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Workshop		Teaching Grammar in Context
Department		ESU 10 - T&L
Default Contact		Sarah Essay
Default Location		ESU 10 Kearney NE

Description

The workshop focuses on making grammar in context accessible by focusing on students’ natural ability to examine the complex language in their lives instead of relying on traditional drill-and-kill worksheets.
Course Objectives:

Examine the ineffectiveness of traditional grammar teaching methods
Explore language use in the real world and its impact on the recipient
Analyze the dynamics of grammar and language in relation to power, especially related to Standard American English
Understand students’ natural ability to use and manipulate language
Explore how grammar concepts can be organized to fit into current classroom units of study, including text-based, writing-based, and reality-based models of grammar instruction
Address how teachers can offer more effective feedback to students’ writing in relation to grammar usage
Make accessible common rules of grammar and how they relate to the classroom

Section(s)

	Section Date	Contact
	June 14, 2021 (5 days)	Essay, Sarah		22 (10/22)

Audience

Audience: ELA teachers, ELD (EL, ESL, ELL) Teachers

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