Submitted by: Heather Brubaker
Confirming that our full-day Writer’s Retreat for MS/HS English will be:
Friday, January 24th
Our facilitator, Eve Becker, has secured space for us up at Teachers College. More specific details on exact timing/location to come.
Please note: All teachers should expect not to be at LREI during school hours that day. We are likely to begin at 8:30 up at TC, and to wrap up at 3/3:30pm. Thank you for planning accordingly!
As a reminder, here are the ideas going into the retreat design:
- Protecting substantial time during the day for individuals to write
- Designing the workshop to work for everyone, whether or not they perceive themselves as writers or have an ongoing writing practice
- Inviting work on whatever kind of writing feels meaningful: our own projects, writing about teaching, writing student models…
- Opening space for feedback or sharing that will be low stakes, supportive, voluntary (not the classic workshop / critique model)
- Emphasizing process and reflection
Thanks, everyone. Looking forward to it.
Best,
Heather