Super Saturday October 19th Teacher Tickets

During the Super Saturday Series, teachers will have an opportunity to work alongside students, participating in mini-lessons and workshop writing in a day designed by our team of highly skilled teacher consultants. Teachers will walk away with lesson materials and the experience of participating in a vibrant writing community that they will be able to replicate in their classrooms.   These tickets are for Saturday, October 19 only.  To purchase a discounted ticket to all 3 Super Saturdays click here. Teachers may also opt to sign up for units through San Jose State University at an additional fee to be collected in person after the first Super Saturday (see below for details). If you choose to sign up for units, please reserve your spot here. Event Schedule 9:30-10:00am - Registration in front of Sweeney Hall Courtyard 10:00-10:30am - Pre-conference with teacher consultant on lesson objectives & plans 10:30-12:30pm - Participate in a Super Saturday lesson led by teacher consultant alongside students 12:30-1:00pm - Debrief with the teacher consultant to discuss instructional moves 1:00-2:15pm - PLC meeting for teachers earning units Course Descriptions Grades K-3 - How Writing Works from the Inside Teaching workshop, or process writing, can make writing a joy—work that is not a chore. The workshop model is based on learning to write the way experienced writers do. This writing does not demand correctness or perfection. Students make choices and build independence, then acquire greater skill with writing conventions over time. We encourage and nurture student writing, but another key piece is for you to get on the other side of the desk, doing what we ask students to do. While your child has some educational fun, you are invited to the free Parent University to have fun writing, too. Developing your own writing life is one valuable way to respond to your child’s writing. Lorena Lopez is a SJAWP teacher consultant, instructional coach and Assistant Principal | 6th Grade Advisor, Hoover Middle School Laura Brown is a retired intervention coach and co-director with SJAWP. She co-directs the Invitational Summer Institute and the summer Writing Workshop for students. Grades 4-7 - Rule 2: Know Your Audience and Surprise Them Let curiosity lead the way into writing. SJAWP Associate Director Jane Gilmore leads the Novel Writing Program and co-directs the Creative Writing Camp at Cumberland as well as the Teen Writers Institute at San Jose State. Arcadia Conrad is a writer and director of the award-winning Cupertino Actors Theater out of Cupertino High School. Grades 8-12 - Sentence Focus: Finding the Secret Agent “Another essay prompt. Dang, this teacher’s crazy. Where do I even start with this?” The answer is to find the secret agent, lurking there in the shadows of the prompt. Don’t see him?  Let us help. Martin Brandt is a Teacher Consultant with SJAWP and teaches at Independence High School, East Side Union HSD.