Annual Membership for Online PLD

Description

Building Excitement, Engagement & Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd

This Standard Annual Membership tool – developed around a long-term goal of students becoming motivated and independent writers who are able to communicate confidently, proficiently and with impact according to the purpose for writing and the intended audience – is based on a belief that teachers can make a difference for all students, regardless of their level of ability.

By purchasing an annual membership licence, schools/teachers will have full access to our video resources and accompanying downloadable notes which include:

• Access to existing Murray ‘Reads and Writes From’ Video Lessons. These cover a range of fiction and non-fiction topics.  For each lesson, you can download / printable ‘Teacher Notes’ on how the lesson can be used within the classroom programme.
• Newly published Murray ‘Reads and Writes From’ Video Lessons – released through-out the year, typically at the beginning of each new (NZ) term.  There are usually three per term: one for the junior school; one for the middle school; one for the senior school.
• Access to existing ‘Murray Talks’ videos. These are all “teacher aides” on topics related to the effective teaching of writing.  Each video includes a detailed, downloadable ‘Teacher Notes‘ PDF.
• Newly published Murray Talks Videos – released through-out the year, typically at the beginning of each new (NZ) term. All Murray Talks relate directly to the classroom and will be research and evidence-based.
• Access to a “Members Area” section where you can manage your Subscription, add remove and invite Group Managers and members to your Group. See the FAQ for details.
• Access to technical support for your membership plan.

Topics of the ‘Murray Talks’ include:

• scheduling for writing;
• writing purposes and audiences;
• topic and task selection;
• teaching approaches and routines for writing instruction;
• writing instructional practices;
• learning goals for writing;
• assessment in writing;
• writing across the curriculum, including role of genre;
• making reading-writing links;
• role of spelling within the writing programme;
• ways of extending able writers;
• working with struggling writers;
• boys as writers;
• role of oral language in the writing programme;
• promoting self-regulation in writing;
• teacher as writer;
• the classroom writing environment;
• use of writing tools;
• making school-home literacy links;
• approaches to moderating writing.

Written notes summarising the main points of each talk (as well as appropriate resources) and inquiry questions for teachers will also be downloadable.

Coming in 2022: PLUS Membership Option – an option to include Online Sessions With Murray

From 2022, we will offer an “PLUS Membership” option for schools to upgrade their subscription in order to access direct on-line sessions with Murray via e.g. Zoom. These will be in the form of two 60-minute live sessions with Murray (each year) to take place at a time and on topics that are mutually negotiated and agreed.

For example, these sessions could be used for: staff meetings; discussions with teams about student writing; or even interactions with students about their writing.

This is for schools that can’t get access to my facilitation as I hate having to say ‘no’ !

All qualifying membership subscribers will be notified when this option becomes available.

All of the above resources can be used at the school-wide level, team/whanau level, or individual teacher level, according to what licence you have purchased.

They can be used for purposes of professional learning, development and/or inquiry (probably led by a school or literacy leader) or just to motivate and engage school leaders, teachers and students.