Content Comes to Life: Maximizing Writing Time
Learning content should be joyful and lead to inquiry and creativity…and increased writing time! How do you incorporate writing into content areas? Comment for a chance to win our blog series giveaway!
Making the Most Out of Charts: Maximizing Writing Time
Surprising tips for getting the most out of your charts as visual support!
Minimizing Transition Time: Maximizing Writing Time Blog Series
When it comes to working out, there are definitely times when I appreciate the break I get during the transition times, and I’m sure that students, maybe even unintentionally, have figured out that longer transitions lead to shorter working time. Yet time on task is critical to move forward on goals, no matter what the goals are. Maximizing time– in exercise or writing– leads to progress.
Six Tips to Keep Minilessons Short: Maximizing Writing Time
Keeping minilessons succinct, engaging, and brief is one of the best ways to maximize time since it never feels as though we have enough of it.
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
Writing as Social-Emotional Development: Maximizing Writing Time
Let’s turn our attention to the classroom, to the kids in our care.
Like many of us, they need a space to release burdens, to feel the same connection and validation that has kept us afloat.
This, my friends, is where we begin. THIS is where we claim our power as writers, as teachers of writing.
No matter the age of our students, no matter their readiness level, no matter the constrictions of a mandated writing system, there are ways to create and protect a nurturing, supportive community of young writers.
Begin With Strong Planning: Maximizing Writing Time Blog Series
Actually doing the work of writers is where writers strengthen their skills—and this takes at least two thirds of the total minutes in any workshop. The more clear we can be while unit planning, the more strategic our instructional time will be, leaving more time for writers to write.
Maximizing Writing Time: Our January Blog Series
In this blog series, my colleagues and I will share some of the ways we’ve learned to make the most out of every minute of writing workshop.
Flailing and Feedback In Writing Process As Critical: KidLit Authors Share Why
Slowing down the brainstorming part of the writing process and recognizing the emotionality of feedback has big rewards for two published authors, in addition to our young classroom writers.
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
MLK Day: A Reflection
Today, in the United States, we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Today, kids in the U.S. might eat breakfast in pajamas. Their parents might shop a sale. Many will see (and welcome!) a day off of school or work. Some will use today as a day of service.
It’s easy to let a day like today slide by without taking stock, without offering it the full measure of what a day like today deserves.
So let us consider today.
Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop: A Book Review and Giveaway
My hope is that you win or order this book and take on a challenge or two– maybe even create your own.
Overview of the April 2022 Classroom SOLSC
Who else is dreaming of April and brighter, better days? The Classroom SOLSC is right around the corner (with hopefully those brighter and better days!)
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
Overview of the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge
This March, we’ll host the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. We hope you’ll join us! #SOL22 #TWTBlog
Slice of Life Story Challenge: A Reset for 2022
We value every single member of this unique writing community. We can’t wait to see you in March! We encourage you to invite others to participate and experience the intrinsic pride, authentic relationships, and important learning that happens when writing for 31 consecutive days.
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge #sol22
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
(Re-)Launching our Writing Workshops With Joy in January
As I think about returning to school, I want to be excited about the week to come. I want students to feel happy to be back together. Writing workshop is my favorite part of the day, and it’s the perfect place to infuse some intentional joy for all of us. I have a two part plan to do just that.
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
It’s Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 