Dates: September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 & 28
Time: 4:00–5:30 PM Alaska Time
Audience: K–5 Educators
Access Zoom links, resources, and recordings through your ASDN Canvas account (instructions are included in your registration confirmation email).
Certificate of Attendance: 9 hours (attendance at all sessions required; missed sessions must be completed via recording). COA hours eligible to earn credit through ED 556: Transformative Teaching—Growth Through Study and Reflection. Click here to learn more.
SERIES OVERVIEW
This six-part webinar series offers K–5 educators a research-based framework for teaching writing. Participants will examine the key components of writing instruction, ranging from foundational transcription skills to paragraph and multi-paragraph composition.
Each 90-minute session includes evidence-based strategies, practical applications, and opportunities for discussion and reflection.
Designed for educators seeking a structured and practical approach to writing instruction, the course features modeling, hands-on practice, and collaborative discussions to enhance classroom application.
Session 1: Building the Foundation — The Science of Writing, Oral Language, and Transcription Skills
Session 2: Laying the Groundwork — Fundamentals of Sentence Writing and Simple Sentences
Session 3: Expanding Expression — Teaching Compound and Complex Sentences
Session 4: Writing with Purpose — Teaching the Writing Process Step by Step
Session 5: From Sentences to Structure — Teaching Paragraph Writing in Informational and Opinion Genres
Session 6: The Power of Expansion — Moving Beyond the Paragraph
Presenter
Tanya Young
FEES
Subscriber: No Cost
Non-Subscriber: $50.00
You may pay with Visa or MasterCard.
EARN UNIVERSITY CREDIT
ASDN's ED 556: Transformative Teaching: Growth Through Study and Reflection lets educators convert ASDN webinars, workshops, and other professional learning into 500-level UAA PACE university credit. Attend sessions, save your attendance certificates, track your learning hours, and register for ED 556 once you've met the requirements. To earn a certificate, you must attend all webinars or watch any missed session recordings.
Learn more about ED 556: Click here.
Download the Learning Log & Reflection Paper Template: Click here