THROUGH THE EYES OF A WRITING TEACHER: MAKING WRITERS WORKSHOP REAL

INSTRUCTOR(S): Kathy Van Offeren & Autumn Steif, Victor Haen Elementary
GRADE LEVEL: 3-6
 

Are you familiar with a writer's workshop and want to learn more about this researched based approach and how it can impact writers in your classroom?  We will spend our week rolling up our sleeves, becoming writers ourselves and deepening our knowledge of workshop components including; mini lessons, conferencing, strategy grouping, partnerships, independent writing and teaching share.  We will study various genres such as personal narrative, personal and literary essay, poetry and fiction and develop formal assessments for each genre we study.  At the end of the week, we will celebrate and reflect upon our process as writers.

Upon completion of this course you will:

	Have taken an idea through all of the stages of writing and be able to use this experience in your teaching.
	Developed cohesive units of study focused around a genre or writing quality.
	Written streamlined mini lessons using a predictable architecture.
	Assessed student writing in a way that will impact your teaching.
	Practiced conferencing techniques that will allow you to focus on the writer.
	Explored management strategies to get your workshop up and running and sustain it across the year.