Courses for Educators

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 7 sessions. Session 1 will be 12-2 pm ET. All other sessions will be from 12 pm to 1:30 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: November 1, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 11 sessions. All sessions will be from 2:40 pm to 3:40 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: December 30, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces Kindergarten through 2nd-grade educators to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Educators will learn specific TWR strategies that build the vocabulary and language skills necessary for future success in writing. TWR faculty will present age-appropriate examples and techniques for scaffolding and differentiation. There will be opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for K-2 educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 5 sessions. Sessions 1-4 will be 5:30 pm - 7 pm ET. Session 5 will be 5:30 pm -6:30 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: October 25, 2021, at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of mathematics to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any math content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for math educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be from 3:30 pm - 5 pm ET.

Registration Deadline: October 27, 2021, at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of mathematics to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any math content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for math educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be from 3:30 pm - 5 pm ET.

Registration Deadline: November 11, 2021, at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of science to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any science content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for science educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be 3:30 pm - 5 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: November 2, 2021 at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of science to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any science content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for science educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be 3:30 pm - 5 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: December 1, 2021 at 3 PM

Prerequisite: Advancing Thinking Through Writing I

This workshop is intended for principals and other key administrators involved in the school-wide implementation of TWR. This workshop will deepen school leaders’ understanding of the core values of TWR and the key components of a successful school-wide implementation of The Hochman Method. These components include how to give teachers feedback on their TWR instruction and achieve consistency of implementation across grade levels and content areas.

This workshop will be held over 4 sessions. Each session will be 10:30 am - 12 pm ET

Registration Deadline: January 11, 2022, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 7 sessions. Session 1 will be 10-12 pm ET. All other sessions will be from 10 am to 11:30 am ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: October 13, 2021, at 3 PM

Prerequisite: Advancing Thinking Through Writing I

This workshop is intended for secondary educators (grades 6-12). In this workshop, teachers learn research-based practices for effectively incorporating the TWR strategies learned in the ATTWI course in their classroom instruction. There is a special focus on purposeful planning, using assessment to inform instructional decisions, and creating an engaging and motivating writing environment. This course is open to all educators in grades 6-12 that have attended an ATTWI course but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This workshop will be held over 4 sessions. Each session will be 10:30 am - 12 pm ET.

Registration Deadline: October 6, 2021, at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of science to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any science content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for science educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: October 5, 2021 at 3 PM

Prerequisite: Advancing Thinking Through Writing I

This workshop is intended for principals and other key administrators involved in the school-wide implementation of TWR. This workshop will deepen school leaders’ understanding of the core values of TWR and the key components of a successful school-wide implementation of The Hochman Method. These components include how to give teachers feedback on their TWR instruction and achieve consistency of implementation across grade levels and content areas.

This workshop will be held over 4 sessions. Each session will be 4 pm - 5:30 pm ET

Registration Deadline: October 4, 2021, at 3 PM

This course will introduce educators of mathematics to the Hochman Method, a proven, evidence-based approach to teaching writing that improves students’ writing, reading, and thinking. Participants will learn strategies that can be integrated into any math content. There will be opportunities to both practice and create activities, as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for math educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 4 sessions. All sessions will be from 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm ET.

Registration Deadline: October 1, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 8 sessions. All sessions will be from 2:45 pm to 4:15 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: September 30, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces Kindergarten through 2nd-grade educators to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Educators will learn specific TWR strategies that build the vocabulary and language skills necessary for future success in writing. TWR faculty will present age-appropriate examples and techniques for scaffolding and differentiation. There will be opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for K-2 educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 5 sessions. Session 1 will be 8:30 am - 10:30 am ET, Session 2 and 3 will be 8 am - 8:45 am ET, Session 4 will be 8:30 am - 10:30 am ET, and Session 5 will be 12 pm - 1:30 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: September 21, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces Kindergarten through 2nd-grade educators to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Educators will learn specific TWR strategies that build the vocabulary and language skills necessary for future success in writing. TWR faculty will present age-appropriate examples and techniques for scaffolding and differentiation. There will be opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for K-2 educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 6 sessions. All sessions will be from 4 pm - 5:10 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: September 17, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 7 sessions. Session 1 will be 2-4 pm ET. All other sessions will be from 2 pm to 3:30 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: September 9, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 7 sessions. Session 1 will be 5:30-7:30 pm ET. All other sessions will be from 6 pm to 7:30 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: August 26, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces Kindergarten through 2nd-grade educators to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Educators will learn specific TWR strategies that build the vocabulary and language skills necessary for future success in writing. TWR faculty will present age-appropriate examples and techniques for scaffolding and differentiation. There will be opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is intended exclusively for K-2 educators to be taken in lieu of Advancing Thinking Through Writing I.

This course will be held over 5 sessions. Session 1 will be from 9am to 11am ET. Session 2 will be from 1pm - 3pm ET. Sessions 3-5 will be from 4 pm - 5 pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: August 23, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 9 sessions. Session 1 will be from 9am to 11am ET. Session 2 will be from 1pm to 3pm ET. Sessions 3-9 will be from 4pm-5pm ET.

Please note that there will be optional collaboration sessions throughout the course. During these sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: Aug 23, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 9 sessions. Sessions 1 & 2 will be from 1 pm to 3 pm ET. Sessions 3 to 9 will be from 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm ET.

Please note that there will be an optional 40 minutes of collaboration time immediately following sessions 3 and 4. During this additional time, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: August 6, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 7 sessions. Session 1 will be from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm ET. Sessions 2 to 7 will be from 3:30 pm to 5 pm ET.

Please note that there will be an optional 40 minutes of collaboration time immediately following sessions 2 & 3. During this additional time, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: August 3, 2021, at 3 PM

This course introduces participants to the Hochman Method, an explicit set of sequenced strategies for teaching expository writing that can be integrated into any content. Specific strategies are presented to improve the structure, coherence, and clarity of students’ writing, beginning at the sentence level. The focus moves to outlines, paragraphs, and compositions. Participants will also learn how to teach note-taking, summarization, and revision. There are opportunities to practice and create activities as well as receive feedback from TWR faculty. This course is open to all educators in grades 3-12 but is especially suited to teachers (including Special Education and ENL) of English and social studies.

This course will be held over 6 sessions. Session 1 to session 4 will be from 8:30 am to 10:30 am ET. Session 5 to 6 will be from 8:30 am to 10 am ET.

Please note that there will be an optional 40 minutes of collaboration time immediately following sessions 2 & 3. During this additional time, teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with one another on creating a TWR activity for their content area.

Registration Deadline: July 26, 2021, at 3 PM