
Enroll in the on-demand workshop
Learn at your own pace with this 5.5-hour on-demand workshop led by Kristina Smekens. At the end of the workshop, you will be ready to launch your writer’s workshop with your own personalized blueprints in hand.
A digital copy of Launching the Writer’s Workshop is included!
Choose from two grade-specific, on-demand workshops.
Preview the first chapter
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Receive lifetime access to digital resources
Whether you buy the book or watch the workshop, you’ll get lifetime access to digital resources that will help you launch your writing year!

Anchor Papers
Graphic Organizers
Photos, Videos, and More!
What educators are saying

“This workshop gave me a concrete plan, helped me structure the first few weeks of the school year, and gave me a tool kit FULL of great ways to help my students.”
Megan Sears
Annapolis High School
Dearborn Heights, MI




Andrea Simpson
Southport Middle School
Indianapolis, IN




“Everything presented has been applicable to my kindergarten classroom, and I can already feel my confidence as a writing teacher growing!“
Meredith Wolff
Camden Primary School
Camden, OH


Meet Your Guide
After learning from Kristina Smekens, you’ll feel excited and ready to apply new ideas in your own classroom. This is because she has a gift for making the complex seem simple. You will learn how to meet the needs of readers and writers by bridging the gap between education research and practical classroom-tested strategies that get results!
Take your first step toward building stronger writers!
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