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Writing Practice Across the Curriculum: Driving Student Achievement in Literacy & Beyond

February 4, 2025

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Build a stronger writing culture across subjects

Use this session to explore how districts can expand writing opportunities in ELA, science, social studies, and other content areas.

Session Takeaways

1 How does writing strengthen learning across disciplines? The panel explores how writing can deepen comprehension and support learning in ELA, science, social studies, and other subjects.
2 How can teams make writing feel doable outside ELA? You’ll hear practical approaches for addressing implementation barriers in non-ELA classrooms.
3 How can districts build a scalable writing framework? The session highlights structures, tools, and routines that help teachers make writing sustainable across content areas.

Meet the Speakers

Speaker Dan Cogan-Drew
Co-founder and Chief Academic Officer, Newsela Speaker Jennifer Serravallo
Author and Founder of Literacy Strategies Consulting, LLC Speaker Hemalatha Bhaskaran
Supervisor of Science, STEM and Environmental Literacy, Wicomico County Public Schools

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