Teaching Writing Within a Balanced Literacy Program

Friday 30 April 2010 | 9am–3pm

This course invites primary teachers to reflect on how writing is taught in their classrooms and to see how students' excitement for writing can be ignited. Participants will:

• explore concepts of audience and purpose
• revisit the writing process, text types, skills and strategies for writing, and
• discuss organisational strategies and links with integrated units.

Presenter
Robyn Wild has worked for the NSW Department of Education and Training as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, literacy consultant and senior curriculum officer in the Early Learning Unit. She works part-time at Macquarie University in the Education Faculty and the Institute of Early Childhood, and at the University of Sydney.

NSWIT Recognition
This course is approved as 5 hours Institute registered Professional Development for maintenance of accreditation at Professional Competence. NSWIT Course Code C04065. Please provide your 6-digit Institute Number on your registration form if you want your participation recognised.

Fees & Registration
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$200 Individuals | $185 Groups from the same school (Fees per person, GST inclusive)

Venue
Room 612, Level 6, Education Building (A35), Manning Rd, The University of Sydney, Camperdown

Enquiries
Please email .