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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
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