Rock the World with Writing: 7 Crucial Steps to take Writing Beyond the...
Fri Feb 22, 8:30 AM - Fri Feb 22, 3:00 PM

NEW Seminar Presented by Joanna Van Raden

Outstanding Educator and National Presenter on Blending the Writer’s Workshop Model




Today, most students find writing more than one complete sentence PAINFUL!




Are you working harder during the writing process than your students?



Do your students DREAD the revision and editing stages?



Are you still killing your weekends grading stacks of boring student work?



Are you looking for ideas to inspire, create, and showcase amazing student writing?





Empower your students to extend their voices beyond the written paper and discover the true power of their words.



In this hands-on workshop session, I’ll share a plethora of strategies, resources, and tools that will move writing to the top of students’ to-do lists and have them begging for more writing opportunities.



This full day event is designed for educators who are seeking ways to offer creative choices and develop student voice throughout all stages of the writing process or workshop.



Highlights of this session:





Learn new strategies to quickly and seamlessly differentiate instruction and address all learners throughout the writing process.



Learn to use technology tools effectively and offer choices to students in cross curricular writing experiences.



Create an efficient writer’s workshop learning environment using tools that enhance the role of the teacher.



Use writing tools in new and practical ways to foster peer collaboration and create deeply connected learning communities.



Receive an extensive handbook full of ideas, resources, and examples.








What you Will Learn




Writing is an important skill but is often put to the bottom of the to do list for teachers due to time constraints, lack of confidence, or difficulty motivating and reaching reluctant students. Let me share how you can then use technology tools to engage, enhance, and extend the learning during your writer’s workshop or your writing instruction in any grade level. Together, we will ignite student engagement and motivate reluctant or resistant writers.



You will discover how valuable the integration of technology can be