Tools for Teachers
WriteGirl has presented hundreds of workshops at schools and community centers through fee-for-service partnerships.
Buy WriteGirl books with writing activities or invite WriteGirl to your school or district!
Writing Activity Books from WriteGirl
Dive into creative writing prompts to invite inspiration by WriteGirl! What's Behind the Blue Door? features 75 galvanizing prompts, from memoir-esque questions to speculative fiction starters to poetry exercises, as well as 50 encouraging tips to help students take their writing to the next level.
Get fired up with this creative writing guide that has more than 200 creative writing experiments designed for teachers & youth leaders.
Dynamic Learning: Professional Development Workshops From WriteGirl
Since 2001 WriteGirl has been inspiring youth to develop their confidence as well as mental and emotional well-being. As WriteGirl teens develop a creative voice and the confidence to speak out about things that are important to them, they are often inspired to pursue ambitious academic and professional goals. WriteGirl has published thousands of pieces of teen writing in award-winning anthologies and its online journal Lines & Breaks.
Create an interactive & playful educational environment for youth!
WriteGirl offers professional development workshops for educators to gain strategies and tactics that maximize youth engagement and inspire even the most reticent youth to write!
Here are just some of the topics covered in our professional development workshops for teachers:
Unique Strategies for Engaging Youth:
Fun Writing Activities for Non-Writers!
Sensory-based writing activities
Non-competitive activities for a range of ages and levels
The “Soapbox” segment – how to get youth to speak their mind!
Beyond the “talking head” – panel discussions, multimedia tools
Browsing tables, sticky-note walls, paper snowstorms and more!
Fresh Approaches for Online Learning:
Specific online chat approaches to inspire robust conversations
Collaborative chat activities
Visual and audio settings and tips / spotlighting and “pinning”
Adding “Hospitality” elements
Designing a blueprint and script for seamless sessions
Pre- and Post-Workshop Ideas:
“Teasers” to maximize student attendance and engagement
Preparing special guest presenters
Post-session activities and resources
What participants have said:
“I really loved this PD. I gained a ton of new activities and strategies for my classes.”
– 10th grade English Teacher, Whittier, CA
“I liked how I was able to learn different strategies to motivate students with their creative writing skills.”
– LAUSD Teacher
“I really liked the ease of the writing activities. They were engaging, thoughtful, and relevant to the writer. Thank you!”
– LAUSD Teacher
CONTACT
For more information about our professional development workshops for teachers, please reach out to us at office@writegirl.org or 213-253-2655.
Encourage Students to Join WriteGirl!
Do you have students who love to write or could use the help of a creative writing mentor? Let them know about our online creative writing workshops, mentoring and college guidance program. WriteGirl programming is grounded in trauma- and healing-informed approaches. It’s an entirely positive environment, designed to help teens develop their creativity and confidence within a supportive community. If you know any teen girls / gender-expansive youth who may be interested, please share our Flyer for Teens or direct them to our Teen Registration page.