So, you've studied your students' writing, analyzing their work for strengths and next steps. Maybe you took home a giant stack of writers notebooks, or a huge pile of on-demand writing assessments, or maybe you've just finished reading their published pieces. Now what?
Month: January 2015
Aim Higher: The Rest of the Story
Earlier in the week Anna talked about making goals visible. This is so true. When we make goals visible for students they are able to go back to that visual multiple times and the goal or objective we are aiming for becomes more attainable. With young writers, goals always have to be visible. Young students… Continue reading Aim Higher: The Rest of the Story
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Aim Higher: Some Tools For Mid Year Assessments
At the end of this week, the second marking period will officially come to an end for many of us, and so will the first half of our school year. This is the perfect time to pause, take a look back at the work that our students have accomplished from September to now, and look… Continue reading Aim Higher: Some Tools For Mid Year Assessments
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Aim Higher: Know Students as Writers
Four ways to help you discover what makes your students tick as writers.
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Aim Higher: Why Goal-Setting Matters and Making Goals Visible
Why Goal-Setting Matters Much has been written about the current environment in education. We can choose to focus on the ways in which fear is driving the work that we do, the ways in which we feel forced to take time away from what really matters to prepare for the hoops we and our students must jump… Continue reading Aim Higher: Why Goal-Setting Matters and Making Goals Visible
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Call for Slices
Write, Share, Give
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Aim Higher: Setting Goals for Editing
See how my students set personal editing goals.
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Preview: Aim Higher Blog Series
A preview of our new blog series
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Grammar Lessons: A Time and A Place
Encouraging kids to make decisions about their writing, rather than blindly following grammar rules helps lifts the level of their thinking, and the level of their writing.
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The Art of Listening
Silence. It is the other side of talk. It is the back board of listening. When we are silent it opens up our mind to what is going on around us. It allows us to listen and reflect on what others are saying. When we are silent we are able to tap into the art… Continue reading The Art of Listening
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Start thinking about the March Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
I know that it’s January, but this really is the perfect time to...start thinking about the March Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Here are some factors to consider: In the midst of everything else that you are juggling in writing workshop, is it really worth it to invest time and… Continue reading Start thinking about the March Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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10 Math & Science Topic Choice Mentors + 10 Book Giveaways
Do you have students who are interested in math and science, but claim they hate writing or don't know what to write about in their writer’s notebooks? Here are 10 newer picture books to inspire them to write about their passion.
