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Language Arts Boot Camp COURSE DESCRIPTION: Get ready to pump up the rigor in your classroom! Come experience high impact activities without doing the heavy lifting! This session features ways to incorporate multiple TEKS into each lesson using project based learning, reading/writing connections, as well as strategies to incorporate higher level thinking questions into the literature you already use in the classroom. Each participant will receive a grade-level specific resource book containing all released STAAR question stems divided into categories. Added perks: Wear your workout clothes, sample healthy snacks, door prizes, collaborate with your colleagues to share tips and ideas, and leave with resources in your hand you can use on day one in your classroom. WHAT TO BRING: Please bring a laptop or tablet. CREDITS: 3 GT / Flex Tuesday, August 1st 9:00am—12:00pm ADMINISTRATION BUILDING—LOUDEN ROOM Instructor: Amy Davis Grades: 3-6 ELA 45