This Steve Dunn, Expository Reading and Research Workshop is a two-day workshop including theory, step-by-step procedure, guided practice, lesson planning based upon gradual release of responsibility, and student engagement.  No material purchase is required for participation in this workshop.

Key Concepts Addressed:
*3 purposes of text preview
*Using text structure to comprehend
*Teaching and demonstration of expository text
*Text selection
*Teacher preparation
*Step-by-step process
*Implanting the comprehension strategies
*Teaching metacognition by talking to the author
*Regarding and discarding information
*Sorting and categorizing information
*Teaching key words in order to paraphrase
*Teaching research writing
*Using Reading/Writing strategies to teach the content area

Workshop Dates: November 23, 2020 (day 1) and December 16, 2020 (day 2)
Attendance during both days is required.

Workshop Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM CST (one-hour lunch break included)

Workshop Location: Virtual (Connection link and detailed workshop logistics will be emailed closer to the date.)

Intended Audience: Grade 6-8 teachers who teach expository text

Facilitator: Steve Dunn (http://www.stevewdunn.com/)

Cost:
*FREE to NESC-member educators (http://www.nesc.k12.nd.us/members/)
*$200.00 per participant for educators who are not NESC members.  Participants will be invoiced via email with payment terms of 30 days from the last workshop date.

Registration Deadline: One week prior to the workshop date

Graduate Credit: Workshop hours can be applied towards the 2020-21 NESC Cafeteria Plan for graduate credit through VCSU (http://www.nesc.k12.nd.us/graduate-credit-for-professional-learning/).  This is available for NESC-member educators.

Workshop Contact: Derryn Johnson, NESC Professional Learning Specialist
derryn.johnson@nescnd.org / 888-701-6372