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Six Months of the Six of Us

Stacey Shubitz
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L-R: Dana, Anna, Tara, Stacey, Beth, & Betsy

It’s been exactly six months since we relaunched Two Writing Teachers with six co-authors. In order to mark this milestone, I’ve looked back at where we’ve been and where we’re headed as a team.

Six Tidbits About the Past Six Months:

1) We hosted our first Twitter Chat in February on Writing About Reading.

2) We’ve hosted two blog series: Tailoring Our Teaching and Writing About Reading.

3) We’ve collaborated using Google Drive for everything from updating our book review policy to the Slice of Life landing page to planning for our blog series weeks.

4) All six of us participated in the 7th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge from our personal blogs.

5) We collaborate nearly every day via e-mail. Once a month we get together for a Google Hangout.

6) On a personal note, two baby boys were born to Anna and Beth in the past six months.

Our Six Favorite Posts from the Past Six Months:

Anna: A Quick Guide to Quick Literary Essays

Beth: Pens vs. Pencils: Which one is better for writing workshop?

Betsy: A Tiny Invitation

Dana: All Because We Shared Our Stories

Me: A Master Writer’s Notebook in Evernote

Tara: Close Reading Leads to Close Writing

Six Things to Watch for in the Next Six Months:

1) Several poetry-related posts in honor of National Poetry Month.

2) Our week-long April vacation. (Slice of Life Tuesday will still happen.)

3) We’ll be hosting another blog series from May 5th – 12th about independent writing.

4) We invite you to join our second Twitter Chat about independent writing on Monday, May 12th at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

5) Posts to help you wrap-up your school year in June and gear-up for the new year in August.

6) Another blog series in September (Topic TBD).

Thank you for reading our blog. We’re delighted you’re part of our writing community. We’re thankful to have you here for an ongoing conversation about the teaching of writing.  Thanks for your continued support.  

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her new book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

22 thoughts on “Six Months of the Six of Us”

  4. Thank you for your commitment to literacy and your drive to share what you are learning along the way. I appreciate your blog, not only for its high quality content, but for expanding my community of writers. Enjoy that week off in April!!

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  5. Six months already? Does it just fly by? What a wonderful team you are! I look forward to many more milestones with you all.

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  6. We love to use the phrase “Better Together!” and you six talented ladies definitely are! What terrific accomplishments!

    Thanks so much for sharing your love of literacy with the world! ❤

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  8. Stacey, I am so impressed by the choices you made for your 5 cohorts! They have been such a great addition to your team. And, you have done such a wonderful job keeping it all together and continuing to deliver the high quality PD and conversation starters that our field deserves. I loved the twitter chat I participated in a while back and look forward to the next. The March challenge was a huge success in my book. Once again the writing and the commenting were extraordinary! xoxo

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  9. I love the pictures of each of you in your writing places. I’m excited about what is to come. We are so lucky to have you as a resource. You all make a big difference for those of us in the classroom. Thank you!

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  10. Congratulations on this milestone! I love starting my day with a little professional reading from Two Writing Teachers. My favorite was the blog series on Writing About Reading. I certainly look forward to more from this awesome team!

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