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6+1 Trait Writing for Trainers Workshop
Build your district's capacity by getting lead staff trained to conduct on-site workshops to K-12 faculty
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The Trait Tote, Everything You Need To Teach 6+1 Trait Writing
The Trait Tote is NWREL's most comprehensive collection of 6+1 Trait Writing resources. The Trait Tote includes a DVD, strategies, mini-lessons, activities, writing samples, and MORE!
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New Trait Tote Offers Teachers "The Whole Package"
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The latest vehicle to help teachers deliver consistent and meaningful instruction and assessment using NWREL’s 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment can more aptly be described as a whole fleet of strategies, mini-lessons, activities, student writing samples, and more. Two new Trait Totes—one for teachers of grades 3–5 and another for grades 6–8—provide everything teachers need to help students become more effective and reflective writers.
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Equity for All Students
The Equity Center at NWREL serves the Northwest and Pacific regions by providing information, training, and technical assistance in the areas of race, gender, and national origin educational equity.About NWREL
40-plus years of linking education research to practice
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of students and the educators who support their learning. We work closely with schools, districts, and other agencies to develop creative and practical solutions to important educational challenges.
NWREL's core beliefs:
- Learning is a lifelong process in which all can succeed
- Schools and communities share responsibility for providing equitable access to and support for high-quality teaching and learning
- NWREL's role is to provide evidence-based tools and strategies that build capacity to improve learning
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- 6+1 Trait® Writing Introductory Institute (Cannon Beach, OR) (Oct 14–17, 2008)
- 6+1 Trait® Writing Training of Trait Presenters (San Antonio, TX) (Dec 2–4, 2008)
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