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RICHARD KOCH, PhD
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Teaching Writing in the Age of Stress and Trauma
Convocation Center
North
Room #7 (Red Star)
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Morning Workshop (11:00-12:10 AM)
Teaching Writing in the Age of Stress and Trauma
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Workshop Description:
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In this session I will present and demonstrate key steps to incorporate in Writing Workshop that will both "tune" the workshop to better serve those who have experienced trauma and also clarify how those steps will improve learning and writing quality for all students. These steps or methods include: Establishing a "Respect Agreement" with the student community, engaging students by including "choice," and teaching a "Response Protocol" for writing that both makes students safe and grows the quality of their work. The group members will get to experience these methods in the workshop during our session.
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Target Group:
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Teachers K-12, and school administrators
RICHARD KOCH, PhD
Richard Koch, PhD, is Professor of English Emeritus of Adrian College (MI) where his lead specialization has been Teaching Writing. He has worked with the National Writing Project for over 25 years. He was Director of the Southeast Michigan Writing Project and also of the statewide network of Michigan Writing Projects. He currently works with the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project of the University of Pittsburgh. He is co-author of The Portfolio Guidebook and Director of the website Michigan Portfolios, intended to help teachers with writing assessment. He has been a consultant on teaching writing to schools and K-12 school districts in Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania..
