Hacking the Writing Workshop: Redesign with Making in Mind (Hack Learning Series Book 16)

Hacking the Writing Workshop: Redesign with Making in Mind (Hack Learning Series Book 16)

<p><b>Writing Workshop Is More Than Just Writing</b></p><p><b></b></p><p>Agility matters. This is what Angela Stockman learned when she left the classroom over a decade ago to begin supporting young writers and their teachers in schools. What she learned transformed her practice and led to the publication of her primer on this topic: <i>Make Writing: 5 Teaching Strategies that Turn Writer’s Workshop Into a Maker Space</i>. Now, Angela is back with more stories from the road and plenty of new thinking to share.</p><p><b>Print Creates Barriers for Talented Writers</b></p><p>As K-12 programs push for proficiency, the world continues to demand something different. Something more. "Writing is bigger than print today," Angela says. "When we diminish it, we diminish writers, too."</p><p><b>Redesign with Making in Mind</b></p><p>In Make Writing, Angela Stockman upended the traditional writing workshop by combining it with the popular ideas that drive the maker space.</p><p>Now, she is expanding her concepts and strategies and breaking new ground in <i>Hacking the Writing Workshop</i>. In this easy-to-read-and-implement <b>guide for all teachers of reading, writing, and making</b>, Angela provides:</p><ul><li>Curriculum frameworks that bring students to the drawing board</li><li>Firestarters that ignite even the most print-resistant kids</li><li>Agility building strategies that integrate making and writing and invite loose parts play</li><li>Assessment protocols and tools</li><li>Supplemental resources for each Hack, accessed through QR codes</li></ul><p><b>Ready to redesign your writer's workshop?</b> </p><p>Grab <i>Hacking the Writing Workshop</i> now and show your students that writing is bigger than print.</p>