Mission Viejo, CA 92690
ph: 949-324-5440
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Get Ahead Writing has a variety of services and methods for providing professional development and direct student services for K-12 schools.
The Get Ahead Writing model is standards-based and completely aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
We offer support in:
All of our services have a direct English literacy focus with an emphasis in oral and written expression.
The job-embedded professional development model allows one trainer to work with one grade level for a six week period of time (one day per week). Each teacher will receive approximately one hour per week of classroom-embedded professional development. The trainer will deliver the writing instruction while the classroom teacher observes. We recommend that this model be combined with instructional coaching.
Available for K-12 schools and districts with an emphasis in writing instruction, K-6 integrated content instruction, and K-6 explicit vocabulary instruction in math.
Our traditional training and coaching model allows one trainer to work with one grade level for two days. The first day of training includes an in-class demonstration, instructional planning, differentiation strategies, etc. The second day of the training is the coaching component. Each teacher is coached in his own classroom.
Available for K-12 schools and districts with an emphasis in writing instruction, K-6 integrated content instruction, and/or K-6 explicit vocabulary instruction in math.
Get Ahead Writing offers a Training of Trainers for schools/districts that are ready to take on sustainability at the site level or that prefer to work with us to put together a training program uses our trainers minimally. Please note that the purchase of a site license may apply.
Available for K-12 schools and districts (with site implementation).
This one-day event can be implemented at a school site or district. The Plan Your Own Professional Development "PYOPD" model allows teachers to select four out of twelve workshop offerings making the day truly a professional development experience. Workshops include topics such as the impact of writing on student achievement, word analysis instruction, early emergent writers, integrated content instruction, etc. All institutes will be customized for the client.
Available for K-12 schools or districts.
Long Term ExceLlence (or LT ExceL) is a process for identifying, analyzing, and creating academic acceleration plans for Long Term English Learners. Consultants use this tool to evaluate LTELs using ten identified characteristics and more than 40 coordinating criteria.
Students are evaluated and prioritized by characteristic- such as most struggling academically or most unengaged- and finally are ranked overall. This allows schools and districts to target their interventions by characteristic, number of students, etc.
Using the information gathered in the evaluation process (data, interview, and classroom observations), Long Term ExceLlence provides a format for educators or consultants to create individual Acceleration to Excellence plans for each participating student. The Get Ahead Writing consultants are available to additional support in implementation, professional development, interventions, monitoring, as needed by the school or district.
This program is a combination of direct student services and professional development options.
Available for 6-12th grade schools and districts.
This six week class is provided in conjunction with the regular academic programming of the high school. Students who do not pass a diagnostic CAHSEE are temporarily enrolled in the CAHSEE Boot Camp course. The Get Ahead Writing trainer will prepare the students for the writing portion of the CAHSEE. This is a customizable program.
These are direct student services. Adjustments may be made to make this a professional development opportunity for site staff implementation. Please ask for details.
Available for schools or districts serving students who must take the California High School Exit Exam.
Each writing camp session covers one writing application standard. Students work through the writing process with a writing expert. Each writing camp session is five days and is one and a half hours per day.
These are direct student services. Adjustments may be made to make this a professional development opportunity for site staff implementation.
Available for K-12 schools, districts, community organizations, after school care groups, etc.
Get Ahead Writing has a limited number of materials because the best resource is a well-trained teacher. For more information or to order, contact us at 949-735-0221.
Get Ahead Writing has worked with more than 100 schools- each time providing a customized and unique professional development program for each client. Call or email us today to get started!
"This is the best training I've been to in the last 20 years!"
Kindergarten Teacher, Ramona-Alessandro Elementary School in San Bernardino City Unified School District
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Mission Viejo, CA 92690
ph: 949-324-5440
csupe