How will you teach writing this year?
Principals and Superintendents:
Plan Your Professional Development Days
with One and Two-Day Teaching Writing Seminars
The Teaching Writing Structure and Style seminar inspires your teachers in any subject area with greater confidence and enthusiasm as "Writing Coaches." The practical and measurable techniques presented in the TWS&S Seminar have been developed over 50 years by Dr. J.B. Webster, the author of "Blended Structure and Style in Composition." As a former elementary and high school teacher, and doctoral professor at Dalhousie University, Dr. Webster engineered the program to successfully bridge all student levels from elementary to university classrooms.
Utilizing the materials provided throughout the day, seminar participants will be equipped with an introiductory and practical working knowledge of both structure and style elements of the TWS&S writing program.
Every teacher who requires written work from their students should attend this dynamic program.
Teachers
Plan Your Summer Professional Development
with Four-Day Intensive Teaching Writing Seminars
- in Kelowna, BC: July 5 - 8, 2010
- in Calgary, Alberta: August 23rd - 26th, 2010
- Track One - Grades 2- 6
- Track Two - Grades 7- 12
Instruction in "Teaching Writing" will follow "Blended Structure and Style in Composition," a teacher's manual written by Dr. J.B. Webster which has been adapted to all grade levels from elementary to university.
Attending the four-day session will empower teachers and enable them,to successfully incorporate the program into their classrooms. Beginning with note-taking and summarizing from notes, the workshop extends through narrative stories and story sequencing, to research and report writing form multiple sources. Stylistic techniques which greatly enhance the quality of writing and the various models of structure are threaded throughout the program. The upper-level course will advance through essay writing, including models for narrative, expository, persuasive and argumentative essays as well as over-views to etended- and super-essays.
The written communication program emphasizes writing every school day, blending Structure and Style in academic and creative writing. Participants will attend lectures and demonstrations during the day while preparing written assignments each evening. TIme will be given for developing a lesson plan schedule to be used throughout the school year and creation of hands-on materials to be used in the classroom.
Professional Development for Teachers
"This P.D. workshop was by far the most informative and practical I have had the pleasure of experiencing. I have become a more 'sophisticated' writer in three days...and feel confident teaching this style in class."
"What a gift we have been given today! We now have a complete writing program that will fill the writing component of our literacy program and be integrated with other curriculum areas."
S.W. Principal
"Thank you for your passion, dedication, and inspiration. Clearly you are addressing a huge gap in our educational system by teaching effective, systematized writing."
"Only a program which was clearly practically based, well organized and professionally delivered can fully engage teachers during their first four days of summer holidays."
"I thoroughly and completely enjoyed the Blended Structure and Style course...I cannot wait to see the results when we begin using this superb program in our school. Bring on the students!"
T.P. Principal
NEW for Fall 2009
Live, Online Seminars
- Teaching through All Nine Units of the Blended Structure and Style Syllabus -
- Six Two-Hour Sessions
- Follow-Up Built into Each Session
- View recorded sessions at your convenience
