THIS FOUR PART SEMINAR PROVIDES ATTENDEES WITH A PROVEN PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEMINAR ATTENDEES WILL LEARN THE COMPELLING RESEARCH THAT ARGUES FOR WRITING IN EVERY CLASSROOM AS WELL AS PROPRIETARY EXERCISES THAT PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO: CREATE WRITTEN PRODUCTS TEACHERS CAN USE AT ALL GRADE LEVELS; IMPLEMENT 7-10 WRITING EXERCISES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH GREATER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT; CREATE A COLLABORATIVE SCORING RUBRIC TO ENSURE ALL STAKEHOLDERS USE THE SAME EVALUATION SYSTEM (SEE EFFECTIVE GRADING PRACTICES); AND INTEGRATION OF LITERACY SKILLS TO COMBINE BOTH NONFICTION READING AND WRITING. THROUGH A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES AND REFLECTION, PARTICIPANTS LEAVE THE SEMINAR WITH AN ACTION PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING INCREASED WRITING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.