Institute of Education Science Practice Guide Recommendations to Prepare Preservice Teachers to Instruct Writing

Time: 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST

Location: Webinar

Description: The goals for this webinar are to increase the knowledge of faculty members at teacher preparation institutions of the recommendations from the IES practice guides Teaching Elementary Schools Students to Be Effective Writers and Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively, and to provide models for preservice teacher education writing methods of instruction. Participants will delve deeply into recommendations and examples from the practices guides. Participants will leave with the knowledge and ability to utilize the recommendations and activities in the practice guides in their state and local settings.

Research Alliance: Improving Literacy Research Alliance

Audience: The primary audience will include those involved in literacy policy making, pre-service teacher education, coaching, and teaching at the SEA and LEA levels throughout the United States.

Speakers: Carol Donovan, Ph.D. Professor of Literacy Education, University of Alabama Tracey Hodges, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Alabama