TWR’s asynchronous workshop prepares Louisiana educators for the implementation of TWR in the ELA Guidebooks for grades 3-5.
This workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of how The Hochman Method is embedded into the updated Louisiana ELA Guidebooks (2022) for grades 3-5. It aims to help Louisiana educators see how The Writing Revolution’s techniques enhance students’ writing, reading comprehension, analytical thinking, and content knowledge.
Approx 7.5 hours; hosted on Teach:able
Access to the workshop is granted within a day after registering
All registrants must enroll in Teach:able
Designed to be completed in collaborative learning groups or individually
Workshop is divided into modules composed of lecture videos and required interactive activities for most modules
Interactive activities must be completed by all registrants in order to obtain a certificate of completion at the end
This workshop is exclusively for Louisiana educators to support the implementation of The Hochman Method as it is embedded in the updated Louisiana ELA Guidebooks (2022) for grades 3-5.
We encourage educators interested in learning about the Hochman Method to enroll in one of our introductory courses. Please find the course schedule and pricing information on our website.
Billing
Please note: Billing contact information is required upon registration.
For the asynchronous workshop, TWR sends the invoice to the billing contact within two weeks of educators registering for the workshop.
The cost for the asynchronous workshop is $250 per participant.
Discounts: Districts/Schools that send multiple educators to the same workshop are eligible for the following discounts:
10% discount for 2+ educators
20% discount for 10+ educators
$250 per educator
10% discount for 2+ educators
20% discount for 10+ educators
Additional Information
Course Description
This workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of how The Hochman Method is embedded into the redeveloped Louisiana Guidebooks 2020 pilot units for grades 3-5. The goal of the workshop is for Louisiana educators to understand how The Writing Revolution’s instructional best practices and sequential progression improves students’ writing, reading comprehension, analytical thinking, and content knowledge.
Format Delivery
TWR pilot asynchronous workshop is a paced online workshop, wherein educators work at the time designed by district/school leadership. There are nine modules with multiple lessons – each module includes video snippets of the strategies delivered by a TWR faculty member, varied activity practice, teacher tips, and quizzes. At the end of the course, each participant will complete and submit a culminating task using Google Docs and Google Forms.
Culminating Activity
Participants will work in their groups or independently to apply their learning from the workshop to annotate teaching notes for selected TWR-embedded Guidebook activities. The estimated time for completion for all five parts is about 30-60 minutes and is not calculated into the total workshop time.
Access to materials
Registrants will have access to training materials for one calendar year to support a successful implementation of the TWR embedded strategies.
Certificate of Completion
Certificates of completion will be issued upon request.
“This is what has been missing in Guidebooks. Teachers have needed lessons to teach TWR strategies as well as developed lessons to support comprehension and writing with TWR activities.”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
“THEY ARE WONDERFUL! It is exactly what our teachers and students need.. an explicit approach to teaching writing and grammar that is specific to their content. Absolutely love it!”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
“Great activities that the children are enjoying and understanding.”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
“The integration made my students stronger writers. The way the skills built up on each other was helpful.”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
“I did see a growth with my students’ writing since using TWR.”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
“I am so glad that we are FINALLY getting explicit writing instruction.”
Teacher
ELA Guidebooks Pilot Participant
Enrollment Fee Estimator
Pricing
Note: Fees are listed per participant
Courses
Fee
Advancing Thinking Through Writing (Grades 3–12)
$1,050
Advancing Thinking Through Writing (Grades K-2)
$840
Advancing Thinking Through Writing (STEM)
$840
Workshops
Classroom Planning & Implementation
$500
Leading the Revolution: School & District
Administrator
$350
How TWR Discounts work
TWR offers a discount for schools and districts based on the number of educators that are
enrolled in the same section of a course.
10% for 2+ educators enrolled in the same section of a course
20% for 10+ educators enrolled in the same section of a course
25% for 25+ educators enrolled in the same section of a course
30% for 50+ educators enrolled in the same section of a course
35% & a Private Course for 75+ educators enrolled in the same section of a
course
In addition, school leaders and district administrators can enroll in an introductory course at
no cost if they join the same course type and schedule as the paid educator(s).