Purchase all three of our popular courses:
- Getting Started with Limited Time ($40 value)
- Review Essays Like an Admissions Rep ($40 value)
- Boot Camps and Group Workshops ($80 value)
$160 value, bundled together for $99. Earn a total of 25 College Counseling SCECHs.
Getting Students Started with Limited Time
This course focuses on helping students select meaningful topics, and provides insight into what colleges are looking for and how counselors can use their limited resources to help their students write application essays that stand out.
This course consists of three webinars and resources from Wow Writing Workshop’s College Essay Institute. There are a total of 5.0 training hours to equal 5.0 SCECH hours.
- Webinar 1: Listening 201: Elements of a Great Idea
Get that great idea on paper without feeling like you’re pulling teeth. We discuss brainstorming techniques, student voice and how to help young people recognize their own best ideas. We also talk about how to align student, parent and professional expectations to make the most of the essay-writing process. - Webinar 2: What We Say and What They Hear
What do you mean when you tell students to share their passions? Avoid clichés? Stay away from controversial subjects? What do these statements mean to young writers? We will discuss strategies for clarifying your essay-related messages so students understand exactly what colleges are looking for and how they can stand out. We explore messages, meaning and misinterpretation to help you conserve time and energy, and get better results. - Webinar 3: Brainstorming Techniques that Work Like Magic
We ask our students to come to their brainstorming appointments with at least four story ideas. What happens when those ideas are weak, cliché or incomplete? We’ll use real examples to demonstrate how we turn uninspired ideas into meaningful essay topics by focusing on process instead of product. Learn how to encourage reflection so students own their ideas and write better first drafts.
Review Student Essays Like an Admissions Rep
This course focuses on essay reviews, and provides insight into what colleges are looking for and how counselors can use their limited resources to help their students write application essays that stand out.
This course consists of five webinars and resources from Wow Writing Workshop’s College Essay Institute: There are a total of 7.0 training hours to equal 7.0 SCECH hours.
- Webinar 1: When Students Believe They “Can’t Write”
Have you ever heard, “I can’t write”? Whether they are math and science geniuses, or ESL students, kids who lack confidence and find the essay daunting present challenges to all of us. We’ll discuss ways to help struggling writers find and love their voices, and feel comfortable and confident about their words and messages. - Webinar 2: Get In, Get Out and Get It Right: The 30-minute Essay Review
It should never take more than 30 minutes to review a student essay if you know what to look for and what to set aside. We’ll show you how to create guidelines and templates to simplify your review process so you can comment on content first, followed by structure and then polish. You’ll learn to clarify content issues up front, encourage more creative structure and address poor writing skills among native and non-native speakers. - Webinar 3: Early Drafts: Embracing the Messy Middle
What does it mean to think like a writer, and why should you try? We talk about non-linear revision and how to improve student drafts by noticing everything, then parceling out suggestions a few at a time. - Webinar 4: Dismantling the Scaffold: Dull Openings and Other Structural Problems
Learn how to move seamlessly from content to structure by helping students do the hard work with pride and purpose. We explore what to do when the essay’s best line is buried in the third paragraph, and other common challenges. - Webinar 5: Enough Is Enough: Letting Go of the Imperfect Essay
Streamline your editing skills to save time and aggravation. We discuss polishing essays without going too far, along with how to prepare students to respectfully deal with well-meaning adults who ask to read their finished essays.
Boot Camps and Group Workshops
This self-guided course teaches you how to run a college essay workshop in person or online. At the center of the course is a four-hour classroom curriculum that covers all the elements of a college essay writing workshop that work well in a group, from understanding prompts to writing first drafts. There are a total of 13.0 training hours to equal 13.0 SCECH hours.
The College Essay Boot Camp Includes:
• Leader’s guide
• Student materials
• 1-hour webinar, along with tips to modify the curriculum for a remote, online workshop
• Timing suggestions to use the curriculum in a variety of settings and situations
• Slide template to facilitate workshop presentations