Description
Teaching any subject can be a difficult task, and teaching writing has its own set of unique challenges. There aren’t any formulas or diagrams for teaching writing to students, and getting students to write in a meaningful way can be a daunting task in and of itself. This is because good writing isn’t only about grammar but also knowing how to make your writing shine and how to think creatively.
In this course, Teaching Writing Is Hard, Until It Isn’t, experienced educator and published author Shannon Anderson gives tips and tricks for ways you can empower your students with new writing techniques and get them in the flow of writing. You’ll learn how to create an engaging prompt for your students to write about and how to create a plan for your students’ continued writing growth, among other things. Any educator, whether you enjoy writing or it’s your least favorite part of the day, will benefit from this in-depth course.
In this 1-hour course, participants will learn:
- Why teaching writing can be difficult
- A training plan that will help your students write meaningfully
- What makes a great prompt
- How to structure your writing block
Ileana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Love all of the ideas presented and will be using them this year.
Maria S – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on how to have students want to write and make them better writers.
Romelia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
If you don’t feel confident about writing, this is a must watch!
Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the examples provided through photos!
Maria – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved being able to get several ideas for mini lessons. I’d love to be able to see more.
Kelly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It is focused on elementary students.
Jacie – CHISUM ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Delfina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative. It gave good examples of how to model writing to students.
Jorge – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great writing strategies shared!
Veronica – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
Aileen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is great for ideas to make writing better.
Tanya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is geared to elementary classrooms. I would have liked to see some high school examples; however, I did take some pointers that could be incorporated in teaching high school writing.
Elizabeth – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Another great presentation! She is a great job!!
Stephanie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great examples of how the writing block should be set up. Very useful suggestions for planning out the year.
Elisa Liz – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was amazing because it will teach you how you could help students start starter sentences by using different genres. This in turn will prevent writers block.
Stephanie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I wish there were more secondary connections. Ideas are amazing strategies for elementary age students.
Becky – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Marisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources
Mayra – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great examples of how a writing lesson should be.
Rosario S. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is designed primarily for elementary students.
Christine – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Amanda – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
great! This was actually helpful and worth the time!
Anese – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course! Thanks for all of the great ideas about how to teach students to write with meaning and creativity!
Anavel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Well thought out writing plan.
Karen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great detailed ideas on ways to engage students in writing. It seems more geared toward elementary age, but there are many things that are adaptable for high school.
Shannon – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Shannon Anderson is amazing! Once again- practical real teaching ideas, examples, and resources are shared to reach every writer at every level in your class!
miriam – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful ideas. I liked the real world examples the presenter used. I liked how you can determine characters, onomatopeia, alliteration, and setting by reading the first lines at the beginning of a narrative writing.
Josie – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, but would like to see it in action.
Stacy – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very engaging with good ideas for elementary teachers seeking to teach narrative writing. As a high school teacher looking for ideas on literary analysis and including text evidence, there were some pearls of wisdom that helped me remember the recursive process of writing.
Marie – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with lots of ideas for writing lessons!
Celina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas presented and will surely use them in the classroom.
Teresa B. – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Shelly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was full of ideas to help you get the year started and get a better understanding on the writing block. Lots of great examples!
Sara – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Teaching Writing is Hard, Until it Isn’t is a great course that gives great ideas to help teach writing using literature to help generate ideas for children to write.
Julie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was full of great tools for the classroom writing development!
Robin – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Got different ideas on writing supports for my students
Genni – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely informative and not only included concrete examples, but also how to implement in the classroom.
Julie – COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Kristy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was well organized and the presenter was very knowlegeable in the content. I appreciated all the examples and will definitely use most of her strategies to help improve my students writing.
Rosa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise and how you introduce your writing block. I really liked the mini lessons and examples you included. My favorite one was “bold begninning”.
Jimmy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very informative about the subject matter and topic, even though it focuses on more primary school concepts and strategies.
Claudia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter had great ideas on how to introduce different writing skills. I love how the presenter shares mentor texts to introduce skills or concepts.
Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Had good examples of some writing techniques to use in a secondary setting.
KATHERINE – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Explicit and to the point.
Jennifer – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very helpful.
Vanessa – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
This course gives teachers out of the box writing skills for students that allows the students to think creatively when writing.
Yvette – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Presenter gives good information.
Kaitlin – EAST MUSKINGUM LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course offers practical strategies that can be used in any classroom to teach writing.
Mindy – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Julie – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
informative