Inservice trainings, camps, coaching, and the complete Writing Academy Supplemental Support System, so every teacher can put the writing process to work with confidence.
PURPOSE
This page lists the professional learning courses, camps, and coaching for teachers.
RATIONALE
Great materials go further when a teacher feels ready, so each course walks through the moves behind the lessons, from thesis (central idea) writing to revising, editing, and evidence.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Browse the courses and choose the one that fits your campus. Contact us to schedule training.
Great materials go further when teachers feel ready. Our professional learning courses walk through the moves behind the program, from planning and thesis writing to revising, editing, evidence, vocabulary, and the thinking levels, in short sessions a teacher can watch and use right away.
Professional Learning Courses
The Writing Process, from Plan to Publish
The whole writing process, start to finish, and how the program carries a student through it.
Building a Clear Thesis
How to help students state a clear, defensible thesis they can build a response around.
Editing with Purpose
Teaching editing so students fix what matters, with a clear routine and shared language.
Revising to Make Writing Stronger
Moving students from fixing errors to truly improving their ideas and their writing.
Teaching Students to Find and Use Text Evidence
The heart of the evidence-based constructed response, finding and using text evidence well.
Growing Academic Vocabulary
Building the academic words students need to read closely and write with precision.
Understanding the Thinking Levels
The thinking levels behind the program, and how to move students up through them.
Bring the Full Supplemental Support System to Your Campus
Beyond these courses, we offer inservice trainings, writing camps, and side by side coaching, the complete Writing Academy Supplemental Support System, tailored to your grade levels and your goals.