Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
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Greetings, Reader! Here's some more info about the FREE Cheerful ELA Education Conference I shared with you on Thursday. We have 15 talented and experienced upper elementary ELA teachers, sharing up-to-date, relevant ideas you can quickly implement to engage your students in reading, writing, grammar, spelling, phonics, speaking, and listening. The conference is free to join and you’ll have access to all 15 presentations for 4 days. There will be fun giveaways and live take- action sessions for you to join each day to get the most out of the conference. If you don’t feel like 4 days is long enough to get the most out of the presentations, there is a Booster Pass upgrade option where you can get access to the presentations and a private conference podcast for 12 months. Here are some presentations I can’t wait to watch:
Here's a link to the FULL schedule. And of course, I can't wait for you to join my session: Scaffolding and Support for Narrative Writing Success! I'll be talking about simple shifts you can make to get your students engaged in writing fun narratives.
Have any questions about the event? Feel free to send me a message! Talk soon, Marianna |
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Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
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