HOW NOT TO HATE WRITING: Breaking Bad ECR Habits with True Engagement with Brittaney McKay
What if you could get your students to write an ECR without it feeling miserable—for them or for you?? This session explores how to break the cycle of low-quality, routine ECR writing by replacing quantity with purposeful, high engagement writing tasks that students actually care about. Learn how to strategically target the parts of the writing process students struggle with most by designing engaging, meaningful tasks that naturally lead to stronger claims, clearer reasoning, and purposeful use of text evidence. Participants will leave with practical strategies for using engagement not as a distraction from rigor, but as the pathway to better ECR writing.
Special instructions
Bring a digital device, a smile and layers of clothing as our room temperatures can vary!
Presenter(s)
Brittaney McKay
Accomodations
Please notify the ESC Contact listed below if you have a specific accommodation request.
ESC contact
Donna Scherr
ESC contact email
dscherr@esc14.net
Location
Room(s)
Taylor (North)
Date(s)
July 13, 2026
Time
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Registration deadline
July 12, 2026 8:30 AM
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Cancellation deadline
You may cancel this registration anytime before the end of business on July 8, 2026.
No refunds will be given after this date.
Fees
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CPE credit
6.0 hours
Subject(s)
ELA/Reading, ELA/Writing, Pri Lvr 1: Strong School Leadership and Planning, Pri Lvr 2: Effective, Well-Supported Teachers, Pri Lvr 3: Positive School Culture, Pri Lvr 4: High-Quality Curriculum, Pri Lvr 5: Effective Instruction
Grade(s)
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Audience(s)
Any Interested Audience, Elementary Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Secondary Teachers, Teachers
Objective(s)
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2
Note
Please make other arrangements for non-participants - including children.