ISTE 2019 Guide

The biggest education conference of the year is upon us, and Team Writable is making this one for the books!

With so many sessions to choose from, speakers to hear, events to attend, and amazing educators to meet, we know it’s going to be a whirlwind of a week. If you’re looking to find out more about Writable, collect some awesome swag, and learn how to grow great writers, check out our guide below!

FIND US AT BOOTH 432 IN THE EXPO HALL

TEAM WRITABLE

Stop by BOOTH 432 to learn about everything new in the app. We’ve recently launched RevisionAid (AI-powered feedback), assignments for EL learners (including WIDA standards), more state assessments, Team Grading (create grading equity and identify real anchor papers in your school), and the Writing Matters Podcast with Dr. Troy Hicks!

WRITABLE SPEAKERS

Literacy Playground: Innovative Literacy & STEM Learning

Dr. Troy Hicks + more!

Sunday, June 23 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location: Playground A, Level 2, Grand Hall

What’s new, exciting and inspiring in literacy instruction? Members of the ISTE Literacy PLN and invited guests will present emerging technology-based resources (including Writable) and practices with high potential to improve and transform learning and teaching. You’ll leave with ideas, insights and resources that will impact your classroom and practice.

Getting Write to It: Leveraging Feedback to Develop Authentic Voices

Dena Glynn and Evan Grant

Wednesday, June 26 9 – 10am

Location: 125

Helping students develop their voices is more important than ever – and it often starts by motivating better reflection and feedback. Learn how these 4th/5th and 6th-8th grade teachers get students to connect with topics they care about and use scaffolding and feedback to encourage thoughtful revision.

Taking the Guesswork out of Writing Assessment

Elizabeth Crooks

Monday, June 24 3pm

Tuesday June 25 at 11am

Tuesday June 25 at 3:30pm

Wednesday June 26 at 12pm

Location: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Booth 2406

Elizabeth Crooks is the former 6-12 Curriculum Coordinator for the Consolidated School District of New Britain, CT, a large Title I school district. Elizabeth used Writable to unify district rubrics and assessments across disciplines and her schools with great success. Students using Writable grew in their writing development 1.7x faster, and assessment scores increased 30% in a year. Learn how she accomplished this, and how you can duplicate the success in your school or district.

WRITABLE PARTNERS

This year at ISTE, not only can you learn more about us in our booth (432), but you can learn how we integrate with some of your favorite tools and tech too!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Booth 2406

Did you know Writable supports HMH’s Into Reading/Lit and Collections curriculums? Learn about Writable and how it’s integrated into HMH in their booth.

Google

Booth 2200

As a Google for Education Partner, students can write in embedded Google Docs inside Writable, students can access Writable via Classroom, and both rosters and grades automatically sync. All work saves to G Drive, and all data is easily exportable Sheets.

You can even use Google’s new grammar checker inside Writable! It’s a great compliment to our AI-powered feedback and revision tool (that focuses on structure and organization): RevisionAid. Learn more about Writable at Google’s booth!

Schoology

Booth 2544

Writable is an official Schoology partner, which makes it easy to sync grades, rosters, and assignments with this awesome LMS. Learn more in Schoology’s booth!

WRITING MATTERS MIXER

On June 25th, from 6:30-8:30pm, enjoy drinks and light appetizers while mingling with fellow educators, including Dr. Troy Hicks and guests from Season 1 of his podcast: Writing Matters.

Afterward, the party continues across the street at EdTech Karaoke, the #1 free annual party for educators!

Spots are limited, so reserve yours today.