NWEA 302 Workshop Description & Agenda

NWEA 302 - ELA Instructional Strategies
DescriptionParticipants of this grammar-based workshop will be able to make the explicit
connection between reading comprehension, writing skills, and grammar
knowledge. During this training, we will be creating class –generated grammar walls
and concept charts that explicitly teach the eight parts of speech and other grammar
basics. These concepts apply to the learning statements from the NWEA Learning
Continuum (a.k.a. Instructional Data/Descartes) for all grades. Participants will also
learn a methodology called “Text-cavation" that can be an extension to help students
improve their sentence fluency and ability to produce complex sentence structures.
The foundation of this workshop is based from Kevin Clark's consulting team.
Agenda (12:00pm-3:30pm)
10 min
Introductions/Learning Outcomes/Basic Info
Presenter & Participants will introduce themselves and give
educational background. Presenter will discuss the learning
outcomes.
15 min
Parts of Speech: Pre-assessment
Participants will be given a pre-assessment on the parts of speech
and discuss the answers.
45 min
Parts of Speech: Definitions and Anchor Charts
Presenter will walk participants through how to teach each part of
speech through engaging hand gestures and anchor charts.
30 min
Grammar Wall Basics
Presenter will walk participants through how to build a grammar
wall for the classroom and discuss how to use it effectively.
10 min
BREAK
15 min
Review/ Learning Continuum Connection
Participants will review their knowledge of the Grammar Basics
through a structured activity. Participants will look at the NWEA
Learning Continuum to find learning statements for grammar
instruction.
10 min
Text-Cavation: Rationale and Foundation
Participants will learn the rationale and background of this
instructional strategy.
30 min
Text-Cavation: Instructional Strategy
Participants will learn an instructional strategy to utilize in the
classroom with the parts of speech to enhance comprehension of
academic text.
15 min
A-ha Moments/ Wrap Up/Questions/Feedback
Participants will share out three ah-ha moments with other
participants through a structured activity.