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Thursday, August 7
 

8:30am PDT

Informational Writing with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 3-5) LIMITED
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Board Room
Join Area 3 Writing Project teacher leaders Stephanie Moore-Tealdi and Kate Bowen as they explore informational writing in upper elementary. Using the Cooperative Strip Paragraph to lead to Independent Paragraph Writing.  Participants will also explore the Word of the Week - WOW! - a weekly assignment used to assess content knowledge while also incorporating ELA and visual arts.
Speakers
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Kate Bowen

Area 3 Writing Project
Kate is a retired elementary teacher with over 35 years of classroom experience in the upper grades.  Kate enjoys developing both in-person and virtual workshops for elementary teachers throughout California and also designs integrated curriculum for TK-6th grade classrooms.  A... Read More →
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Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Area 3 Writing Project
Stephanie is an elementary teacher with 18 years of experience teaching grades 1–4. Stephanie is passionate about designing engaging lessons and cross-curricular units that integrate ELA, mathematics, social studies, and the arts. Stephanie is a lifelong learner who enjoys exploring... Read More →
Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Demo Lesson

9:45am PDT

Using Picture Books as Mentor Texts with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 3-5) LIMITED
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Board Room
Explore picture books as mentor texts with Area 3 Writing Project teacher leaders Stephanie Moore-Tealdi and Kate Bowen. Discover how to use books as mentor texts to teach poetry, genre, text structure, perspective, character traits, and plot elements. Curated book list to inspire writing will be shared with participants.
Speakers
avatar for Kate Bowen

Kate Bowen

Area 3 Writing Project
Kate is a retired elementary teacher with over 35 years of classroom experience in the upper grades.  Kate enjoys developing both in-person and virtual workshops for elementary teachers throughout California and also designs integrated curriculum for TK-6th grade classrooms.  A... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Area 3 Writing Project
Stephanie is an elementary teacher with 18 years of experience teaching grades 1–4. Stephanie is passionate about designing engaging lessons and cross-curricular units that integrate ELA, mathematics, social studies, and the arts. Stephanie is a lifelong learner who enjoys exploring... Read More →
Thursday August 7, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Demo Lesson

11:00am PDT

Arts Integration in English Language Arts with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 3-5) LIMITED
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Board Room
Curious about integrating arts instruction and history social science into your elementary classroom? Join Area 3 Writing Project teacher leaders Stephanie Moore-Tealdi and Kate Bowen as they engage in an integrated lesson centered around the question, “How can we use script writing to strengthen our understanding of plot and bring the story of Separate is Never Equal to life, while making choices that effectively communicate the emotions and perspectives of the characters?”
Speakers
avatar for Kate Bowen

Kate Bowen

Area 3 Writing Project
Kate is a retired elementary teacher with over 35 years of classroom experience in the upper grades.  Kate enjoys developing both in-person and virtual workshops for elementary teachers throughout California and also designs integrated curriculum for TK-6th grade classrooms.  A... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Area 3 Writing Project
Stephanie is an elementary teacher with 18 years of experience teaching grades 1–4. Stephanie is passionate about designing engaging lessons and cross-curricular units that integrate ELA, mathematics, social studies, and the arts. Stephanie is a lifelong learner who enjoys exploring... Read More →
Thursday August 7, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Demo Lesson

1:00pm PDT

Off to a Good Start! with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 3-5) LIMITED
Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Board Room
Join Area 3 Writing Project teacher leaders Stephanie Moore-Tealdi and Kate Bowen as they work to set up your classroom for ELA success.  During this session we will share tips for establishing a collaborative writing environment in the upper elementary classroom.  In addition, participants will use/learn/explore EduProtocol’s 8 p*ARTS, Mountain Language and receive tools to use with students to promote confident writers for the entire school year.
Speakers
avatar for Kate Bowen

Kate Bowen

Area 3 Writing Project
Kate is a retired elementary teacher with over 35 years of classroom experience in the upper grades.  Kate enjoys developing both in-person and virtual workshops for elementary teachers throughout California and also designs integrated curriculum for TK-6th grade classrooms.  A... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Stephanie Moore-Tealdi

Area 3 Writing Project
Stephanie is an elementary teacher with 18 years of experience teaching grades 1–4. Stephanie is passionate about designing engaging lessons and cross-curricular units that integrate ELA, mathematics, social studies, and the arts. Stephanie is a lifelong learner who enjoys exploring... Read More →
Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Design Lab
 
Friday, August 8
 

8:30am PDT

Writing Sprints: Low Stakes Writing at Its Best with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 6-12) LIMITED
Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Board Room
Writing sprints are used by authors all the time. Set a timer, and let the pen flow. How can we harness that method in the classroom? Join A3WP teacher leader Michelle Voelker as she shares quick and simple tricks that will get kids out of their own way and let their thinking flow onto the page. Come try a few and see how they can be used in your classroom tomorrow.
Speakers
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Michelle Voelker

Area 3 Writing Project
Michelle Voelker is an English teacher at a Title I school in Sacramento, CA. She is an A3WP teacher leader, providing workshops on literacy practices in the classroom. Before becoming a teacher, Michelle was an AmeriCorps member for a program that provided reading intervention on... Read More →
Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Interactive Workshop

9:45am PDT

Books on Books on Books!! Daily Reading, Book Tasting and Book Clubs in the Secondary Classroom (Grades 6-12) LIMITED
Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Board Room
Want to increase the number of books students read in a year? Come join A3WP teacher leader Michelle Voelker as she walks participants through book tasting to get students started. Follow the tasting with book club units that build on the momentum of independent reading and watch kids flourish as they analyze novels, discuss their reading authentically, and transfer all their learning into various writing assignments.
Speakers
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Michelle Voelker

Area 3 Writing Project
Michelle Voelker is an English teacher at a Title I school in Sacramento, CA. She is an A3WP teacher leader, providing workshops on literacy practices in the classroom. Before becoming a teacher, Michelle was an AmeriCorps member for a program that provided reading intervention on... Read More →
Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Interactive Workshop

11:00am PDT

Social Stories - Building Empathy through Writing (Grades 6-12) LIMITED
Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Board Room
Are you looking for authentic audiences for your students’ writing? Look no further than the social story. A3WP teacher leader Michelle Voelker demonstrates a technique she uses with her students to write social stories for others where they not only build their writing skills, but their empathy as well. Come learn how this very short story can hone students’ writing craft, and help them cultivate compassion.
Speakers
avatar for Michelle Voelker

Michelle Voelker

Area 3 Writing Project
Michelle Voelker is an English teacher at a Title I school in Sacramento, CA. She is an A3WP teacher leader, providing workshops on literacy practices in the classroom. Before becoming a teacher, Michelle was an AmeriCorps member for a program that provided reading intervention on... Read More →
Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Interactive Workshop

1:00pm PDT

Daily Writing Routines that Pack a Punch with Area 3 Writing Project (Grades 6-12) LIMITED
Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Board Room
Need a way to build writing fluency with students? Join A3WP teacher leader Michelle Voelker to learn how a 10 minute per day writing routine will help students not only build writing fluency, but gets them thinking critically about everything from craft, to current events, and more. Daily themes help students know what to expect and track their growth as the year progresses. During this design lab, participants will create their own 10 minute writing routines that can be implemented in their own classrooms.
Speakers
avatar for Michelle Voelker

Michelle Voelker

Area 3 Writing Project
Michelle Voelker is an English teacher at a Title I school in Sacramento, CA. She is an A3WP teacher leader, providing workshops on literacy practices in the classroom. Before becoming a teacher, Michelle was an AmeriCorps member for a program that provided reading intervention on... Read More →
Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Board Room 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA
  Design Lab
 
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