Dr. Janet Allen

Learning to Write – Writing to Learn

The North Woods Partnership is very pleased to be able to sponsor a one- day workshop on March 17th with Dr. Janet Allen on Learning to Write – Writing to Learn. Janet Allen is an international consultant recognized for her literacy work with at-risk students. She is the author of On the Same Page: Shared Reading Beyond the Primary Grades; Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading; and, Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12; It’s Never Too Late: Leading Adolescents to Lifelong Literacy; and co-author of There’s Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School.

Janet taught high school reading and English in northern Maine from 1972 until 1992 when she relocated to Florida to teach English and reading education courses at the University of Central Florida. During her tenure at UCF, she directed the Central Florida Writing Project and assisted in the creation of the Orange County Literacy Project. Dr. Allen has received several teaching awards including the Milken Foundation’s National Educator Award.

The March 17^th workshop – Learning to Write – Writing to Learn – will be an interactive workshop in which we will explore a variety of instructional strategies for supporting student writing in content classrooms and life. Strategies will be demonstrated in the context of a range of resources: poetry, essays, fiction, informational text, and student writing. Writing assessment that informs instruction and provides meaningful feedback for students will be combined with the strategies demonstrated.

When? Wednesday – March 17^th

Where? St. Peter’s Parish Center on 58 Cedar Street, East Millinocket (If you are coming from Medway, take a right at Rick’s Market. If you are coming from Millinocket, take a left at Rick’s Market. Follow Cedar Street to the end and you will see the parish center.)

Time: 8:00 to 2:00

Food: Muffins and coffee will be served at 7:30 in the morning and lunch will be served.