Writing Across the Curriculum Aligned to the Common Core

The Common Core Standards lay the foundation for creative and purposeful expression in language across content areas. Effective writing and language usage set up students for 21st century literacy as college and career ready citizens versed in multiple disciplines. In this four day institute you will experience:

! Responsive Design to Build Learning Communities:

! Expository Digital Storytelling ! A Culture of Learning Through Blogging ! Back-channeling with Students for Meta-cognition & Voice ! 5 Minute Maker Projects to Get Them Writing ! Digital Literacy Without Computers ! What Do I Do Monday?!? Ask Twitter! ! GoAnimate for interactive writing ! Prezi: WAY beyond PowerPoint ! Google Docs management with Doctopus

! Edmodo for collaboration and response across the curriculum

! Classroom apps: free, paid, and build your own...

Each day will start with continental breakfast,

followed by two morning workshops,

lunch, an afternoon session,

and guided practice time.

Digital Literacy:

Ke y Ke y to the Common Core

Monday – Thursday, July 29 – August 1, 2013

Where: Pajaro Valley High School Library

294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, California 95076 When: 9 am to 2:30 pm

Fee: $200 general, $150 for CCWP Fellows or teams of three from a school

Please bring a laptop or tablet Breakfast, Lunch, journal, and thumb drive provided

Sponsored by Pajaro Valley High School, in collaboration with the National Writing Project, with support from the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative