Write with Color

Write with Color Writing is about seeing. It is about paying attention. --Kate DeCamillo In this one day workshop, teachers will compose several free verse poems as they participate in creative writing activities designed to bridge grammar to writing and to encourage...

Words at Work

Words at Work Attend a one-day “make-take” workshop and leave equipped to introduce three dynamic vocabulary/literacy centers to your students–Poetry Words, Word Webs, and Breadcrumbing. These low maintenance centers provide students opportunities to...

Vocabulary Builders

Vocabulary Builders The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for. --Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) Attend a one-day cross-curricular vocabulary workshop packed with activities based on best practices research. These...

Transforming Sentences

Transforming Sentences A workshop about sentence revision and editing.. Join Alice Nine for a one day workshop that focuses on instructional activities and skill strategies to improve revising and editing skills. Sentence combining activities will incorporate...

Spell SMART

Spell SMART Good spelling makes writing look smart... There is no doubt that the ability to spell words easily and accurately is critical to writing. The question is how to teach spelling. Most approaches rely on word memorization. However, Alice Nine’s Think to...

English Phonics for the Spanish Speaker

English Phonics for the Spanish Speaker Developing phonemic awareness... Phonemic awareness is a fundamental key for language acquisition. This one day event shares practical information and exercises with teachers for developing phonemic awareness in Spanish speaking...