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 |  | Kelly Sassi first started providing professional development workshops for K-12 teachers in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she taught secondary English from 1997-2003. Since co-authoring Writing on Demand with Anne Ruggles Gere and Leila Christenbury in 2005, she has been working with teachers across the country on how to help students succeed on timed writing exams without leaving best practices behind. While studying for a Ph.D. in English and Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Kelly co-authored A Student Guide to Writing on Demand (Heinemann 2006), again with Gere and Christenbury. Kelly is focusing on pedagogical approaches to Native American literature in her doctoral work. |
Kelly Sassi's Selected Presentations
Workshop Highlights from "What to Expect When Expected to Write: Strategies for Writing on Demand"
| Kelly describes the numerous segments to this workshop. Teacher leaders should consider how these elements would work for a half-day, full-day or multiple day workshop in their school or district. |
Selected Presentations
| Kelly has presented at NCTE meetings, Project CRISS conferences, and CCCC meetings. In addition, she has presented workshops at schools and regional conferences. |
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Published Works by Kelly Sassi
Writing On Demand: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
|  In this book, you'll discover how to help your students gain the valuable skills they need to help them develop as writers. Anne Ruggles Gere, Leila Christenbury, and Kelly Sassi take you through the entire testing process, offering insights on several key strategies for on-demand writing. |
Other Publications
| After the success of the Writing on Demand book, the same authors teamed up to write a student guide to writing on demand. |
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform
| According to this NCTE Principles Document strategies that target motivation, comprehension, and critical thinking promote and increase adolescent literacy. Kelly's workshops integrate ideas for middle and high school teachers in these key areas. |
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Related Resources
Education and Professional Experiences
| Kelly is a former high school English teacher who is working on her Ph.D from the University of Michigan. She has many classrroom experiences from teaching in Alaska. |
Supporting Secondary Writers
|  This kit contains the Writing on Demand book, professional readings, and framing text making it ideal for teacher study groups. Go deeper in your understanding of teaching writing in an era of high-stakes testing by adding this book to your professional development library. |
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