As schools move to incorporate more writing in classrooms, it is vital that teachers encourage their students to write and share with them the joys of the writing process. WITS in-services provide innovative teaching ideas to classroom teachers who are then able to expand their teaching curriculum and inspire their students to be better writers. Teachers who participate in professional development with WITS learn fresh ideas and acquire innovative new strategies. They are also able to enjoy writing more themselves, and they pass that excitement on to their students. Meeting together, like-minded teachers and writers provide each other support and share discoveries that transform the way writing is taught.

WITS supports classroom teachers as they adopt new approaches to teaching creative writing. WITS in-services are available year-round and are taught by experienced staff. Schools request from a menu of workshop topics that include:

• The Details: Encouraging Elaboration
• Developing Voice: The Person Behind the Words
• Better, Stronger, Faster: Teaching Students to Revise
• Power Writing: Prewriting with a Punch
• Dream Machine: Using Art to Teach Creative Writing

"WITS is the only professional development I've ever looked forward to. Finally, someone taught me to teach writing the way I always envisioned I could." -- 7th grade teacher

"The WITS program has saved my life as a teacher and has reminded me that writing is enjoyable." -- 11th grade teacher

"WITS makes you want to teach writing because you have concrete ways to do writing in your classroom." -- 5th grade teacher

Please contact Long Chu by phone at 713-523-3877 or by e-mail for more details and pricing information.