As summer approaches, our blog will feature posts on Tuesdays, encouraging our community to share slice-of-life stories. A new monthly Substack newsletter will launch, featuring links to timely blog posts, podcasts, books, and education articles.
Explicit Instruction and Responsive Instruction: Finding Common Ground
Are we teaching writing, or are we teaching writers? It's a question that's becoming increasingly important as schools balance curriculum fidelity with meeting the needs of the students sitting in front of us. This post explores how explicit instruction and responsive teaching work together to create meaningful writing instruction.
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday. Write. Share. Give!
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday. Write. Share. Give!
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday. Write. Share. Give!
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
At the end of the school year, as we were helping students make plans for summer reading, third-grade teacher Kelli Banet shared a Summer Writing Toolkit she created for her students-with a little help from NotebookLM. The toolkit is filled with simple, engaging ideas to keep kids writing all summer long. I asked Kelli if… Continue reading It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
It’s Slice of Life Tuesday!
It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.
Read Like a Writer: An Invitation to Explore Syntax This Summer
Summer is for relaxing, play, and...syntax? Collaborate with me this summer as I explore powerful language to create a resource that will make me a more impactful writing teacher next year!

