Many teachers that we have met are gifted writers themselves; however, they have confided in us that they have difficulties isolating or understanding their innate processing and writing skills and conveying those skills to their students.

Phase I: The Gateway, has been created to provide teachers with a step-by-step visual thinking process of what comes to them naturally, filling the gap between thinking and writing as twilight fills the gap between the night and the day.

Teachers will learn the following skills to implement immediately in their classrooms, taking the mystery out of their students' academic writing and the “blank” out of a student’s blank stare and blank page:

• Designing and decoding a writing prompt
• Reading and annotating a text
• Gathering concrete details (evidence)
• Generating commentary (analysis)
• Creating an impactful concluding sentence
• Writing a thesis statement
• Developing an introduction and conclusion

This training is a prerequisite to Phase II and Phase III. If you haven’t taken the official Phase I training, please do before registering for Phase II or Phase III.

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Subject Area Participants: Advanced Academics, English Language Arts and Reading, Learning Support

Grade Level(s): 6-12

Format: Choose between Live or Recorded

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3-Part Series (2 Weeknights; 1 Saturday):‍

• Live Webinar: September 11, 16 (6:00 - 7:30 P.M. Central) and September 13 (9:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Central)
  • Deadline to Register: August 29
• Recorded Version
  • The recording's viewing window will be available the following day from 12:00 (CDT) until 12:00 P.M. (CDT) 48-hours later. The price for the recorded session is higher than the live session because the recorded session requires homework assignments, graded by a National Trainer. For participants registered for the recording, certificates will be issued upon completion of a submitted portfolio of assignments.

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Credit Cards, Purchase Orders, Business Checks Accepted.

Requests for a full refund must be received in writing three weeks prior to the first session. Once materials are shipped (two weeks prior to first session) cancellations may be made up to seven days prior to the first session for a refund minus the cost of materials and shipping. No refunds will be offered within seven days of the training or for no-shows.

Participants attending live sessions must attend at least 80% of the live training to earn a certificate of completion.