Launching Writer's Workshop Grades 3-12June 4th & August 4th

Virtual Workshop Overview

 Many teachers have confessed that they struggle to get their writer’s workshop off the ground. What should I do in the first weeks of school? What are key lessons to jump-start my writing curriculum? How fast or slow should I move? Regardless of the writing model, you’re currently using, this virtual workshop provides K-2 teachers with a powerful framework of lessons that can help launch their writing year. Throughout the workshop, teachers will have the opportunity to plot and plan their own instructional calendar for teaching writing during the first six
weeks of school. At the end of the virtual workshop, teachers will be ready to launch their writer’s workshop with their personalized blueprints in hand!

Workshop Topics
• Understand the four phases of the workshop launch.
• Learn classroom-tested routines and procedures to establish the writing environment.
• Set the tone that writing occurs daily.
• Receive organizational ideas for writers’ notebooks.
• Learn day-by-day strategies to introduce the 6 Traits of Writing so teachers and students are using a
common language.
• Balance free-choice writing topics with teacher-assigned topics.
• Receive ready-to-go lessons with supporting resources, activity pages, and authentic student writing samples.

Workshop Outline

This book is included! All workshop registrants will receive a FREE digital copy of Launching the Writer’s Workshop:  Grades 3-12. This popular resource is loaded with lesson plans, anchor papers, and classroom photos and includes online access to downloadable forms and handouts. (A $24.99 value!) 

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Kristina Smekens is a full-time literacy consultant who has built a reputation for using enthusiasm, humor, and common sense to equip K-12 educators with practical, demystifying strategies for teaching reading and writing.  As president and lead consultant for Smekens Education, Kristina is constantly developing new strategies for helping teachers to meet the demands of today’s College and Career-Ready Standards. She and her associates share those strategies with teachers across the United States and beyond through on-site professional development, regional seminars, and an always-growing pool of print, digital, and video resources.

Workshop Pricing

• $149 per day
• For groups of 10 or more, contact us for special pricing and arrangements.