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The Picture Me Thinking Model is a research-based system of scaffolding that helps teachers and students navigate the Inquiry-to-Writing process and apply Core Academic Concepts.
Integrating inquiry methods into writing instruction is the most effective way to improve academic writing across subjects (Miller, Scott, and McTigue).1
When teachers use the PMT Model 1) to frame inquiry into core disciplinary concepts and 2) to help students develop argumentative essays, they help students meet Career and College Readiness Goals.
1. Miller, Scott & McTigue (2018); Writing in the Secondary-Level Disciplines: A systematic review of Context, Cognition, and Content; Educational Psychology Review, v30 n1 p83-120 March 2018; p96.
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How to Get Started
The PMT Online Professional Development Course is a time-efficient and cost-effective resource for grade 5-12 teachers of core academic subjects. The 6-level course can be presented on-site, in 30 to 45-minute sessions per level, over 6 to 12 weeks.
Two-year course subscriptions can be purchased for Whole-School Presentations ($80 per level - $480 total) and/or for Individual Educators ($15 per level - $90 total). This makes it easy to pilot the course with your innovative teachers or department heads.
Electing both options 1) creates group buy-in during staff meetings, and 2) makes it easy for teachers to revisit the methods and tools at their own pace.
Schools have the option of offering one unit of continuing education credit to teachers who a) complete the Picture Me Thinking video course, and b) participate in lesson planning sessions with peers for a total of 7 hours over the 6 to 12-week course.
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Karen Amende, Course Instructor
The Picture Me Thinking Model and professional development course combines Karen's experience as an instructor in the GSE teacher credentialing program (San Francisco State University) and her research at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Education. Her research paper topics include Student Self-Regulation Tools; Scaffolding the Inquiry to Writing Process; and How to Teach Argumentation.
Karen served as Student-Teaching Supervisor in the Oakland and San Francisco school districts. She has five years of experience in the classroom teaching all academic subjects to diverse secondary students.
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