Professional Development

 Professional Development

I am a classroom teacher, but also work as literacy consultant when I am not spending time with fourth graders. 

I'll be happy to help you personalize and design a workshop and/or presentation that best supports your needs for K-8 students. 


The following is a list of possible speaking topics:

Around Conferring...

• Bringing Conferring to the Forefront of Reader's Workshop
• The Rituals and Routines that Support Conferring with Readers
• Strengthening Conferring to Build Independence
• Discovering the Power of Reading Conferences
• A Conferring Structure That Supports Readers
• Using Conferring as Formative Assessment
• Stretching and Strengthening Our Ability to Confer with Readers

Around Reader's Workshop...

• Encouraging Long-Thinking in a Fast-Paced World
• Exploring the Gradual Release of Responsibility
• Planning for Thinking Strategy Instruction
• A Glimpse into My Classroom - What I've Discovered
• The Rituals and Routines that Support Workshop
• Strengthening Independence with Young Readers
• A Closer Look at Thinking Strategies 
• Reader's Notebooks and Their Role in Reader's Workshop

Around Writer's Workshop...

• Linking Units of Study to a Specific Thinking Strategy
• Bridging Reading/Writing Through Thinking Strategy Instruction
• Creating Rituals and Routines to Support Writers

I am available to provide classroom demonstrations and work directly with your staff or organization. 
 

Please contact me at patrickallen6@msn.com if you would like to schedule a school visit, a workshop, or a conference.  I use a booking agent and I will direct you to them after we communicate and discuss my work with you.

You may also contact Chandra Lowe, the Marketing and Promotions Coordinator for Stenhouse Publishers at clowe@stenhouse.com or by clicking her name (it will direct you to the website).