Sheri Henderson is available for staff development
in-service seminars and for other public appearances. Sheri’s
seminars are research-based, interactive, hands-on, and move at
warp speed (unless you request otherwise ….) She emphasizes
practicality, giving teachers ideas and methods they can immediately
put to use. She does not offer “canned” training days
but instead designs each experience individually. Call her at 866.335.2643
(866-DELANGE) to discuss your situation. Sheri’s
fees are typically $1,500. per day, $750. per half-day, $500. minimum plus
actual travel costs from Orange County, CA and cost of participant
materials.
Using STAR Assessment to Power
What We Do
If you are concerned about API scores, then this
one hour seminar is a must. Sheri offers a fresh, eye-opening,
mind-changing look at today’s testing, then shows language
arts teachers how to seamlessly integrate testing feedback, challenges,
and realities with quality literature and writing-based instruction.
“I am a thirty-three
year English teacher. I will be retiring in June, just three
months from now. Based on what I heard in one hour today, I
am going to change my teaching. I have no higher compliment
to pay you. Thank you.” *
“Awesome! Sheri
blew me away!” *
Scoring of Actual STAR Essays
Remember CAP scoring? Remember how valuable those
sessions were for getting everyone on the same page, looking for
the same traits when scoring? This one-day workshop updates and
recreates that experience, using anchor sets and training sets
provided by ETS. These are actual training materials that STAR
scorers have received. Available sets: Grade 4 Narrative, Grade
7 Response to Literature.
“I am a first year
teacher of 4th grade and this workshop has helped me immensely.
I now know what my kids need to know to get ready for the 4th
grade writing test.” *
Resources for Teaching the New Standards
in Writing: Program Overview
(One to sixteen hours depending on your available
time)
Introduction to the testing realities, research, philosophical
basis, methods, and materials that power the De Lange / Henderson
Resources for Teaching the New Standards in Writing program.
If we have more than two hours, this seminar will include one
entire writing unit, usually Response to Literature. Since the
writing program methods scaffold from grade to grade, this presentation
is suitable for a wide mix of grade levels. Typically, such a
presentation is used to kick off a district adoption of the program,
as a trainer-of-trainers session, or to create teacher interest
in piloting for a possible adoption. Follow-up is strongly advised.
“Nothing but raves!”
Susie Shapiro,
Secondary Literacy Coordinator of Local District
1,
Los Angeles Unified School District
“Very quick. I laughed the whole day and came away with
a ton of new strategies. Thank you!” *
“I truly enjoyed today’s workshop but needed more
time. There is so much to learn!”
Two-, Three- and Four-Day Writing Workshops
This option is most frequently requested by districts
implementing adoptions of the writing program. We recommend beginning
with two days that are either consecutive or at most one month
apart, followed by one to two more days during the academic year.
Content includes the writing program overview above (day one)
and then continues with a single writing style discussed on each
subsequent day. Since this day is domain-specific, a more narrow
spread of grade levels is suggested: grades 3-5 or 6-8, for example.
Participants receive a model lesson in addition to the materials
found in the program. Requires purchase of one copy Resources
for Teaching the New Standards in Writing per participant.
Quantity discount will apply.
“Information was
great! Thank you soooo much for buying each of us a writing
binder. I’ll be using it TOMORROW!!!”*
“Thorough knowledge.
Please come back for a more detailed discussion.”*
Follow-Up Writing Seminars (Two to Four hours)
Teachers who are implementing the methods and
materials frequently request, require, and appreciate time to
discuss their successes and challenges. These after-school two-hour
seminars are designed to support teachers as they implement classroom
change. Travel costs probably make this an expensive option for
those of you in Northern or Central California, but districts
in Southern California have found these seminars to be really
useful.
“Amazing. Sheri
answered questions I’ve been struggling with for my whole
five year career. Thank you so much for bringing Sheri back
for this discussion. I have just one question left: How do I
buy stock in her?” *
Keeping It All Together*
*Or how to survive Standards and high-stakes
testing, combine grade-appropriate literature with quality writing,
and still keep a grip on your sanity.
This one-day seminar combines elements of the
testing and writing seminars above with research-based discussion
of issues in factual and literary reading. This session will use
one STARLits title to focus on a single short story and
address all aspects of standards-based preparation within the
scope of that single work. This day is often requested in combination
with the writing program overview day. Purchase of one STARLits
binder for each participant is required; site licensing and discounts
are available.
“ …outstanding
seminar. I’ll use it immediately and it will change the
way I teach. Great presenter, incredibly useful material.”
*
Issues in Reading Instruction
This is a full or half day examination of research-based
findings and their implications for reading instruction with regard
to California’s current standards, testing, and anthologies.
Participants will receive handouts outlining the research, connecting
it to specific standards, and offering concrete, effective, and
simple means of putting research into practice to improve tested
reading skills. This session is useful for teachers from grade
four through high school.
“Finally! A district-required
in-service day that was actually USEFUL! That’s a first
in my twenty year career.” *
The above represent our most frequently requested
seminars. Every need is unique. Call Sheri at 866.335.2643
(866-DELANGE) to discuss yours.
