Six Traits of Writing:
Implementation Strategies
ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP
Best-practice strategies for teaching the Six Traits all year long
If you’ve viewed Kristina Smekens’ Six-Traits Introduction, then you’re ready to take it to the next level.
This dynamic online workshop utilizes video footage from a full-day Smekens workshop and addresses how to take the Six Traits of Writing from six words floating around the classroom to full-blown immersion and implementation all year long. Kristina will offer you ways to organize, manage, and implement the traits to heighten the effectiveness of your writing instruction.
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access for a full year.
LEARN
Gain practical, best-practice
strategies you can use right away.
EARN
Receive a downloadable completion
certificate for 5 hours of PD credit.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Topics covered:
Building a writer’s workshop anchored in the Six Traits — including the instructional lesson, independent writing time, writer conferences, and the group share-out.
Recognizing the traits within each step of the writing process.
Strategies for assessing student writing, including when to score for particular traits and when to assess all of them.
Teaching students that the Six Traits are within every type of writing.
Learn how to:
Weave the trait language throughout all three phases of the writer’s workshop.
Plan writing units to target the most significant traits and writing skills.
Introduce and utilize kid-generated rubrics to assess student writing.
Utilize the Six Traits to organize and drive your writer’s workshop mini-lessons.
Improve the effectiveness of writer conferences and student revision with management routines and trait language.
WHO SHOULD
ENROLL?
- K-6 Classroom Teachers
- 6-12 Language Arts Teachers
- K-12 High-Ability Teachers
- ELL Teachers
- Literacy Coaches/Coordinators
- Curriculum Directors
- Title I Teachers/Directors
- Principals & Assistant Principals
WHAT YOU GET
On-Demand Videos
Relevant & engaging presentations
Downloadable Handout
Full-color note-taking guide
Secret Site
Lifetime access to digital resources
Completion Certificate
5 hours of PD credit
PRICING & GROUP RATES
1 person
$169
2-14 people
$159/person
Group of 15 or more? Email us or call (888) 376-0448 for custom pricing.
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12-month subscription to webPD with access to 300+ PD videos.
8 hours of customized Remote Coaching to support implementation.
Customized yearlong Professional Learning Plan aligned to school goals.
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