Welcome!

All About Writers is an education consultancy in Canberra dedicated to writing classes being All About Writers.

We want to not only raise the quality of student writing and classroom teaching, but also the love of writing for students and teachers. Our focus on writers who think and make decisions, who choose what to write about and learn how to write well about it through process and craft.

Our aim is to make build the capacity of teachers and leaders across the ACT who will then lead from within their schools and take their knowledge to other schools. Our pedagogical approach is not new or revolutionary, but we offer a way to implement this great practice and support teachers and students.

Let's get here!

Assigning Writing

Give a topic for writing
Teach text types, focused on structure
Ask students to sit and write 'cold'
Consider first drafts published pieces
Assess what has not been explicitly taught
Make the decisions for the writers
Do the editing
Read finished pieces and offer comments

Teaching Writing

Assign the genre for a piece
Give thorough revisions for a piece
Give feedback in the first draft
Grade specific skills that have been taught for a piece
Confer about the topic of writing
Find genre-specific mentor texts for a specific piece
Provide specific points for revision or editing

Teaching Writers

Help students find a genre or form that fits their idea
Help students make long-term writing plans
Confer about growth from piece to piece
Encourage students to revisit old pieces with new learning and perspective
Incorporate mentor texts for multiple moves
Incorporate reflection
Assess skills you have taught across all units