blogging · routines · Slice of Life Story Challenge · summer vacation · vacation · writing workshop

Two Writing Teachers Summer Vacation

The six of us will be recharging our batteries, planning and brainstorming, coming up with even more great ideas to share with our lovely community of teachers and writers. But don't worry, we've got lots to keep you going in the meantime!

critique group

Let’s Get it Started!

Start a writing journey today!

writer's notebook · writing process

Role reversal: Writing Workshop with Linda Rief at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat

As a writing teacher, I know that I must write - and I do: blog posts, book reviews, a Slice of Life every Tuesday, letters to my students in the reading journals and writer’s notebooks,  lesson plan writing, curriculum writing, all kinds of writing.  So, why was it that I was making my way to… Continue reading Role reversal: Writing Workshop with Linda Rief at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat

drafting · revision · tcrwp

Flash-Drafting Leads to Large-Scale Revision

Flash-drafting helps get thoughts down on the page quickly so writers are open to large-scale revisions.

blogging · writing workshop

Writing for the Internet

The internet has changed the way we read and write. Here is a lead-in lesson to consider those changes with your students.

student work · summer vacation · teaching tools

A Writing Teacher’s Summer Project: Building a Teaching Toolkit 

Looking for a summer project? Spruce up your teaching toolkit.

slice of life

Share your Slice of Life Story

Share your Slice of Life Story today

summer vacation · tcrwp · vacation · writing workshop

Summer Institutes Here We Come!

Whether it's an institute put on by your own district, or an expert is coming to town, or if you'll be traveling many miles to take part, I hope that you are as excited about attending your institutes as I am about teaching them.

character development · common core · giveaway · inspiration · interview

Force Field for Good and a Giveaway!

Learn about Barry Lane's newest book, Force Field for Good and enter for the giveaway!

slice of life

A Year of “Slice of Life” in the classroom.

It’s finally summer in most school districts, and every teacher I know seems to have closed the classroom door to daily school life...and opened another to summer relaxation, reading, and PD (I am thinking of all my lucky friends at All Write ‘14 right now, and those who will be at Boothbay with me on… Continue reading A Year of “Slice of Life” in the classroom.

growth mindset · mentor texts

A Picture Book That Pushes the Growth Mindset

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires will help you to initiate a conversation with about the importance of possessing a growth mindset. It's also a fantastic mentor text for writing workshop!

conferring

PD at a Glance

Carl Anderson suggests three lenses to look through when conferring with a student.