Anticipating the ACT:
Embed ACT Reading Comprehension and English Skills into Your Teaching
Location:
Montec Building, 1121 East Broadway, Missoula, MT in the large conference room
Date and time:
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Ann Ellsworth
Registration:
$99
For educators of grades 10-12
6 OPI renewal units
Coffee and snacks provided. Lunch on your own.
Course # 20551026
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The presenter is an expert on the ACT, a standardized test used by colleges and universities to determine students’ readiness for post-secondary education. She has designed a protocol for teaching Reading Comprehension and English skills—two of the four core areas tested—in a way that is contextualized and advances students’ overall test-taking skills. One focus involves helping students become more efficient readers, so when they read the humanities, social science, and science passages, they will know how to actively find key concepts that will then match up to the comprehension questions. A second area of focus is to explore how grammar, punctuation, and other language conventions are assessed. The skills learned at this workshop can increase your students’ scores.
Bring your laptops or wireless device.
About the presenter:
Ann Ellsworth has taught in elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin and Montana, and has led reading and writing professional development workshops across Montana and the Midwest. She is the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) "Grammar Teacher of the Year." The Association of Teachers of English Grammar (ATEG) is an arm of NCTE. She was awarded the 2016 Montana Reading Teacher of the Year, and was a finalist for two national teaching awards. Presently she works with teacher candidates at Montana State University-Bozeman She has served as editor of the MONTANA STATE READING JOURNAL and is working with a publisher on a book on how to improve student writing.
Register at: https://forms.gle/qgZXr57FSZG1jCp8A
Embed ACT Reading Comprehension and English Skills into Your Teaching
Location:
Montec Building, 1121 East Broadway, Missoula, MT in the large conference room
Date and time:
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Ann Ellsworth
Registration:
$99
For educators of grades 10-12
6 OPI renewal units
Coffee and snacks provided. Lunch on your own.
Course # 20551026
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The presenter is an expert on the ACT, a standardized test used by colleges and universities to determine students’ readiness for post-secondary education. She has designed a protocol for teaching Reading Comprehension and English skills—two of the four core areas tested—in a way that is contextualized and advances students’ overall test-taking skills. One focus involves helping students become more efficient readers, so when they read the humanities, social science, and science passages, they will know how to actively find key concepts that will then match up to the comprehension questions. A second area of focus is to explore how grammar, punctuation, and other language conventions are assessed. The skills learned at this workshop can increase your students’ scores.
Bring your laptops or wireless device.
About the presenter:
Ann Ellsworth has taught in elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin and Montana, and has led reading and writing professional development workshops across Montana and the Midwest. She is the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) "Grammar Teacher of the Year." The Association of Teachers of English Grammar (ATEG) is an arm of NCTE. She was awarded the 2016 Montana Reading Teacher of the Year, and was a finalist for two national teaching awards. Presently she works with teacher candidates at Montana State University-Bozeman She has served as editor of the MONTANA STATE READING JOURNAL and is working with a publisher on a book on how to improve student writing.
Register at: https://forms.gle/qgZXr57FSZG1jCp8A