Visiting Author · Workshops for Students & Teachers
Dr. Jodi Mahoney is a writer, poet, and educator with more than 30 years in public schools, including years as a New Jersey principal. Her visits are built by someone who has sat in every seat in the building: author assemblies for kids, hands-on writing workshops, and professional learning for teachers.
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Built for your school, your grades, your schedule. Every visit is shaped with you in advance, from a single assembly to a full day of writing across classrooms.
Reading it, hearing it, writing it. Joyful poetry practices for young children, from the author of Joyful Ways to Teach Poetry to Young Children (Scholastic).
From first idea to finished pages, walked through by an author who just did it. Students see the real sketches, drafts, and revisions behind Max Tried.
Helping every writer find the subjects that are theirs alone, so that writing time starts with ideas instead of empty pages.
Assemblies for kids, professional learning for the adults who teach them. A visit your whole building takes something from.
Many visiting authors share their writing process and head home. Jodi builds a day of learning that teachers can keep using after she leaves.
Tell us a little about your school and what you have in mind, and Jodi will reach out to plan the day. Serving New Jersey and the surrounding region, with virtual visits available anywhere.