Education Northwest

6+1 Trait® Professional Development

Professional Development

Set in a variety of locations, our institutes are geared towards individuals from different school districts. Workshops focus on a group and are set up at your school or district.

Institutes - You Come To Us

Set in a variety of locations, our institutes are geared towards individuals from different school districts. The size of each institute is limited, so it is imperative that you are on the roster before you incur any non-refundable travel expenses. Check Education Northwest’s events calendar regularly for upcoming 6+1 Trait® Writing institutes.

Workshops - We Come To You

Workshops are our most popular form of training. We come to your school district and share techniques, strategies, best practices, and resources with your staff. You can choose from a range of workshop topics or mix and match to fit your own training needs!

6+1 Trait® Writing Workshops

6+1 Trait® Writing Introductory Workshop
This workshop introduces teaching strategies to help students identify quality in writing, manage their own writing process, practice effective revision and editing skills, and become confident writers.

6+1 Trait® Writing Across the Content Areas Workshop for Teams of Teachers, Grades 6-12
This workshop helps middle and high school teachers integrate writing across the content areas in meaningful, effective ways.

6+1 Trait® Wee Writers Across Content Workshop
This workshop introduces teachers of the youngest students to Education Northwest’s 6+1 Trait Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment using classic literature children know and love.

6+1 Trait® Writing Workshop for Trait Presenters
This advanced training of trainers is designed for literacy coaches, teacher leaders, administrators, and curriculum coordinators wishing to conduct their own in-district trait-based workshops.

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Upcoming Traits Events

  • Education Northwest’s 6+1 Trait® Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment is a powerful framework designed to help all teachers and students use a common language to refer to characteristics of writing, as well as create a common vision of what quality writing looks like.

  • This advanced institute is for trait-experienced literacy coaches, teacher leaders, administrators, and curriculum coordinators wishing to conduct their own in-district, 6+1 Trait trainings. Participants should have already taken a 6+1 Trait Writing workshop and have used the 6+1 Trait Writing model in the classroom.