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Information
Grade Level: 4-12
Price: $119
Credit: You will receive 3.75 general credit hours and 0.37 general CEUs.
Who Should Participate: Educators who have already introduced signposts to their students or who have participated in the "Signposts 101" professional development.
Date and Time: Three 75-minute sessions from 6:00pm to 7:15pm Eastern Time (ET).
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Monday, October 14, 2024
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
*Please note that this webinar series is scheduled for Eastern Time (ET). If you are in a different time zone, please plan your schedule accordingly.
Overview
Join us for this dynamic three-part series as we delve deeper into the Notice and Note Signposts. Perfect for educators who have already introduced signposts to their students or who have participated in the "Signposts 101" professional development, these sessions are designed to enhance your teaching methods and elevate critical thinking in your classroom.
In this series, we will focus on remaining questions you may have about signposts, as well as covering essential topics such as:
- effective assessment
- integrating signposts into independent reading and poetry
- identifying fake news, one of the most significant reading challenges today.
Don't miss this opportunity to refine your instructional practices and deepen your students' engagement with the Notice and Note Signposts.
Learning Objectives
Session 1: Mastering Signposts and Assessment Techniques
- Discover methods to evaluate students' comprehension and recognition of literary signposts.
- Learn practical approaches to engage students who struggle to identify signposts in texts.
- Explore techniques to deepen students' critical thinking and analytical skills regarding observed signposts.
Session 2: Identifying Fiction Signposts in Poetry and Complex Texts
- Uncover ways to assist students in identifying subtle signposts in diverse literary forms.
- Learn the significance of signposts within poetry.
- Consider how noticing signposts can enhance students' understanding of intricate texts.
Session 3: Leveraging Signposts to Detect Fake News
- Equip students with the skills to use nonfiction signposts to identify and challenge fake news.
- Teach students how to apply nonfiction signposts to uncover author bias and intent in various texts.
Purchase Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading Here.
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