The best way to learn about writing workshop is through writing workshop. This course is designed to immerse participants in the workshop experience even as we plan and rehearse lessons and routines with our student writers in mind. Workshop is not a program; it is a structure for whole-group and small-group and one-on-one differentiated instruction to ensure that every student can reach standards for writing processes and products.

This course is designed for elementary educators with or without a curricular resource.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate why workshop is an effective structure, system, ritual, and routine for writing instruction. 
• Implement the critical components of a workshop, specifically mini-lessons, conferences, and closure/share.  
• Implement routines to support students’ development of personalized writing processes.
• Develop standards-based writing lessons with an intentional entry into the gradual-release of responsibility.