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Sailing Through Writing Workshop 

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Writer's Workshop is a teaching technique that invites teachers in helping their students to write by making the process a meaningful part of the classroom curriculum. Ideally students are introduced to the process of writing in the early elementary grades and write daily through varied activities provided during the trainings.

 

Tadpole Academy!
(Recommended Grade Levels: K-2)

 

 

 

This course has been created for teachers that teach the youngest eager writers. During the pre-sentence course, students will be introduced to parts of speech and how to recognize and use them in a sentence. Students will understand how to recognize and form a complete sentence with a subject and predicate. Students will also learn to recognize basic capitalization rules and proofreading strategies. 

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Shark Academy

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               (Recommended Grade Level: 2nd -4th)

Teacher will be trained on how to assist their students learn to write and revise their own complete sentences, with descriptive details. Gaining knowledge on the four sentence types as well subject-verb agreement, students write sentences correctly, and with confidence. Acting as an online writing tutor, a certified teacher instills these foundational principles to students through engaging exercises and encouraging feedback as they learn to construct clear and grammatically correct sentences.

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Captain Academy

(Recommended Grade Level: 3rd-9th Grade)

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This course introduces elementary/ middle school/high school teachers on the best instructive way to teach longer forms of writing. It prepares students for essay writing by engaging them in the process of writing various types paragraphs such as expository, persuasive, and narrative. The culminating activity of the course is writing a five paragraph narrative essay. Each student works one-on-one with a certified teacher, who acts as an online writing tutor providing personalized feedback, guidance, and assistance.

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Humanities Texas-Mrs. Daisy Tucker has just been commended by the 2025 Outstanding Humanities Teacher by Humanities Texas. This prestigious award recognizes her remarkable impact as a humanities educator in Texas. This year, Mrs. Tucker led her 5th-grade students at Drs. Reed and Mock Elementary through an inspiring service-learning project titled "Don’t Wait for a Miracle, Be the Miracle." Their efforts brought in generous donations for the San Juan Nursing Home, directly supporting the daily needs of local elders.As a dual-language teacher, instructional coach, and curriculum writer, Mrs. Tucker’s influence extends far beyond her classroom. She works with districts across the Rio Grande Valley, helping teachers develop effective strategies for improving reading comprehension among emergent bilingual students. Her passion for education is matched by her commitment to cultural preservation and community engagement.Mrs. Tucker is also a celebrated local author. Her books — Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill My Curandera, and Let Love Lead! — have been featured at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, and UTRGV. These culturally rich texts not only highlight Mexican-American traditions and storytelling but also incorporate comprehensive questions aligned with Texas state exam standards for grades 3–10. Her work has even reached educators as far as Australia, who are eager to integrate Chicano folklore into their own teaching.In addition, she serves on the Texas Education Agency’s Educators Committee and attends national education conferences every summer to advocate for the needs of students in San Juan and the greater Valley.

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