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IWT @ Your School

Are you interested in exploring writing-based teaching methods, cultivating new ways for students to read and respond to texts in your classroom, or rethinking the role of writing across the curriculum? 
Over the past four decades, IWT has offered workshops at hundreds of schools and universities across the United States and around the world.
About Our Workshops

About Our Workshops

IWT workshops are interactive, collaborative, and writing-rich. We don’t just talk about writing-based teaching; we read and write together, modeling how we might use writing practices with our students in the classroom. Workshops are designed in close consultation with administrators and teachers to ensure that they address teachers’ needs and priorities. Our goals are to help teachers meet outside assessment standards while also addressing the individual needs of students and to support teachers’ creative autonomy in the classroom.

Our workshops introduce methods that help students:

Our workshops introduce methods that help students:

• discover and interpret meaning; 
• engage in productive dialogue;
• learn critical thinking skills; 
• develop academic writing skills;    
• experience the benefits of collaborative learning;
• become reflective learners who appreciate multiple perspectives; and
• value the role of both persistence and failure in the learning process.

Some of the ways that we work with schools and colleges

  • On-site Workshops
    Our foundational workshops (see below for a partial list) provide an introduction to IWT’s writing-based teaching strategies. They can be discipline-specific or multidisciplinary. On-site workshops can be one, two, or three days long, depending on their goals and scope. International on-site workshops are usually one week long.
  • Online Workshops
    We offer online workshops that model how IWT writing-based teaching practices can be effectively integrated into hybrid and online teaching. Online workshops include the introductory workshops listed below as well as more targeted workshops focusing on online and connected learning. Write to us to schedule a time to talk about your school's specific needs: iwt@bard.edu
  • On-site Workshop Series
    For schools interested in building a deeper familiarity with writing-based teaching methods, we design workshop sequences that progress from introductory workshops to more advanced workshops that might focus on revision strategies, discipline-specific writing-based teaching practices, or reading and responding to specific texts.
  • Embedded Professional Development Programs
    IWT also works with schools and school districts to offer extended professional development (PD) programs. A PD program typically involves a scaffolded sequence of workshops offered over the course of a year or more. PD programs begin with a needs assessment and classroom observations to ensure that our workshops address teachers’ needs and goals.

Contact Us about Bringing IWT to Your School

Please reach out to Assistant Director Michelle Hoffman (mhoffman@bard.edu | 845-758-7432) or Associate Director Celia Bland (bland@bard.edu | 845-758-7544) to discuss how to bring a customized on-site workshop or professional development program to your school. We are happy to talk through which workshop or sequencing can best address your priorities. Download the flyer below for more information and rates for our workshops. 

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