NCTE WLU15 Presentation

1. Re-visioning Writing in
Elementary Classrooms
Incorporating the Arts into
Cross-Curricular Writing for K-5
Students
Kristen Sousa, Saraland City Schools, AL
Paige Vitulli, University of South Alabama

2. Literacies for All Summer
Institute
“Sharing Our Stories: Re-visioning Our
Worlds, invites us to share stories of
wonder and frustration as we explore
language and literacy learning and
teaching. We will reflect on whole
language as a part of the historic
tapestry of progressive education,
democratic schools, and critical
literacy.”
http://www.ncte.org/wlu/institute

3. Incorporating the Arts into
Cross-Curricular Writing
for K-5 Students
This training session provides K-5 teachers
with instructional strategies for incorporating
the arts into cross-curricular writing.
Participants will examine a plethora of student
writing and determine how to integrate
science, social studies, art, music, and dance
into writing instruction. Participants will learn
how to facilitate student-led research projects.

12. Every child is an
artist; the problem is
how to remain an
artist once he grows
up.
--Pablo Picasso

13. Monster Mash

14. Monster Mash

15. Monster Mash

16. Monster Mash

17. Weather

18. Weather

19. Ocean Animals

21. Rainforest Animals

22. Desert Animals

23. Dinosaur Open House

24. Dinosaur Open House

25. Dinosaur Open House

26. Dinosaur Open House

27. Dinosaur Open House

28. Dinosaur Open House

30. Comments?
Questions?
Kristen Sousa
ksousa@saralandboe.or
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Paige Vitulli
pvitulli@southalabama.