Professional Development
Oregon
PDUs
for
Summer 2015
Washington
Clock Hours
Available
Summer Regional Institute
“Close Reading”
Deborah White
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Pendleton
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Bend
Summer Institute
“The Writing Thief:
Using Mentor Text to Teach
the Craft of Writing”
Friday, August 7, 2015 Eugene
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Ruth Culham
CLOSE READING STRATEGIES:
Practical Ways to Help Students Use Analytical Reading Strategies to Meet the Rigorous Common
Core State Standards
Strong and proficient reading and writing skills are fundamental for success in school and in the new
Common Core State Standards for literacy. Students are expected to read and understand more
complex text at much higher levels of analysis and application. Close reading strategies can greatly
help your students to read with purpose and identify key evidence in text that will increase their
comprehension. These critical reading strategies impact students’ thinking skills while they read, and
give students the tools to observe and analyze text for both content and craft.
During this fast-paced day with outstanding presenter, Deborah White, you will learn what close
reading looks like and how you can teach the strategies to your students. You will leave with specific
“how to” steps and a wealth of ideas to make it happen in your classroom.
Deborah White is an educator with the Dallas School District and author of Assessment First: Using
Just-Right Assessments to Plan and Carry Out Effective Reading Instruction (2008) published by Scholastic.
Deborah also presents around the country for BER.
The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing
It’s been said that mediocre writers borrow, but great writers steal. Writing thieves read widely, dive
deeply into texts, and steal bits and pieces from great texts as models for their own writing. Ruth
Culham admits to being a writing thief—and she wants you and your students to become writing
thieves, too!
Ruth will lead you through a day-long presentation that features the traits, the modes, and how to use
fiction and nonfiction mentor texts to learn from the pros how writing works. New picture books,
chapter books, young adult books, and everyday texts will be shared. Ruth will inspire you to work
confidently with the craft of writing in the era of the Common Core. She will show how to work with
standards to create a high-quality and successful approach to writing using the 4Ws: writing process,
writing traits, writing modes, and writing workshop.
You never know what’s brewing next with Ruth Culham, AKA “The Trait Lady.” She’s either on a plane
traveling to present her latest thinking about how to use the six-trait model for assessment and
instruction, or at home creating new Scholastic resources for K-8 writing teachers.
Ruth spent 19 years in the classroom, the highlight of which was being named Montana’s
English/Language Arts teacher of the year. She worked as Unit Manager for the Assessment Program at
Education Northwest. She finished her doctorate. She wrote her first book: 6+1 Traits of Writing: The
Complete Guide for Grades 3 and Up. And the rest is history.
But there is always more—in her heart and in her mind. Her connections to teachers and students
keeps the work fresh. Her home office keeps her comfortable. Her friends keep her in wine. Her cats
keep her company. Life is pretty good.
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Registration Form - Register for a single event or two events with this form
Schedule for Pendleton & Bend
8:00 Registration
8:30 Presentation
11:30 Lunch (Included)
12:30-2:30 Presentation
Summer Regional Institutes featuring Deborah White
Location (check one)
Pendleton - June 23
Bend - June 25
Red Lion Hotel
304 SE Nye Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801
541.276.6111
Registration Fee
ORA Member
$100
$________
Non-Member
$125
$________
Riverhouse Hotel
3075 N Business 97
Bend, OR 97701
541.389.3111
Summer Institute featuring Ruth Culham
Eugene - August 7
Schedule for Eugene
8:00 Registration
8:30 Presentation
11:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30-2:30 Presentation
Registration Fee
ORA Member
$100
$________
Non-Member
$125
$________
Total Due
$________
The Valley River Inn
1000 Valley River Way
Eugene, OR 97401
541.743.1000
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Cancellations will incur a $25 charge.
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