Writing Workshop for Teachers

Building Strong Writers from the Sentence Up 

Overview

Understanding the science of writing is fundamental to nurturing confident and capable writers. This workshop delves into the importance of teaching writing at the sentence level, offering strategies to embed writing instruction into all content areas. 

What You’ll Learn 

  • Unpack the science of writing and science of learning frameworks. 

  • Discover effective sentence-level strategies that you can immediately implement into your classroom content.  

  • Learn how explicitly teaching writing can be an integral part of your literacy block. 

Why Attend

Equip yourself with practical tools to transform your students’ writing skills. This workshop will equip you to elevate writing instruction in your classroom, fostering not just improved writing skills but also boost their literacy development overall. The skills and strategies learned in this workshop can be applied across a wide range of teaching scenarios, helping you support confident and capable writers in your classroom.

Who Should Attend

These workshops are designed for teachers eager to enhance their explicit writing instruction practices, develop their knowledge of Structured Literacy, and drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

With practical, evidence-based strategies demonstrated through examples from the iDeaL Approach for Schools, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the why, what, and how behind effective writing instruction.

What Others Are Saying

Teachers who have embraced explicit writing instruction using the iDeaL Approach for Schools are seeing remarkable transformations: 

"Explicitly teaching writing has been an absolute game changer for the students in my class! Not only has their writing improved, but their confidence to write, take risks in their writing, and share their work has grown immensely. They now have a solid understanding of various writing skills and techniques which they eagerly apply to their own writing."

– Year 7/8 Teacher 

Workshop Locations and Dates

Nelson

Date: 15th May 2025
Venue: Nelson Yacht Club view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

Dunedin

Date: 29th May 2025
Venue: Tūhuru Otago Museum view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

Auckland

Date: 17th June 2025
Venue: Bruce Pulman Park view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

Rotorua

Date: 22nd July 2025
Venue: Arawa Park Hotel view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

Wellington

Date: 23rd July 2025
Venue: Rydges view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

Christchurch

Date: 2nd September 2025
Venue: Addington Raceway view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst

 

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