Dec. 1st Mon. - Calgary, Best Western, IN-PERSON - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Informational Skills (Gr 2-8)

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

Registration

Early Bird Registration with 1 yr subscription to Digital Informational guide – $200.00
Registration includes a subscription digital Informational Writing Guide. Access active for a year from purchase.
Early Bird Registration with a printed Informational guide. – $225.00
Registration includes a printed Narrative Writing Guide. Shipped upon purchase.
Registration Only – $175.00
Registration Only. The attendee has the required resource in print or digital format.
Registration with a 1 yr subscription to the HUB – $300.00
Registration includes a 1 yr subscription to the digital Informational 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 HUB – $375.00
Registration includes a 2 yr subscription to the digital Informational guide through the HUB. Access is active for 2 full years from date of purchase. Price in USD.
Registration with a printed Informational guide – $365.00
Registration with a printed Information guide

*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.