This one-day seminar reviews the essentials of the writing process and focuses on various written products teachers can use at all grade levels.  A discussion of creating good writing prompts is included.  Participants leave the seminar with an action plan for implementing increased writing in their classrooms.  This seminar is not intended for teachers who have extensive training in or experience using nonfiction writing but is instead best for new teachers (or for teachers who have limited experience using content area writing with students).

What are the BENEFITS of this seminar?

Participants will walk away with:

• Several lessons/assignments using nonfiction writing, ready for immediate use
• An action plan, including a calendar, for implementation
• A training manual with additional resources, including student samples of writing

This seminar is perfect for elementary teachers who have had limited experience using writing in the content areas, secondary teachers of all subjects except English language arts, first-year teachers of all subjects (including secondary English language arts).

What are the LEARNING OBJECTIVES of this seminar:

• Provide an overview of the writing process for teachers who have had minimal training in teaching writing
• Teach participants about different writing products (assignments) they can use in all subjects
• Allow teachers to create writing prompts and assignments for immediate use