I’ve been reading Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli’s new book, Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8. They have a reminder, on page five of their book, that is worthy of repeating today and every day:
As a teacher of writers, it is important to be a teacher who writes.
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Fond Farewell
http://showgem.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/farewell/
Just “giving it a go”, as I tell my students… Considering I am an “older” teacher, how do you get a blogspot email? Stacey’s workshop yesterday “set my mind on fire” to start writing myself.
@Stacy: Yea! Did you set up a blog? If so, please share the URL with us.
http://missy-gink.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/tuesday-27-but.html
I’ve been too long. I hope post this correctly.
This is the last gratitude post for this month’s Tuesdays… A thank you to my scholarship donors http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2012/11/thirty-days-of-gratitude-my-byu.html
The importance of community…reflecting on our teacher blogging group. http://www.raisingreadersandwriters.com/2012/11/the-importance-of-community-slice-of.html
Tuesday’s Verbs – had fun describing today with verbs!
http://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2012/11/tuesdays-verbs.html
http://ruthayreswrites.blogspot.com/2012/11/this-is-me-sols.html — This is what you would see if our paths crossed today.
Gloomy, but on my mind…
http://teachingtomorrowsleaders.blogspot.com/2012/11/mackenzie-rose.html
A group who writes…
http://readwriteinspire.blogspot.com/2012/11/quick-writing-group.html
Sometimes the pre-bedtime routine doesn’t go the way I want it to go: http://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/facesofthemoon/.
In the midst of a completely crazy day yesterday, I had a situation that made me stop to think about how my students’ families struggle every day: http://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-their-shoes.html
Reflecting on how I almost get it all done….
http://catherinetheteacher.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/not-too-busy/
A Not So Dandy slice about a friend’s son with Dandy-Walker syndrome and her experience trying to parent him through in school: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2012/11/not-so-dandy-slice-of-life.html
A little reflection on “The Three Questions” http://shewritesbecause.blogspot.com/2012/11/pondering-precious-present.html
Blessings
http://showgem.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/unexpected-blessings/
Panty problem solved!
http://www.klingercafe.com/2012/11/sticker-melt-down-diverted.html
Okay, here it is. My entry. I made it past a number of levels in DL Hammon’s WRiTE Club writing challenge. Now I need to know. Should I turn writer? I’m a fully retired teacher now. I like writing. Maybe could this be part of a YA book? I just don’t know if I have a whole story in me….or just parts! I’ll post the next part tomorrow, if anyone thinks they’d like to read more. http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2012/11/my-entry.html
Literacy coaches struggling with check-in machine literacy.
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2012/11/nothing-to-do-with-hair-color.html
She beamed! Come on the half birthday journey of a 3.5 year old.
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2012/11/she-beamed.html
A reflection on where I’m headed with my flipped classroom….or maybe I’m just blending the best of both worlds http://deb-day.blogspot.com/2012/11/where-im-headed.html
Finding (writing) inspiration in the things you can’t blog. http://jessicawhitmore.com/blog/2012/11/27/finding-inspiration/
Continuing thankfulness
http://mrsla-musings.blogspot.com
A very short observation
http://writekimwrite.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/unlocked/
a slice of what I witnessed yesterday
http://onesunflower.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/spare-room/
Our newest tradition
http://otterlanding.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new-traditions/
A slice with some news I wanted to share with the slicing community embedded:
http://enbuscadeequilibrio.blogspot.com/2012/11/filling-up-notebook-sols.html
“Thank-full” for so much —
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2012/11/sols-thank-full.html
The C O L D . . .
http://inspire-lynn.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-c-o-l-d.html
I just got back from the NYSCATE Conference in ROchester, NY. It’s a conference for tech educators that’s more tech than literacy but I was honored to be invited with two of my friends from the NWP and our Keynote was all literacy mixed with our own love of writing.
Here’s my reflection:
http://blkdrama.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/breathing-after-the-feast-conversations-with-eileen/
My daughter recently asked for a few memories…
http://twoyearsandfinishingstrong.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/you-asked-for-memories/
That quote is so very true – I wonder how we can convince and assure teachers to get on board? My slice is a slice of digital writing – Twitter Thank yous.
http://www.mariaselke.com/2012/11/slice-of-thankfulness-twitter-style.html
Enjoyed an afternoon in sunshine and book on the patio, but what is that sound? http://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/squeaky-wheel-in-the-backyard/
I taught my students about the thanku poem: http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/thanku/
Thankful for a little kindness.
http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2012/11/slice-of-life.html
More things to be thankful for!
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2012/11/tuesday-sol-112712-giving-thanks-list.html
I agree with you Stacey – teachers need to write as well as read. Kids need to see our struggles.
I apologize in a advance for this post. The holiday season doesn’t always bring out my warm and fuzzy side. Especially when people insist on making it very very creepy.
http://kathgillis.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/i-have-met-the-elf-on-the-shelf-and-it-is-myself/
Thank you for sharing that quote! I absolutely agree with it. Here is my slice called, a place called home:
http://teachtoinspire.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/a-place-called-home/
I helped my mom put up her Christmas tree over the weekend…
http://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/the-reindeer/
I was shopping in a small store on Saturday afternoon, and this “fellow” in the window challenged my criticism of “lawn art.”
http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2012/11/never-say-never-holiday-balloon-edition.html
It is three months till my birthday and I am thankful for so much!!!!!!!!!
http://jaanaswritingblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-months-till-my-birthday.html
I’ve been away too long and too much from this great community. Wrote something this past week; pretty dark, but hope you find some worthwhile feeling in it.
http://birdsandtreesofthemind.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/poem-loss/
Stacey, your Sunday post inspired this post. Thank you for thinking of new ways to look at things. http://teacherdance.blogspot.com/2012/11/ch-ch-ch-changes.html
Todays story is part 2 of a story I published on Sunday. It may be hard to read. But It is the truth, and it is my story.
This is part 1
http://ipaintiwrite.com/2012/11/25/uncle-carl-molested-me-when-i-was-eight/
and this is part 2
http://ipaintiwrite.com/2012/11/27/uncle-carl-was-not-my-uncle/
Being reminded of Thanksgiving togetherness…
http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/2012/11/slice-of-life-tuesday-thanksgiving.html
Wisdom beckons me, but sometimes I am driven by other forces as you can read in my pensive poem.
http://meanderingmaya.blogspot.com/2012/11/pressing-inward.html
Stroll down bookstore lane with me!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2012/11/bookstore-love.html