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We pretty much just modified the readers/writers workshop
methodology with an added peer teaching component. Which is
actually just advance readers/writers workshop, since at the
advance level includes peer editing.

On 9/15/14, Teacher wrote:
> It's a specific way that we have to teach-10 minute mini
> lesson, 8-10 minute "struggle or think outside the box time,"
> 20 minutes of the students teaching each other, and a 5
> minute "wrap up." The kids leave not knowing what they were
> supposed to learn and the parents are angry because they can't
> help their child if the child doesn't know what they are
> supposed to do. Of course, we are still required to use TRS
> assessments. It's just blowing up all over again from K-6th
> grade in my district because of this. I tried to attach a
> website, but the Texas Teacher Chatboard wants me to register.
> Um, no thanks. I need my job.
>
>
> On 9/14/14, what is the workshop model? wrote:
>> It is all about control. That is what the Professional
>> Learning Community stuff is all about (PLC). Can you explain
>> more about the Workshop Model program?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/14/14, Teacher wrote:
>>> It's like our school district is purposely driving students
>>> and teachers away! In addition to still using the CSCOPE/TRS
>>> assessments, now we have to use this Workshop Model
program
>>> . Parents are really mad about it and we can't say a thing.
>>> We are now being encouraged to be "diplomats" for the school
>>> district and never say anything that could be negative beca
>>> use we are losing many students to homeschool and private. I
>>> f we say anything we will get bad appraisals. Who else is do
>>> ing this Workshop Model stuff?

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