2009 HIP Seminars
HIP Seminars are full-day professional development sessions on current issues in language arts. They are presented by the husband-and-wife team of Paul Kropp and Lori Jamison. Paul is an author of many books for reluctant readers, as well as young-adult fiction and books for parents. Lori is a language arts consultant, former IRA Board member, and author of several teacher resource books. Both are highly acclaimed and entertaining speakers.
Seminars begin at 8.30 AM and finish by 3:30 PM. Look for the flyer in your staff room or click here for a registration form.
Halifax: October 15 and 16
Quality Inn, 980 Parkland Drive, Halifax
This year, Paul and Lori are pleased to offer Canadian teachers two days of Six Traits training. Their popular Six Traits Basics gives a strong introduction to the Six Traits of Writing and how to develop improved writing in your classroom. Beyond Six Traits extends the first course to show how the Six Traits approach can be integrated into genre-based instruction.
Six Traits Writing, grades 3 to 9
This introductory seminar shows teachers how to use the Six Traits - Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice and Conventions - to improve student writing. Using authentic student writing samples, Paul and Lori will show you how to assess student writing and plan effective instruction based on student needs. You'll get many practical ideas for teaching students how to be more effective writers from this dynamic, interactive seminar.
Beyond Six Traits Writing, grades 3-9
For teachers already familiar with the Six Traits, or those who enrol in the November 13 session, this new session shows you how to integrate the Six Traits into your on-going writing instruction. You'll get information on how to organize and manage a writing workshop and ideas on how to use the Six Trait Framework for grading student writing. As well, you'll see how to build all of the traits into genre-based units for a full year of writing instruction.
Fees for Six Traits Seminars in 2009
Fees include seminar and a comprehensive seminar handbook with many reproducible graphic organizers. $160 + GST = $168 for each one-day seminar; $300 + GST = $315 for both seminars (when registered two weeks before the seminar date). Late registrations, please add $25.
Click here for an online application form.
Click here for cancellation policy and fee details.
Feedback from previous seminars:
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"I learned so much from the actual modeling of activities."
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"Loved your humour. A very high energy seminar!"
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"Paul & Lori are great presenters. I really appreciated their humour and interaction."
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"Great information, presented with a keen sense of the needs of teachers."
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"Great practical tips – lots of them!"
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"Thank you! I have finally come to a place where I am excited about teaching writing and using the six traits. Your management ideas are so helpful."
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"Great presentation. Full of relevant information and examples of student writing."
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"What a wonderful day, the best PD session I've been to in twenty years."
To contact the office:
To discuss seminar options, multiple registrations or other registration issues, contact Ruth Peterson - our office administrator - at (416) 924-5948 or email by clicking here.
