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• Jan. 23, Tues. - LIVE Zoom - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    23 Jan 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Zoom Classroom - Central Time

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Master Educators)

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach informational and opinion writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work.  Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to effectively respond to text. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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 Informational writing workshop.  

  • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Informational digital teaching resources for an entire year of informational writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Informational 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 payment date.   
    
    Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

  
  

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• Jan. 26th Friday - LIVE Zoom - Constructed Response - A Step by Step Approach (G2-8)

  • When
    26 Jan 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Zoom Classroom - Central Time

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  6 hours of Writing instruction (taught by Master Educators). 

  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  Instructional tools to analyze and annotate text, effectively deconstruct the prompt, locate and identify evidence to support your response, paraphrase and cite evidence in source texts (narrative and informational), apply analysis skills to constructed response, how to model the step by step process to a well written response.

  Required prerequisite: Empowering Writers Informational/Expository 6 hour training. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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:

  Background in EW Informational instruction is recommended.

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• Jan. 30, Tues. - Courtyard Marriott, Alpharetta GA - IN-PERSON - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    30 Jan 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Courtyard Marriott, 12655 Deerfield Prkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Educators, Kathy Howell and Laura Thomas )

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach informational and opinion writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work.  Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to effectively respond to text. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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 Informational writing workshop. 

  • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Informational digital teaching resources for an entire year of informational writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Informational 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 payment date.   
    
    Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

  
  

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• Jan. 31, Wed. - Heart of Georgia RESA, Dublin GA - IN-PERSON - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    31 Jan 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Heart of Georgia RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency), 717 Smith St, Dublin, GA 31021

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Educators, Kathy Howell and Laura Thomas )

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach informational and opinion writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work.  Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to effectively respond to text. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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 Informational writing workshop. 

  • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Informational digital teaching resources for an entire year of informational writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Informational 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 payment date.   
    
    Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

  
  

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• Feb. 21, Wed. - LIVE Zoom - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    21 Feb 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Zoom Classroom - Central Time

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Master Educators)

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach informational and opinion writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work.  Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to effectively respond to text. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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 Informational writing workshop.  

  • Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Informational digital teaching resources for an entire year of informational writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Informational 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 payment date.   
    
    Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!

  
  

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• Feb. 23rd, Fri. - Edmonton In-Person - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    23 Feb 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (MST)
  • Location
    Chateau Nova Yellowhead, 13920 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton

  Register

  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.

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  • 6 hours of Informational Writing instruction (taught by Master Educator Carla Thio)

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text, apply analysis skills to constructed response, confidently teach informational and opinion writing, and learn how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work.  Gain understanding of foundational writing skills to effectively respond to text. 
    
    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

  PLUS:
  

  • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction plus 1 yr subscription to the HUB for the digital Informational guide.  Or $250 USD to extend the subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide for another year.  That's just $75 for two years of access (a $123 saving!)
  • 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. 

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• Feb. 27, Tues. - LIVE Zoom - Constructed Response - A Step by Step Approach (G2-8)

  • When
    27 Feb 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Zoom Classroom - Central Time

  Register

  WHAT YOU GET: 

  6 hours of Writing instruction (taught by Master Educators). 

  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  Instructional tools to analyze and annotate text, effectively deconstruct the prompt, locate and identify evidence to support your response, paraphrase and cite evidence in source texts (narrative and informational), apply analysis skills to constructed response, how to model the step by step process to a well written response.

  Required prerequisite: Empowering Writers Informational/Expository 6 hour training. 

  • 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.
  • Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
  • Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction and unlimited support. Or $274 USD to include a year's subscription to the digital Informational HUB guide. Or $325 USD to include a printed guide.
  • 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:

  Background in EW Informational instruction is recommended.

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