Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• How to engage their students in authentic writing.
• The benefits of writing instruction.
• Why writing is important for school and everyday life.

Understand

• How to engage in writer's workshop.
• What to ask during a writing conference.
• The difficulty struggling writers face.

and Be Able To

• Implement mini-lessons geared toward your population of students.
• Make use of a variety of interactive websites that exist to support struggling writers.
• Identify an authors craft.
• Implement writing strategy organizers.