Coming Events
Throughout the year, we host free writing retreats at our new South Texas venue, Brackenridge Corner, located between Houston and Victoria in Edna, Texas. During the summer, we’ll offer a three-day intensive workshop, useful for everyone from instructional leaders all the way to first-year teachers.
Check out the details below to learn more and snag your tickets!
Could we come to you? You bet. You can book us for a customized workshop with teachers of any grade level, whether the groups are small or large. We travel or present virtually, with sessions guaranteed to recharge your teachers!
Writing Retreats on Brackenridge Corner
The best writing teachers are teachers who write.
Join us at our beautiful Victorian home and gardens in quiet Edna, Texas. You will begin the day in our one room schoolhouse where we will focus on some writing craft. Later in the morning, you will explore the grounds and the house until you locate your own slice of heaven and spend some time on your personal writing. During the lunch break, you will be free to visit local shops and restaurants. Finally, you will connect with other writers in the schoolhouse for sharing and reflection.
Who will benefit from this writing session? Absolutely anyone who teaches writing or loves writing. You will leave refreshed and empowered to continue your work.
*We will serve morning coffee.
*Join us for lunch ($15 donation).
*You may want a light jacket or blanket.
*Bring your favorite writing supplies!
Kernel Camp
This workshop will weave between writing and reading across the curriculum, using materials Gretchen has authored and adapted from STAAR released tests and live student STAAR essays.
Who is it for?
For every grade of writing, 3-12. This three-day session would benefit anyone who works in staff development with other teachers OR teachers who would like to receive a more thorough training in the work of Gretchen Bernabei. It will focus on kid-centered, healthy, authentic strategies, while containing serious STAAR preparation.
Lunch will be provided all three days.
Participants will receive 3 books.
Primary teachers:
- Text Structures from Nursery Rhymes
- Text Structures from Fables
- Text Structures from Fairy Tales
Elementary teachers:
- Text Structures from Fables
- Text Structures from Fairy Tales
- Fun-Size Academic Writing
Middle school and high school teachers:
- Text Structures from Poetry
- Text Structures from the Masters
- Text Structures from Shakespeare