Argumentative writing is among the most complex — and most assessed — skills students face. This session helps teachers make the critical distinctions between persuasion and argumentation clear, guiding students to acknowledge multiple viewpoints, align positions with evidence, and support claims with well-elaborated proof. Teachers will leave with classroom-ready tools that raise rigor and prepare students for standardized writing demands.
Courtney grew up in London, Ontario where powerful experiences in her own schooling led to her passion for teaching and education.
That passion took her to Grace College in Indiana where she secured a BA in Elementary Education and landed her first teaching job at a nearby middle school. Courtney later returned to Grace as an Adjunct Professor of Education after earning her Master’s Degree from Olivet Nazarene... Read More →
