This Mini Course has a specific focus on working with 3 – 8 year old writers in
Kindergarten and Early Years of School.

A book-making approach not only sees children from this competent lens, it empowers children to see themselves as competent writers. The approach challenges pedagogical practices that see children as empty learners; who are needy because they know so little.

Sat 8 August & Sat 5 September 2020
9.30am – 3pm

$230

With Katie, Amanda & Lisa

Calling all teachers of young writers!

Are you looking for new mentor texts to teach with?

Do you want to harness the power of “Your Stack”?

Then join us for an hour-long informal chat, where Lisa, Amanda and Katie each share a Stack and what they would teach with it.

Wed 29 July
4.30 – 5.30pm

$40

Facilitated by Amanda Bartram

Teachers and children rely on co-educators (ECWs, SSOs, PSWs, BSSOs) as they embrace the wonderful messiness that is learning. This is never more apparent than in Writing Workshop when ‘just right, just in time’ learning happens every day!

We have developed our Co-educators’ “Introduction to Writing Workshop” with just this in mind.

Co-educators from sites using the Bookmaking and Writer’s Notebook pedagogical approaches to teach writing are invited to join us for two mornings of professional development.

Fri 26 June & Fri 31 July
9am – 12pm

$150

Facilitated by Amanda Bartram

Teachers and children rely on co-educators (ECWs, SSOs, PSWs, BSSOs) as they embrace the wonderful messiness that is learning. This is never more apparent than in Writing Workshop when ‘just right, just in time’ learning happens every day!

We have developed our Co-educators’ “Introduction to Writing Workshop” with just this in mind.

Co-educators from sites using the Bookmaking and Writer’s Notebook pedagogical approaches to teach writing are invited to join us for two mornings of professional development.

Fri 26 June & Fri 31 July
12.30pm – 3.30pm

$150

Facilitated by Amanda Bartram

This is a follow-up workshop for those who have already participated in our Introduction to Bookmaking or Introduction to Writer’s Notebook Mini Courses.

In this workshop, Amanda will:

•    Discuss the role and structure of writing conferences
•    Demonstrate the importance of the ‘stack’ and recording proformas
•    Support you to recognise and select possible ‘nudges’ 
•    Model the ‘nudge’ or teaching point
•    Help you to connect your conference record keeping with assessment tools

Thur 30 July
4.30 – 6.30pm

$60

Facilitated by Amanda Bartram

This is a follow-up workshop for those who have already participated in our Introduction to Bookmaking or Introduction to Writer’s Notebook Mini Courses.

In this workshop, Amanda will:

•    Discuss the role and structure of writing conferences
•    Demonstrate the importance of the ‘stack’ and recording proformas
•    Support you to recognise and select possible ‘nudges’
•    Model the ‘nudge’ or teaching point
•    Help you to connect your conference record keeping with assessment tools

Monday 3 Aug
4.30 – 6.30pm

$60