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    • 24 Sep 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
    • Best Western Plus Village Park Inn , 1804 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary, T2M 3Y7
    • 30
    Register

    Early Bird thru 9/10/25!

    Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

    Learn skills and strategies for teaching effective narrative writing whether you teach ELA, Social Studies, Humanities or Science. We will make connections to all parts of your curriculum so you can seamlessly apply the skills your students learn to your content area topics. 

    This workshop is geared towards teachers grades 2-8. Empowering Writers' approach to writing instruction is student centered and teacher friendly.

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Foundational writing skills that start by reading with “Author’s Eyes,” instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text through annotation and analysis, how to break the writing process down into manageable pieces, how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work, differentiation strategies, and the confidence to teach narrative writing as you build a community of writers through common language and assured experiences.

    HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT
    Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

    •  Understanding EW’s Methodology and
       how it creates writing success
    •  Recognizing Genre
    •  Identifying Organizational Frameworks
      (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)
    •  Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
    •  Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis
    • Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response
    Part 2 - Narrative Skills
    • Developing an Entertaining Beginning
    • Creating Elaborate Details
    • Building Suspense
    • Describing the Main Event
    • Developing Extended Endings
    Part 3– Putting It All Together
    •  Practicing Process Writing
    •  Forming Assessment Rubrics
    •  Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

    WHAT YOU GET: 

    • 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Carla Thio) 
    • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
    • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
    • Early Bird thru 2/24/25 - $100 Registration with the Digital Narrative guide until June 30 2025
    • After Early Bird - Price:  $175 USD, registration only. To register with the required resource:
      • Reg plus 1 yr Genre HUB guide with Narrative and Informational skills - $295 USD
      • Reg plus 2 yr Genre HUB guide with Narrative and Informational skills - $395 
      • Reg plus printed guide - $365 USD 
    • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

    Workshop Requirements:

    Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop. 

    • 2 Oct 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom classroom - Central Time
    Register

    Time: 9am -12pm Central

    WHO:  Teachers, Grades K-2

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  

    Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade educators will learn how to implement our A Sentence A Day resource. Instruction includes a weekly guide that establishes meaningful routines in the primary classroom.

    The focus begins in Kindergarten with pencil placement, spacing, and letter formation. The resource then progresses to writing sentences and building powerful vocabulary, alongside grammar and conventions. The 1st and 2nd grade components of A Sentence A Day continue the construction of strong sentences while emphasizing parts of speech, grammar, and conventions.

    Each week of instruction includes a theme, helping students begin to build story awareness.

    This professional development course will also include connections to the Getting to Write resources for Kindergarten and 1st grade, as well as genre-specific writing resources for 2nd grade.

    Our digital A Sentence A Day resource—available in the HUB—includes bonus content in the form of daily PowerPoint presentations, which will be shared throughout the workshop.

    Join our master educators for this comprehensive half-day professional development workshop to successfully implement A Sentence A Day in your classroom.




    WHAT YOU GET: 

    • 3 hours of Sentence A Day instruction (taught by Master Educators)
      • Certificate of Attendance for 3-hours of Professional Development
      • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.
      • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)
      • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers digital teaching resources for an entire year of writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Sentence A Day Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use for a year from received payment date.   Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!


      • 14 Oct 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
      • Zoom classroom - Central Time
      Register

      WHO: Teachers, Grades K-1 

      This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible.

      WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Age-appropriate, instructional tools to effectively teach your youngest (K-1) students the foundational skills they need to become strong writers. You’ll be introduced to the developmental stages of writing, learn to teach your students how to identify genre and author’s purpose, and develop the foundational skills of narrative, informational and opinion writing. Through this training, you will gain confidence in your writing instruction, and develop the writing/reading connection for your students across all content areas.

      HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

      Part 1– Genre and Organization – Creating the Writing/Reading Connection

      • Understanding EW’s Methodology and How it Creates Writing Success
      •  Recognizing Genre and Author’s Purpose (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative genre;
        inform vs. entertain purpose)
      •  Summarizing Text
      •  Inspiring Rich Vocabulary Development

      Part 2– Foundational Skills for Narrative Writing

      • Identifying Story-Critical Elements Worthy of Description
      •  Engaging the Five Senses to Create Vivid Elaboration
      •  Generating Elaborative Detail
      •  Exploring “What Do Feelings Look Like?”
      •  Crafting Suspenseful Segments

      Part 3– Foundational Skills of Informational and Opinion Writing

      • Sorting Details for Informational Writing

      • Creating Diagrams to Inform

      •  Writing Informational Sentences

      •  Exploring Opinion Writing

      •  Summarizing Opinion Pieces

      •  Recap of Today’s Learning – Foundational Writing Skills for K-1 Students

        BONUS Training (Recorded) – The Developmental Stages of Writing. This pre-recorded instructional session features EW’s Master Educators providing you with a deeper dive into the stages of writing. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation that highlights key aspects of this learning

      WHAT YOU GET: 

      • 6 hours of K-1 Getting Ready to Write instruction (taught by Master Educators)
      • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
      • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.
      • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)
      • Print guides are available for purchase in our Bookstore.


        • 24 Oct 2025
        • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
        • Chateau Nova Yellowhead, 13920 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton
        • 30
        Register


        Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

        WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

        WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

        Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach narrative writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to help students effectively respond to text and strengthen both writing abilities and reading comprehension skills.

        HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

        Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

        • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success

        • Recognizing Genre

        • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)

        • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text

        • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis

        • Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

        Part 2 - Narrative Skills

        • Developing an Entertaining Beginning

        • Creating Elaborate Details

        • Building Suspense

        • Describing the Main Event

        • Developing Extended Endings

        Part 3– Putting It All Together

        • Practicing Process Writing

        • Forming Assessment Rubrics

        • Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

        WHAT YOU GET: 

        • 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Carla Thio) 
        • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
        • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
        • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

        Workshop Requirements:

        Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop.  

        • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Narrative digital teaching resources for an entire year of narrative writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Narrative Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use use for a year from payment date.    
        Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

        • 27 Oct 2025
        • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
        • Zoom classroom - Central Time
        Register

        WHO:  Teachers, Grades K-2

        WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  

        Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade educators will learn how to implement our A Sentence A Day resource. Instruction includes a weekly guide that establishes meaningful routines in the primary classroom.

        The focus begins in Kindergarten with pencil placement, spacing, and letter formation. The resource then progresses to writing sentences and building powerful vocabulary, alongside grammar and conventions. The 1st and 2nd grade components of A Sentence A Day continue the construction of strong sentences while emphasizing parts of speech, grammar, and conventions.

        Each week of instruction includes a theme, helping students begin to build story awareness.

        This professional development course will also include connections to the Getting to Write resources for Kindergarten and 1st grade, as well as genre-specific writing resources for 2nd grade.

        Our digital A Sentence A Day resource—available in the HUB—includes bonus content in the form of daily PowerPoint presentations, which will be shared throughout the workshop.

        Join our master educators for this comprehensive half-day professional development workshop to successfully implement A Sentence A Day in your classroom.

        WHAT YOU GET: 

        • 3 hours of Sentence A Day instruction (taught by Master Educators)
          • Certificate of Attendance for 3-hours of Professional Development
          • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.
          • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)
          • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers digital teaching resources for an entire year of writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Sentence A Day Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use for a year from received payment date.   Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!


          • 7 Nov 2025
          • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
          • Live Zoom Classroom
          Register


          Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

          WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

          This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible. 

          WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 

          Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach narrative writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to help students effectively respond to text and strengthen both writing abilities and reading comprehension skills.

          HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

          Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

          • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success

          • Recognizing Genre

          • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)

          • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text

          • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis

          • Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

          Part 2 - Narrative Skills

          • Developing an Entertaining Beginning

          • Creating Elaborate Details

          • Building Suspense

          • Describing the Main Event

          • Developing Extended Endings

          Part 3– Putting It All Together

          • Practicing Process Writing

          • Forming Assessment Rubrics

          • Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

          WHAT YOU GET: 

          • 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Master Educator Carla Thio)
          • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
          • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.
          • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

          Workshop Requirements:

          Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop.  

          • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Narrative digital teaching resources for an entire year of narrative writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Narrative Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use use for a year from payment date.    
          Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

          • 14 Nov 2025
          • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
          • Ramada by Wyndham Camrose 4702 73rd Street Camrose, AB T4V 0E5
          • 30
          Register

          Early Bird through Oct. 31st!

          Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

          WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

          WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

          Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach narrative writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to help students effectively respond to text and strengthen both writing abilities and reading comprehension skills.

          HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

          Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

          • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success

          • Recognizing Genre

          • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)

          • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text

          • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis

          • Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

          Part 2 - Narrative Skills

          • Developing an Entertaining Beginning

          • Creating Elaborate Details

          • Building Suspense

          • Describing the Main Event

          • Developing Extended Endings

          Part 3– Putting It All Together

          • Practicing Process Writing

          • Forming Assessment Rubrics

          • Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

            WHAT YOU GET: 

            • 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Carla Thio) 
            • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
            • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
            • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

            Workshop Requirements:

            Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop. 

            • 1 Dec 2025
            • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
            • Best Western Plus Village Park Inn, 1804 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary, T2M 3Y7
            Register

            *Early Bird Special thru 11/14/25 !

            Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Informational Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our informational workshop in person.

            WHO:  Teachers, Grades 2-8

            This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible. 

            HOW THE DAY BREAKS OUT:

            Part 1– Launching into Literacy      

            • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success
            • Recognizing Genre
            • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)
            • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
            • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis
            • Identifying Text Conventions (“clues” discovery) for Constructed Response

            Part 2– Informational Skills

            • Developing Broad, yet Distinct Main Ideas
            • Creating Detail-Generating Questions
            • Widening Sentence Variety
            • Conducting/referencing Research
            •  Building Introductions and Conclusions

            Part 3– Putting It All Together

            • Practicing Process Writing
            • Forming Assessment Rubrics
            • Recap of Today’s Learning – Informational Writing

            WHAT YOU GET: 

            • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Master Educator Carla Thio)
            • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
            • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction. 


            • 3 Dec 2025
            • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
            • Zoom classroom - Central Time
            Register

            WHO:  Teachers, Grades K-2

            WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  

            Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade educators will learn how to implement our A Sentence A Day resource. Instruction includes a weekly guide that establishes meaningful routines in the primary classroom.

            The focus begins in Kindergarten with pencil placement, spacing, and letter formation. The resource then progresses to writing sentences and building powerful vocabulary, alongside grammar and conventions. The 1st and 2nd grade components of A Sentence A Day continue the construction of strong sentences while emphasizing parts of speech, grammar, and conventions.

            Each week of instruction includes a theme, helping students begin to build story awareness.

            This professional development course will also include connections to the Getting to Write resources for Kindergarten and 1st grade, as well as genre-specific writing resources for 2nd grade.

            Our digital A Sentence A Day resource—available in the HUB—includes bonus content in the form of daily PowerPoint presentations, which will be shared throughout the workshop.

            Join our master educators for this comprehensive half-day professional development workshop to successfully implement A Sentence A Day in your classroom.

            WHAT YOU GET: 

            • 3 hours of Sentence A Day instruction (taught by Master Educators)
              • Certificate of Attendance for 3-hours of Professional Development
              • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.
              • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)
              • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers digital teaching resources for an entire year of writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Sentence A Day Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use for a year from received payment date.   Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!


              • 19 Feb 2026
              • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
              • Chateau Nova Yellowhead, 13920 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton
              Register

              Early Bird through 2/4/26!

              Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Informational Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our informational workshop in person.

              WHO:  Teachers, Grades 2-8

              This presentation includes dynamic, interactive modeling by the presenter. All participants are encouraged to actively engage during the workshop by providing responses during the modeling segments, asking questions and interacting with others when possible. 

              HOW THE DAY BREAKS OUT:

              Part 1– Launching into Literacy      

              • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success
              • Recognizing Genre
              • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)
              • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
              • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis
              • Identifying Text Conventions (“clues” discovery) for Constructed Response

              Part 2– Informational Skills

              • Developing Broad, yet Distinct Main Ideas
              • Creating Detail-Generating Questions
              • Widening Sentence Variety
              • Conducting/referencing Research
              •  Building Introductions and Conclusions

              Part 3– Putting It All Together

              • Practicing Process Writing
              • Forming Assessment Rubrics
              • Recap of Today’s Learning – Informational Writing

              WHAT YOU GET: 

              • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Master Educator Carla Thio)
              • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
              • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction. 
              • 20 Feb 2026
              • 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
              • Best Western Plus Village Park Inn , 1804 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary, T2M 3Y7
              • 30
              Register

              Early Bird through Feb. 5th!

              Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

              WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8 

              WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

              Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach narrative writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work. Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to help students effectively respond to text and strengthen both writing abilities and reading comprehension skills.

              HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT:

              Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

              • Understanding EW’s Methodology and how it creates writing success

              • Recognizing Genre

              • Identifying Organizational Frameworks (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)

              • Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text

              • Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis

              • Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

              Part 2 - Narrative Skills

              • Developing an Entertaining Beginning

              • Creating Elaborate Details

              • Building Suspense

              • Describing the Main Event

              • Developing Extended Endings

              Part 3– Putting It All Together

              • Practicing Process Writing

              • Forming Assessment Rubrics

              • Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

                WHAT YOU GET: 

                • 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Carla Thio) 
                • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
                • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
                • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

                Workshop Requirements:

                Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop. 


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