Sep. 24, Wednesday - Calgary, Best Western, IN-PERSON - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Narrative Skills (Gr 2-8)

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

Registration

Early Bird Registration includes Digital Narrative guide. Subscription active for a year. – $200.00
Registration includes a subscription digital Narrative Writing Guide. Access active for a year from purchase date.
Early Bird Registration with a printed Narrative guide. – $225.00
Registration includes a printed Narrative Writing Guide. Shipped upon purchase.
Registration Only – $175.00
Attendee already has access to the required Narrative resource.
Registration with 1 yr subscription to the digital Narrative Writing Hub guide. – $300.00
Registration includes a 1 yr subscription to the digital Narrative guide through the Hub. Access is active for 1 full year from date of purchase. Price in USD.
Registration with a 2 yr subscription to the digital Narrative Writing Hub guide – $375.00
Registration includes a 2 yr subscription to the digital Narrative guide through the Hub. Access is active for 2 full years from date of purchase. Price in USD.
Registration with a printed Narrative guide – $365.00
Registration with a printed Narrative guide. Price in USD.

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.