Presented by Deb Sukarna for Foundation to Year 6 Teachers

Thursday 7 March and Thursday 21 March
2:30pm – 5:30pm * Australian Eastern Time

Session 1 – Overview and Getting the Buzz Going
⋅ What we need to know about the teaching of Writing
⋅ How voice and choice engages and influences young writers
⋅ The importance of developmental play, the arts, inquiry, language experience and quality literature
⋅ Establishing a writing Environment – the Writers Notebook; Seed Walls and Seed Shelves
⋅ Structure of a Writing Session and organisation required
⋅ How to establish an independent routine Foundation to Year 6
*Teachers will be asked to trial practice in preparation for next session

Session 2 – Organisation, Management and Planning
⋅ Follow up from classroom trialling from previous session and further wonderings
⋅ Revisit structure of Writers Workshop and unpack
⋅ Expectations and routines are the key
⋅ Purpose and structure of Conferences – providing effective feedback
⋅ The place of Focus Group teaching for common needs
⋅ Resources that make a difference
⋅ Weekly Planning and beyond
*Teachers will be provided with significant resources and handouts to support these two sessions.