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Writer as Reader

Writer as Reader: Discovering New Ways into the Text

October 23, 2026
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
In-person at Bard College
Registration is open!

This year, IWT’s Writer as Reader workshops will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026. Writer as Reader workshops model writing practices that inspire students to read more carefully, grasp meaning in complex texts, and build understanding through collaboration. Using diverse writing-to-read strategies, workshop participants explore novels, poetry, nonfiction, historical documents, plays, music, and fairy tales. Each workshop will highlight strategies that foster close reading and help readers develop an appreciation for the connections between different but related texts. Writer as Reader workshops emphasize the pedagogical value of teaching texts that are unfamiliar or challenging to students, prompting them to read with attentiveness and an open mind. 

IWT can also bring a Writer as Reader workshop to your school. If you are interested, please contact us at 845-752-4516 or [email protected].

2026 Workshop Descriptions

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Registration and Fees

  • Tuition
    Fee: $635
     
    Early-Bird Fee: $560
    The Early-Bird deadline is September 25, 2026. Tuition must be paid in full prior to the workshop.

    Group Discount Fee: $572
    10 percent discount for groups of three or more teachers from the same school.

    Early-Bird Group Discount Fee: $504
    10 percent discount for teams of three or more teachers from the same school. All must register by September 25, 2026; tuition must be paid in full prior to the workshop.

    Cancellation policy. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made later than one week before the workshops.
    REGISTER TODAY!
  • Credit and Scholarship Opportunities
    CTLE Credit
    All Bard IWT workshops are Continuing Teacher and Leader Education approved in New York State. A Writer as Reader workshop is 5 CTLE hours. 

    The Teresa Vilardi Scholarship
    IWT welcomes scholarship applications from those studying to become teachers (i.e., those registered in Bard’s MAT Program or another accredited undergraduate or graduate program in education) and in-service teachers with limited professional development funds. Scholarship applications will open soon.

Hear it from our participants

“It gave me a chance to be a student—to step out of my teacher self and into my experiential self—and to be reminded of the joy and possibility that exist on the other side.”​​​​​​

—2024 Writer as Reader participant