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A Proven Approach to Successful Implementation and Student Outcomes

Read Time 3 mins | August 12, 2024 | Written by: Jennifer Seaton

"We’ve had great success, and EW resources and coaching took us to that level!” 

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Over the past several years, there’s been notable success in the decision to offer ongoing  professional learning throughout the year versus providing a full day or two of training at the beginning of the school year. These decisions to offer coaching addressed a number of drawbacks  of the one-and-done training scenario. CaseStudy Image

RESULTS

Data for schools that have shown gain as a result of this type of professional  learning with Empowering Writers: 

 

Palo Pinto Elementary, Palo Pinto ISD
3-year contract with EW Hub resource, 5 Days of Coaching, and Virtual PD 

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“I use Empowering Writers for much of my literacy instruction - the reading passages for annotation and comprehension as well as sources for constructed and extended response. We’ve had great success, and EW resources and
coaching took us to that level!” 

Glenda Valencia, teacher, Palo Pinto ISD


Richard E. Cavazos Elementary, Killeen ISD
EW Hub Resource, 16 days of coaching from 21-22 school year to 23-24 school year, and onsite District PD 

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“As campus principal, I set out to develop a plan to support literacy and, in particular, writing on our campus. This  required a long-term vision for systemic implementation. The vision was to have a visible thread of literacy alignment  from classroom to classroom and grade level to grade level, as evidenced by anchor charts, organizers, vocabulary, and  sentence starters that were used in classrooms by both teachers and students.

Through a strategic and flexible coaching  process with our EW trainer over the past 2.5 years, we’ve seen the impact of high-quality instruction in our teacher  and student artifacts and, most importantly, begun developing a shared campus vision for writing that has true teacher buy-in.” 

Yanitze, Oquendo, Principal, Richard E. Cavazos Elementary 


T.W. Ogg Elementary, Brazosport ISD 

EW Hub Resource, 6 days of coaching from 22-23 school year to 23-24 school year, and onsite District PD 

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“At Ogg, we’ve had tremendous growth in our writing performance, and I have no doubt it has been due to the ongoing training and coaching we’ve received from Empowering Writers.” 

Julia Manzanares, Teacher, T.W. Ogg Elementary 

Teachers and principals alike understand and appreciate the value of ongoing  professional support through coaching. While there’s no overnight solution to  increased achievement, a plan for steady gain in understanding key concepts and  processes can be a critical component.

Change the writing climate in your school

Find out how Empowering Writers can transform the writing climate in your school by providing your teachers with strategies  and resources to become confident writing instructors as they  equip students to effectively generate writing and respond to text. 

Contact Jennifer Seaton, Director of Learning and Development: jseaton@empoweringwriters.com / 940-328-5754

Jennifer Seaton