The Smart Writing Staff Development DVD

“Observing me as I teach lessons can deepen your knowledge of the writing process and ways to teach adolescent writers.”
—Laura Robb

Building on her experience as a teacher trainer and coach, Laura Robb’s Smart Writing Staff Development DVD welcomes you into her classroom and lets you eavesdrop as she teaches middle school writers. Through live-from-the-classroom video clips, Laura Robb explicitly models how to:
• tap into adolescents’ social and developmental needs
• analyze mentor texts with a writer’s eye
• negotiate assessment criteria that guide the entire writing process
• foster students’ independence through self-evaluation and peer feedback
• align your lessons with the Common Core State Standards.

Throughout, this DVD shows that sharing control with students can be surprisingly simple and rewarding—and can position them for success on their state tests and beyond.

• Smart Writing: Practical Units fpr Teaching Middle School Writers
• Smart Writing Handbook
• Smart Writing Staff Development DVD