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Download full textBrunow, Valerie – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2016
This article is a resource for educators looking to offer personal instruction and literacy opportunities to secondary students. It provides a thoughtful and in-depth look at the workshop model in a high school setting. It offers methods and suggestions for setting up the workshop model to methods and strategies for diverse learners. The…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Classroom Techniques, Literacy, Writing Workshops
Direct linkMorris, Lisa – Eye on Education, 2012
Master teacher Lisa Morris invites you to share her secrets of success with writer's workshops. After years of experimenting with the workshop model, she has developed the most effective ways to apply it in the classroom, yielding higher test scores and increased student engagement. Through practical, step-by-step instruction, Morris demonstrates…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mentors, Writing Processes, Writing Workshops
Miller, Melinda; Higgins, Betty – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2008
Teachers are faced with a dilemma when they know what good teaching is but feel pressure from their colleagues and administrators to use published test preparation materials to teach reading and writing. However, effective instructional practices and mandated testing demands can coexist if teachers choose methods that not only provide authentic…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, Writing Workshops, Teaching Methods
Chakraborty, Basanti; Stone, Sandra – Childhood Education, 2008
There is nothing worse than hearing moans and groans when writing time is announced to students. Motivation for writing begins when students' interests are mixed with opportunities for creativity. This article presents an idea shared by a writing coach who found a way to spark students' interest in writing by developing recipes for more…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Writing Workshops, Social Studies, Writing Instruction
Sheryl Lain – Voices from the Middle, 2007
Students who engage in the writing process learn to write. Period. And yet many teachers, including Lain when she was a beginning teacher, don't know how to make the time for it, how to structure it, and how to evaluate it. Here, Lain offers us the help we need by focusing on the teaching tools for introducing students to this format, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Poetry, Writing Workshops, Writing Processes
Watson, Patricia A.; Lacina, Jan Guidry – Voices from the Middle, 2004
Two teachers reflect on their combined experiences in teaching middle school, teaching preservice teachers, and teaching online in order to adapt and apply strategies for bringing positive experiences in a computer-based environment to middle grade students. The result is five valuable lessons, each of which is explained theoretically and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Writing Workshops, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Experience
