What's New

Back to School: Divine Mercy, a new partner, and St. Stephen’s, my 4th year!
​As the new school year begins, I’m happy to announce I’ll be working another year with the children and staff of St. Stephen’s School in Harrisburg, PA. Love those kids and teachers! I am also pleased to collaborate with two elementary schools near Johnstown, PA: Divine Mercy Academy East and West. The icing on all the cakes is the enthusiasm the teachers have for our collective instructional focus: Kid Writing and Writers’ Workshop. Wonderful!
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Books in the Classroom, Books in the Works
My newly published book set is from Black Rabbit Books. Fun and full of facts, my dino books are great for reluctant readers, with lots of graphs for math and STEM tie ins. Other books are in the pipeline, including my flying-dropkick biography of Bruce Lee (from Hameray). Still others exist in the first draft and final draft stages, such as an informational book on Wi-fi (for Capstone Press) that I am just beginning to write and my middle grade novel, ZimZim, DARPA, and the Battles of Jordy Lewis, a manuscript that a publisher is currently considering.
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Upcoming Events
Coaching, presentations, trainings, author visits and more!

September

   Divine Mercy Academy East   Johnstown, PA         9/12
          Kid Writing model lessons; Writers' Workshop model lessons
          Parent-Child evening program

​​    St. Stephen's School            Harrisburg PA              9/18
          Kid Writing model lessons

   Divine Mercy Academy West   Johnstown, PA       9/24
          Kid Writing model lessons; Writers' Workshop model lessons
          Parent-Child evening program

October
​​    St. Stephen's School            Harrisburg PA             10/9
          Kid Writing model lessons

   Divine Mercy Academy         Johnstown, PA          10/10
          Kid Writing model lessons; Writers' Workshop model lessons

​   PA Library Assoc. Annual Conf., Erie, PA               10/14
          Author panel and book signing

​​    St. Stephen's School            Harrisburg PA            10/23
          Kid Writing model lessons

   Divine Mercy Academy         Johnstown, PA         10/24
          Kid Writing model lessons; Writers' Workshop model lessons
          Parent-Child evening program
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   Bureau of Education and Research                   10/28-31
                                    Raleigh NC, Richmond VA
​                                    New Orleans LA, Houston TX
          Dyslexia seminar: Tier I for students who have or may have dyslexia   

Mark Weakland is an author, teacher, national presenter and speaker, and literacy coach and consultant. Keeping his feet firmly in the classroom by regularly teaching in schools, Mark works with teachers, administrators, and parents to make literacy programs and instruction more engaging and successful.  He also loves to explore and make connections between the the arts, nature, science, and education.