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Rave Reviews for Maria Banks

“Maria offered a wonderful workshop for those beginning as well as those experienced with a writing workshop. She has an excellent speaking voice. I loved it!”
Sue Ellingwood, Principal, Gallatin, TN

“Maria was so down to earth and easy to relate to. She made it so realistic and informative! Thanks.”
Faith Williams, Teacher, Charlotte, NC

“Maria Banks showed her love for what she does. What a motivational session this was! Great job!”
Betty Foster, Teacher, San Jose, CA

Most Popular Presentations

• Implementing Strategic Reading Intervention in Secondary Classrooms, Grades 9-12
• Reading Workshop, Grades PreK-8
• Making It Work: Strategies for Managing K-5 Literacy Blocks, Grades K-5
• The ABC’s of RTI, Grades PreK-12
• If We Went to the Moon…We Can Develop Recipes for RTI!, Grades PreK-12 (Full-Day Session or Keynote)
• Strategic Intervention: The Spark That Will Ignite Your Struggling Learners!, Grades PreK-12
• Proactive Teaching Strategies and Interventions for Challenging Behaviors, Grades PreK-12
• Lesson Study: A Format for Professional Growth, Grades K-12
• Lesson Study & Investigations: Creating Student-Centered Learning Environments, Grades K-12
• Making It Work: Strategies and Tools to Use For Differentiation, Grades PreK-12
• Using Differentiation to Create Community and Foster Comprehension, Grades PreK-12
• Constructive Chaos: Using Differentiation to Foster Collaboration, Grades 5-12
• Teaching Science & Social Studies through Stories!, Grades 2-12
• RTI: Real Timely Intervention Strategies for Tier Two and Tier Three, Grades PreK-12
• Take It Away, Use the Next Day: Reading, Word Study, and Writing Strategies That Promote Inquiry, Grades PreK-8
• Comprehension Constructors, Grades 3-12
• Literate Conversations: Using Book Clubs in the Classroom, Grades 3-12
• Bringing Literature to Life: Using Picture Books to Promote Writing, Grades 2-12
• Promoting Fluency in the Classroom, Grades 1-12
• Where’s Your Voice? Using the Writer’s Notebook as a Tool for Thinking and Writing, Grades 2- 12
• Help! They Are Finished and Have Nothing To Do! Literacy Workstations to the Rescue, Grades 2-6
• Gear Up: Six Teaching Essentials that Really Matter in the 21st Century Classroom!, Grades PreK-6
• Literacy Leadership 101: Keys to Effective Coaching, Grades PreK-12 (Literacy Leaders)
• How H.O.T is Your Classroom?, Grades PreK-12
• What Every Teacher Should Know About Today’s Learners, Grades PreK-12 (Full-Day Session or Keynote)
• Managing the Reading-Writing Workshop, Grades PreK-3 or 4-8
• Reading in the Secondary Classroom, Grades 9-12
• Writing Workshop, Grades PreK-5 and 6-12
• Content-Area Writing and Reading, Grades 3-12
• Strategies That Support Struggling Readers and Writers, Grades PreK-12
• Reading Power: Reading for Meaning and Comprehension, Grades 2-12
• Vocabulary Development through Reading and Writing, Grades 6-12
• Word Study/Work: The Solution to the Spelling Dilemma, Grades PreK-5
• Right in the Middle: The Dynamics of Conferring With Readers and Writers, Grades 1-12
• The Primary P's: Probability, Problem Solving, and Practicing Number Facts: Methods for Developing Students' Understanding of the Big Ideas of Mathematics, Grade PreK-6
• Mmm! Mmm! Good! M&M Math Manipulatives for Problem Solving, Probability and Computation!, Grades 2-6
• Linking Math and Literature, Grades PreK-6
• Using Data to Inform Instruction, Grades PreK-12
• Working with Gifted/Talented/Creative (GTC) Learners in the Regular Classroom, Grades PreK-8
• Classroom Management Workshop: 50 Down and Dirty Management Strategies, Grades PreK-12
• If Classrooms Were Like Barbershops… Building Classroom Discipline Would Be Easy!, Grades PreK-12 (Full-Day Session or Keynote)
• Units of Study: Integrated Teaching, Grades PreK-6
• Get F.I.T. - Free Internet Tools for Teachers, Grades PreK-12
• KEYNOTE: Read It Again!: Fostering Language Development By Reading Aloud, Grades PreK-2
• KEYNOTE: The Best Ideas for Teaching On A Shoestring Budget: Party Stores, Craft Marts, K-Mart, and Dollar Stores, Oh My!, Grades PreK-2
• Red, Hot Roots! Teaching Vocabulary with Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes in Order to Bring Words to Life!, Grades 3-12
• Hands On, Minds On: Strategies For Student Engagement, Grades PreK-12
• Developing and Using Portfolios: How to Help Your Students Self-Monitor Their Growth, Grades PreK-12 (75-minute or half-day session)
• CSI: (Creating Student Investigators) Science with a Wow!, Grades 2-8
• Math is Not a Spectator Sport!, Grades 2-6
• What If Your 123’s Were Your ABC’s?, Grades PreK-8