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

Registrations close Monday 1 August, 2022, unless sold out earlier

The Bookmaking approach to literacy values and honours children’s prior learning, their cultural competence and their dispositions for learning.  It uses these to drive learning deeper and to create a culture of thinking, talking and noticing about books.  It values the intellectual quality of mark-making as an essential component of being a writer.

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

This rich pedagogy engages children in language and literacy, motivates them to become deeply involved in their learning and also excites educators when they see children learning to their potential.

 

This interactive mini course runs for 2 sessions:

9:30am-3:00pm 

Saturday 20 August, 2022

and

Saturday 24 September, 2022

Please email Lisa if you are a full-time student who wishes to participate in this mini course.

Discount is offered for teams of 5 or more from the same site. Please email Lisa with the names of those who will be registering to access your discount code.

 

“What’s in Your Stack?” Chat – Teaching Informational Writing through a Bookmaking Approach with Katie, Amanda & Lisa

Back by popular demand, our “What’s in Your Stack?” webinars kick off with a series devoted to teaching genre studies through a Bookmaking/Writing Workshop approach.

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.

 

4:30-5:30pm ACST

Thursday 11th August, 2022

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

The Bookmaking approach to literacy values and honours children’s prior learning, their cultural competence and their dispositions for learning. It uses these to drive learning deeper and to create a culture of thinking, talking and noticing about books.  It values the intellectual quality of mark-making as an essential component of being a writer.

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

We have facilitated workshops about Pedgagogy of Bookmaking for over 12 years – throughout South Australia, in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, USA, Canada and Shanghai! This rich pedagogy engages children in language and literacy, motivates them to become deeply involved in their learning and also excites educators when they see children learning to their potential.

Registration for this mini course is for 3 sessions facilitated via Zoom.

Registrations close Monday 25th July, 2022