5:30pm @ Zoom

    "Ghost Stories and Local Legends: A multi-genre horror unit" presented by Jamie Kerr (California Middle School, SCUSD) for secondary grades

    10/7 Super Saturday 9:00 - 11:00 am @ Star Academy

    "Scary Stories for Young Writers" presented by Karen Briggs (Family and Community Engagement, EGUSD) for the elementary classroom

    "Thrills and Chills: Building writing muscles through genre exploration" presented by Chris Matthei (Fern Bacon Middle School, SCUSD) for secondary grades

 

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  • Workshop Details

  • Join fellow educators as they explore ways to teach the conventions of writing in meaningful and impactful ways. Find strategies to move beyond the stand alone grammar lesson while empowering students with the mechanics and love of writing. 

    11/1 Online
    "Writing with purpose and conviction: Leveraging Genre Writing for Change"     presented by Sovandara Chhin (K/1 teacher from Birch Lane Elementary, DJUSD) for grades K-6.

    This workshop brings together ELA goals and History Social Science standards to create authentic writing for students in the elementary classroom. Students work through identifying problems in their community, crafting opinion writing about how to solve those problems, and writing persuasive pieces to convince others to join their cause. Along the way students learn how to hook their audience, use descriptive language, and the many ways they can express themselves. Join us as we explore ways to support the change makers in our classrooms!

    11/4 Online
    "Active Reading as a Liberatory Practice: A Critical Examination of Passive Voice in Dominant Historical Narratives" presented by Hannah Hohle (California History Social Science Project and Area 3 Writing Project) for grades 7-12.

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  • Workshop Details
  • 1/24 Online Workshop 4:00-5:30pm Zoom 
    SWIRLing around with Text Reconstruction, presented by Kass Craig (EL coach EGUSD) for the elementary classroom.

    1/27 Super Saturday 9:00-11:00am @Star Academy 
    Immersion with Mentor Texts, presented by Karen Briggs and DeeDee Ring (Family and Community Engagement, EGUSD) for grades TK-6. 

    Let Literacy Do The Heavy Lifting: Choice Reading to Build Better Writers, presented by Stephanie Smith (Fern Bacon Middle School, SCUSD) and Michelle Voelker (Health Professions High School, SCUSD) for 7-12th grades.