The Cooper Reading & Writing Workshop
Summer Institute
Beginner Institute: July 17-19, 2023
Advanced Institute: July 20-21, 2023
DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTE
Cooper teacher leaders/coaches are offering two professional development opportunities at The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, TX the week of July 17, 2023.
The three-day Beginner Institute focuses on providing participants with the structures of the workshop model and the tools to successfully implement both the reading and writing components. The two-day Advanced Institute is geared towards educators with 4+ years of experience using the balanced literacy framework and/or have attended The John Cooper School Summer Institute in the past.
Beginner Institute: July 17-19, 2023
Cost of 3-Day Beginner Institute: $525 (includes lunch daily)
Participants will be divided into K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade strands. Middle School participants are also welcome and will join the 3rd-5th grade strand. This institute is geared towards educators who have 0-3 years experience with the balanced literacy framework or have attended The John Cooper School Summer Institute in the past.
Cost of 3-Day Beginner Institute: $525 (includes lunch daily)
Participants will be divided into K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade strands. Middle School participants are also welcome and will join the 3rd-5th grade strand. This institute is geared towards educators who have 0-3 years experience with the balanced literacy framework or have attended The John Cooper School Summer Institute in the past.
Reading Workshop topics to be studied include:
- Read-Aloud/Shared reading
- Mini-lessons
- Independent Reading
- Classroom Libraries
- Guided reading and/or strategy groups
- Conferencing using reading toolkits
- Assessment
Writing Workshop topics to be studied include:
- Genres of writing and their components
- On-Demand writing for pre-assessment
- Mini-lessons
- Independent Writing
- Strategy groups
- Conferencing using writing toolkits
- Assessment
Advanced Institute*: July 20-21, 2023
Cost of 2-Day Advanced Institute: $350 (Includes lunch daily)
Cost of 2-Day Advanced Institute: $350 (Includes lunch daily)
Participants will be divided into K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade strands. Middle School Participants are also welcome and will join the 3rd-5th grade strand. This institute is geared towards educators who have 4+ years experience using the balanced literacy framework and/or have attended The John Cooper School Summer Institute in the past.
*Please note: An application will be required to join the advanced institute.
Hotel Accommodations
Homewood Suites by Hilton: Book Your Group Rate
Marriott TownePlace Suites: Book Your Group Rate
K-2 Topics to be studied include:
- Rubric building for Reading and Writing
- Thin-Slicing: Using Pre/Post Assessments to lead teaching
- Creating and Utilizing Toolkits
- Deep dive into reading levels
- Creating a culture of opinion writing
- Rebalancing Balanced Literacy
3-5 topics to be studied include:
- Thin-slicing: Using Pre/Post Assessment to lead teaching
- Going Beyond the RDT Conference
- Creating and Utilizing Toolkits
- Using Video-Alouds
- Rubric building for Reading and Writing
Hotel Accommodations
Homewood Suites by Hilton: Book Your Group Rate
Marriott TownePlace Suites: Book Your Group Rate
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Institute Details
The institute focuses on providing participants with the structures of the workshop model and the tools to successfully implement both the reading and writing components.
Advanced Institute Two-Day Institute: July 20-21 ($350): Advanced Institute Application
Lunch is included in the cost and will be provided daily.
Presenters
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Tammy Meredith |
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Jessica Ott |
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Teresa Robson |
The John Cooper School is accredited by The Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and is a member of The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
