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Workshops

K-1 Getting Ready to Write

Teach your students how to identify genre and author’s purpose, and develop the foundational skills of narrative, informational and opinion writing.

K-1 Getting Ready to Write

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K-2 A Sentence A Day

A 3-hour workshop helping young learners begin with pencil placement, spacing and letter formation. Then building strong sentences, expand vocabulary, and master grammar skills.

K-2 A Sentence A Day

Grades 2-8 Literacy Launch

Teachers will introduce students to each of the organizational structures, learn to summarize text, and internalize the annotation and analysis process for both narrative and informational/opinion texts.

Grades 2-8 Literacy Launch

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Grades 2-8 Informational

Learn to confidently teach informational and opinion writing effectively, respond to text and apply analysis skills to constructed response. Includes the Literacy Launch!

Grades 2-8 Informational

Grades 2-8 Constructed Response

Create both Short and Extended Constructed Response by applying specific skills to tasks that require students to identify and cite evidence from text.

Grades 2-8 Constructed Response

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Grades 2-8 Narrative

Learn to teach narrative writing, and how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Teach grades 2–8 to craft engaging narratives, from captivating beginnings to fully developed endings, while boosting comprehension and analysis skills. Includes the Literacy Launch!

Grades 2-8 Narrative

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Grades 3-6 Grammar: Editing & Revising

Experience how focused instruction in grammar and mechanics builds clarity and confidence in every form of communication. Come away with so much more than just “skill and drill”!

Grades 3-6 Grammar: Editing & Revising

Upcoming Workshops at a Glance

Workshops By Location - In Person:

Canada:
Nov. 24, Monday - Narrative, Edmonton - Early Bird Specials!
NEW! Nov. 26, Wednesday- 2hr Live Zoom - A Sentence A Day - geared for K-2 Canadian Educator
NEW! Nov. 26, Wednesday- 2hr Live Zoom - A Sentence A Day - geared for K-2 Canadian Educators
NEW! Dec. 3, Wednesday - 2 hr Live Zoom - A Sentence A Day - geared for K-2 Canadian educators
Feb. 19, Thursday - Informational, Edmonton - Early Bird specials!
Feb. 20, Friday - Narrative, Calgary - Early Bird specials!

Texas:
Jan. 27, Tuesday - Constructed Response, ESC 19
Jan. 27, Tuesday - Constructed Response, Tyler TX
Feb. 10, Tuesday - Constructed Response, Arlington TX

NEW! Illinois:
Nov. 13, Tuesday - Using Student Writing Sample Data to Inform Instruction • ZOOM SESSION
Jan. 15, Thursday - Empowered Assessment - Part 1: Analyzing Response to Text Tasks • ZOOM SESSION
Feb. 19, Thursday - Empowered Assessment - Part 2: Creating Effective Text-Based Writing Prompts

Massachusetts:
Jan. 27 Tues. - Constructed Response - Foxborough, MA

Zoom: Available Everywhere

The Literacy Launch! Leveraging the Reading/Writing Connection (Gr. 2-8) 2 Hour, 9 - 11am Central
On-Demand 2 hour PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

Launching into Literacy - Diving into Narrative Skill (Gr. 2-8)
On-Demand PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

Launching into Literacy – Diving into Informational Skills (Gr. 2-8)
Nov. 13, Thursday - Live Zoom
Jan. 22, Thursday - Live Zoom
Feb. 19, Thursday - Live Zoom
On-Demand PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

Sentence A Day (Gr. K-2)
Feb. 10, Tuesday - Live Zoom
Dec. 3, Wednesday - 2hr Live Zoom geared for Canadian Educators, 4-6 Mountain Time

Constructed Response - A Step by Step Approach (Gr. 2-8)
Nov. 7, Friday - Live Zoom
Jan. 29, Thursday - Live Zoom
Feb. 26, Thursday - Live Zoom
On-Demand PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

Getting Ready to Write - (Gr. K-1)
Nov. 7, Friday - Live Zoom
Feb. 5, Thursday - Live Zoom
On-Demand PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

Editing & Revising Workshop (Gr. 3-6)
On-Demand PD (available 24/7 for 14 days)

NEW! Launching into Literacy: Diving into Informational & Narrative Skills Workshop
Feb. 3, Tuesday - Live Zoom