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Implementing WICOR®: Writing

WICOR is AVID’s proven learning support structure, which emphasizes writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to prepare students for college and career success. This collection explores writing strategies as well as technology that can be used to power up the writing process.

#252 – Shift Writing Into the Classroom, Part I, with Dr. Katie Novak

Dr. Katie Novak explains a new approach to writing as she talks about the book she recently cowrote with Dr. Catlin Tucker, Shift Writing Into the Classroom With UDL and Blended Learning.

Unpacking Education 47 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

#229 – Grammarly and GrammarlyGO

Review features of a writing assistant with artificial intelligence, Grammarly, as well as its new AI tool, GrammarlyGO.

Tech Talk For Teachers 9 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Ed Tip: GrammarlyGO

Use GrammarlyGO to access generative AI functionality within the context of Grammarly’s writing assistance software.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

#159 – Creating With Writing

Review seven ways that you can have students write creatively in any content-area classroom.

Tech Talk For Teachers 9 min Resource by:

Ed Tip: Creative Writing Tools

Explore writing formats, tools, and integration ideas that you can implement in your classroom.

Ed Tips 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Social Studies Dimension 4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action

Explore a multitude of ways that students can use audio, video, text, images, and multimedia to communicate conclusions, demonstrate what they’ve learned, and take action based on that learning.

Best Practices 40 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Fine-Tune Your Communication With Online Reference Materials

Develop a collection of online reference materials for convenient and immediate access and use.

Best Practices 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Find and Explore Websites to Help Teach ELA

Explore websites filled with lessons, teaching ideas, content resources, and interactive games.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Publish With Pride: Step 5 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to add your finishing touches, conduct one final check, and then publish your finished project to your audience.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Polish With Precision: Step 4 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to analyze your writing, identify mechanical issues, and help you create a polished final draft.

Best Practices 7 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Revise With Resolve: Step 3 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use technology to efficiently and effectively improve the content, organization, and coherence of your writing.

Best Practices 10 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Draft With Direction: Step 2 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Explore ways to integrate technology as you transition from the planning stage to writing your first draft.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Reimagine the Writing Process

Consider how the integration of technology can expand how you define the process and product of writing in your classroom.

Best Practices 5 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Pre-Write With Purpose: Step 1 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Explore ways to integrate technology into four pre-writing tasks: clarifying your writing task, generating preliminary ideas, gathering ideas and content, and organizing and planning.

Best Practices 26 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Think It, Write It: Creative Writing Across the Curriculum

Explore strategies and tools that students can use to write creatively across the curriculum.

Best Practices 12 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

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