Word Generation Summer Institute: July 30 & 31

Introduction to WordGen Coaching: August 1

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debate

argumentative writing

reasoning

civic responsibility

background knowledge

comprehension

perspective taking

authoritative language

academic language

 evidence

authentic engagement

Tomorrow's voters are in today's schools.

Word Generation emphasizes 21st century learning goals, such as using academic language, developing an argument, reasoning analytically, reading to find evidence, reviewing data, discussing various perspectives, engaging in debate, and expressing well-reasoned positions in writing.

In other words...

Word Generation teaches today's youth how to join the national conversation.

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Development of Word Generation was led by Catherine Snow (Harvard University) through a SERP collaboration with the Boston Public Schools and other districts in Massachusetts and Maryland. Support for Word Generation was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Noyce Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Leon Lowenstein Foundation and the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education through grant numbers R305A090555 and R305F100026. The information provided does not represent views of the funders.
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overview

download for free

purchase printed materials

review  research findings

attend educator institutes

become a WG coach