Tomorrow is the first of our monthly professional learning webinars for ELA educators and leaders. You're welcome to join us live or view the recording at a later date. Register to receive the recording.

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* Attend or view 7 webinars * Complete reflections for each webinar * Provide evidence of implementation of at least one instructional practice from the webinar series in your classroom

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Besting the Grammar Beast

Dr. Deborah Dean, Professor of English, Brigham Young University

**Supports implementation of Writing Standards 1-4; Reading Standard 4; Speaking & Listening Standard 3

We know the research. It says that traditional methods don't really help, that we should teach in context. But what does that mean, especially with so many challenges to teaching in general-and attitudes toward language learning specifically? In this webinar, we will look at some quick ways to start putting language learning into our classrooms in ways that will help students read and write better-and, just maybe, bring an interest in language into the classroom.

Naomi Watkins, Ph.D. Secondary English Language Arts Specialist Utah State Board of Education (801) 538-7616