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Julie is a dynamic and engaging speaker

Compelling, useful, affirming...time well spent!

REACHING RELUCTANT WRITERS

BRAIN-BASED STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH LOW
WRITTEN OUTPUT

 

 

 

NEXT LIVE PRESENTATIONS       

           

          

          Nov 24/08 - SD 41 (Burnaby), TBA

 

          Feb 20/09 - North Vancouver Teachers' Association conference, TBA

 

To see the full schedule of Julie's presentations, click here.

 

 

 

Reaching Reluctant Writers is an ideal presentation for grade 4-9 teachers who are faced with a bewildering variety of diversity in every classroom -- audio-sequential and visual-spatial learners, ESLs, boys and girls, gifted, and those with other learning differences.

Can you teach writing to all of them at once? You can...if you know the brain- and evidence-based tools that will help you. This session not only provides current research findings, but also delivers the strategies that teachers need to get results.

Using an animated PowerPoint presentation and writing examples, each session has teachers (and parents) participating in experiential exercises that shed light on the complexity of writing and demonstrate how to tap students’ latent creativity.

        Discover:

•   The recent findings in brain research related to writing

•  How to unravel the  8 sub-skills of writing

•  How to test for each sub-skill and diagnose the deficit(s)

•  A tool-kit of strategies to ramp-up your teaching of creative writing to all diversities simultaneously

•  How to quickly improve written output and quality

•  How to demystify the challenges for students and their parents

This session not only provides the solutions, but also models the tools....

Download a printable information sheet about this workshop here
For Julie's bio, click here.

 

What teachers are saying about Reaching Reluctant Writers

"Good to see the research supporting your strategies."
"Well organized, ...concrete ideas."
"Insightful! Some great ideas to implement."
"I wish I'd had this info when I first started teaching."
"Good visuals. Motivating."
"...appreciated how [Julie] led us through the processes rather than just tell us."
"Thought-provoking."
Surrey Teacher's Association convention, April 2007

"Well done! ...a lot of great information regarding research and some valuable activities..."
"Very engaging and knowledgable, I would love to hear more...."
"Enthusiastic, informative presentation with enough hands-on activities to keep everyone engaged."
"Excellent presentation..."
"Well-paced and organized..."
"...full of useful, practical ideas..."
"I enjoyed the prescriptive strategies..."
Okanagan-Skaha Teachers' Union conference, Links to Learning, August 2007

"The information about the increase in visual learners was important
as it does need addressing [in the classroom]."
"Very sincere - she cares about kids and writing."
"Useful references and resources."
"...extremely helpful tools to inspire students."
"Superb organization. Terrific individual activity...a sense of personal achievement...."
North Vancouver Teachers' Assn conference, Celebrating Empowerment, February 2007

"Enlightening!"
"A stepping stone for me to follow."
"A great workshop - need more than 1 1/2 hours."
"Informative. Dynamic."
"Inspired me to try to reach the students who are struggling with writing."
"Simon's story was inspiring."
"Eye-opening when Julie gave the information about the differences between boys and girls."
Coquitlam Teachers' Association conference, February 2007

"I very much enjoyed Julie's approach to dealing with diversity - storyboards, storytelling, etc."
"Modelled a lesson."
"...a powerful, convincing presenter with excellent ideas..."
"...an inspiring approach to writing with real options for addressing obstacles..."
"I was given some new ideas [and] a new way of seeing learners (ASL, VSL)."
Comox District Teachers' Association conference, February 2007

"Thank you for the practical ideas PLUS theoretical basis!"
"I was inspired...."
"Enjoyed your matter-of-fact approach!"
"Excellent presenter - well-versed in topic and engaging."
"I realized I can engage my 'Communications' students in writing [too]."
Central Okanagan Teachers' Association's Summer Institute, August 2006

"What a wonderful/powerful/useful workshop."
"One of the gems of Pro-D. I wish the session was longer."
"...I was glued to everything you had to say."
"I was truly inspired - I could feel the energy."
"I am a 'reluctant writer' and already feel more desire to write."
"I will use the Levine Output Inventory to pinpoint my frustrated writers' problems."
"Will try the ideas next week."
"I feel rejuvenated!"
Surrey Teachers' Association Convention, May 2006

INAUGURAL PRESENTATION
"I liked the way you modeled the strategies and ideas."
"I had a wonderful time at your workshop."
"Very well done!"
"Well-balanced presentation -- succinct and easy-to-implement ideas."
"...excellent for a beginner teacher..."
"Julie...showed warmth and humour. She was courteous and professional..."
"Powerful presentation."
"Very empowering!"
"Insightful and meaningful."
"Julie is a fantastic speaker..."
Teachers of SD 43 (Coquitlam), February 2006