The concept of place is more than where people reside. Places are important in shaping the identity and experiences of people. Exploring the idea of relationships with place creates a context that ignites transformative thoughts and actions. "Place' is formed out of the particular set of social relations which interact at a particular location" (Massey, 2005, p. 168). The purpose of this qualitative case study design was to investigate selected secondary ELA teachers' experiences, pedagogical shift, and envision in implementing place-based writing pedagogy during and after a place-based writing professional development in Toledo District, Belize, Central America. The study's design offered the researcher a detailed description of the data collected from the four cases. The artifacts used to collect the data were pre-survey, an open ended post-survey, observations, poem, short story, three written reflections, and a focus group interview. The data was analyzed through thematic analysis. The study was framed in the critical pedagogy of place theoretical framework and added significantly to the responsive writing practices of cultural education research in Belize. The findings revealed the participants' successfully experienced place-based writing workshop. The data revealed to the extent to which the participants attributed their writing pedagogy shift to the place-based writing workshop. The participants' uptake of place-based writing practices included critical place-based lens, peer-review, and writer's notebook. Finally, the data identified how participants envision implementing place-based writing in their lessons. The participants acknowledged how the place-based writing workshop provided them with knowledge and skills needed to make writing more relevant for their students. Additionally, the participants were immersed in a variety of learning strategies that supported their writing knowledge. These findings confirmed the importance of a place-based writing workshop and the need to provide a professional development that is content specific for ELA teachers in Belize. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]