On-Demand Writing Institute
Whether you want to incorporate a workshop approach to teaching writing or you’re already on your way, today’s classroom environment presents some unique challenges.
If you’re an educator (anywhere in the world) who wants to create more engaged and independent learners who love to write, this is for you.
The On Demand Writing Institute is for any teacher who is ready to cultivate more independent readers, writers, and creative thinkers.
This is about more than encouraging kids to write. It’s about creating more kids who are writers— who see themselves as writers.
Kids who choose to write because they love it — not just because a teacher told them to.
You can learn from the comfort of your home, wherever you are!
Why Choose Literacy Partners Writing Institute?
Literacy Partners Writing Institute will help you replace outdated learning methods that no longer work for you and your students.
Acquire tools that allow you to reach all kids (no matter what their writing level is)
Foster happier, more engaged students who love reading and writing
Replace stress with an increased excitement and confidence
Imagine a classroom of kids who have been struggling with reading and writing for their entire lives who are now able to read and write not just competently or fluently, but beautifully.
Choose your institute sectionThe Literacy Partners Difference
Kids are our future, and we can create a truly amazing, productive society that makes the world a better place. As a teacher you know it’s heartbreaking to see students reading or writing at below-average levels and not having access to the texts they need or being given writing assignments.
When kids learn using LP’s signature workshop method, kids become more engaged and interested. Imagine having a classroom full of kids excited to learn and worrying less about test scores because all are thriving.
You love being a teacher and understand that creating a classroom environment where kids thrive starts with you.
When you choose Literacy Partners for your continued education, you are choosing the gold standard in literacy for you and your students.
We break your On Demand Writing Institute down by grade level giving you only what you need to cultivate kids’ love of reading and writing while creating thriving, lifelong learners.
Whether you’re a beginning or advanced participant, there’s something for you.
Just some of what you’ll find inside:
Inspiring Keynote Sessions
Carla España, Ph.D.
An instructor and fieldwork advisor in the Bilingual and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program at Bank Street Graduate School of Education, Dr. España’s teaching journey began in Harlem, New York with bilingual sixth graders and continues with teaching language arts in a middle-grade summer program. Her teaching and writing live at the intersection of critical literacies, children’s literature, and bilingual education. She is the co-founder of encomunidadcollective.com and co-author of En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students with Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera. Find her on Twitter @ProfesoraEspana.
Julia E. Torres
A nationally recognized veteran language arts teacher-librarian in Denver, Colorado, Julia facilitates teacher development workshops rooted in the areas of anti-racist education, equity and access in literacy and librarianship, and education as a practice of liberation. Julia's work has been featured on NPR, AlJazeera’s The Stream, PBS Education, KQED’s MindShift, Rethinking Schools, Learning for Justice Magazine, and many more. She is a current Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award committee member, a member of the ALAN board of directors, and a co-founder of DisruptTexts.
Sara K. Ahmed
Currently serving as the Director of Curriculum Integration and 5th-grade advisor at Catherine Cook School in Chicago, Sara has taught and coached in city, suburban, public, independent, and international schools, where her classrooms were designed to help students consider their own identities and see the humanity in others. When she is not in the classroom or meeting with teachers, you can find her coaching cross country, soccer, or basketball.
She is also the author of Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension and coauthor with Harvey "Smokey" Daniels of Upstanders: How to Engage Middle School Hearts and Minds with Inquiry.
Luz Yadira Herrera, Ph.D.
An assistant professor of teacher education in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at California State University, Fresno, Luz has over fifteen years of experience in the education of emergent bilinguals in both mainstream and bilingual settings. Dr. Herrera's teaching and research are in culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy, translanguaging, critical pedagogies, and bilingual education policy. She is the co-founder of encomunidadcollective.com and co-author of En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students with Dr. Carla España. Find her on Twitter @Dra_LuzYadira.
Choose your section below:
Participants will learn to:
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Launch a writing workshop that fosters a love of writing.
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Build routines and structures that promote independence and engagement.
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Integrate components of balanced literacy to promote skills transfer.
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Implement the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Units of study.
Participants will learn to:
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Launch a writing workshop that fosters a love of writing.
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Build routines and structures that promote independence and engagement.
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Integrate components of balanced literacy to promote skills transfer.
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Implement the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Units of study.
Advanced participants will learn to:
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Connect the components of balanced literacy to writing workshop.
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Build more independent & thoughtful writers.
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A close look at word study and how to create transfer in writing.
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Study and experience shared/interactive writing and how to thread it across your curriculum.
Take intentional action to create a classroom of thriving writers with full access to the replay of one of LP’s most in demand learning institutes.
Unsure of which institute section to attend? Email us at [email protected] for help choosing an institute that is just right for you.
