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Published by Anna Gratz Cockerille
Anna is a staff developer, literacy coach, and writer, based in New York City. She taught internationally in places such as Sydney, Australia; San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Auckland, New Zealand in addition to New York before becoming a staff developer for the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University (TCRWP). She has been an adjunct instructor in the Literacy Specialist Program at Teachers College, and teaches at TCRWP where she helps participants bring strong literacy instruction into their classrooms. Anna recently co-wrote Bringing History to Life with Lucy Calkins, part of the 2013 series Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing (Heinemann). She has been a researcher for Lucy Calkins, contributing especially to Pathways to the Common Core (Heinemann, 2012) and Navigating Nonfiction (Heinemann, 2010).
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It did get written and posted and now it is finally getting linked.
Searching for Slices is not always easy, even when you are looking.
http://imwritingtoo.blogspot.com/2015/10/searching-for-slices.html
Tuesday afternoons are the best!
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2015/10/slice-of-life-books-brownies-and-beyond.html
Feels good to write … back to blogging. Parenting HS seniors is a challenge!
http://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2015/10/push-and-pull-sol.html
Feels good to write … back to blogging. Parenting HS seniors is a challenge!
http://readingamidthechaos.blogspot.com/2015/10/push-and-pull-sol.html
A late slice today … but worth the little laugh.
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-slice-of-humor-sol15.html
A writer’s flood instead of writer’s block is a good problem to have!
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/writers-flood-sol15/
Turning the ship around. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2015/10/slice-of-life.html
Some reflections on King Lear and stats from writing workshop I gathered for an upcoming presentation: http://wp.me/p2yR3J-3xV
After a month away, trying to get back into the routine of writing. With Shanna Schwartz as inspiration, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.
https://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-a-day-at-teachers-college/
http://wp.me/p3cml8-nG
a little surprise today…
I can’t believe I am posting so late – just a short one, too!
http://myiearlychildhoodreflections.blogspot.com/2015/10/beliefs-or-knowledge.html
Frog under my bag
http://friendswithoutid.org/2015/10/06/frog-under-my-bag/
My drive gives me plenty of time to think.
https://shannonhorn1.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/slice-of-life-2/
A story to smile about…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/surprise-surprise/
A well planned out day gone wrong.
http://www.demonsonpaper.com/2015/10/well-well-well.html
Reading environments http://wp.me/p3eVyl-cX
I nearly died! http://mrstaylorstales.blogspot.com/2015/09/i-nearly-died.html
Learning know matter what! Yeah for first graders!
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/learning-no-matter-what-yeah-for-first-graders/
Working on being in the here and now.
https://thinkingteachingblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/sol-october-6-2015/
HI- It’s been awhile! But I am gearing up for a 30 day writing challenge in November! And I missed your words and I wasn’t making the writing time! Glad to be back and read your stories! http://seekingsix.blogspot.com/2015/10/starting-day-right.html
http://archermom.blogspot.com/2015/10/another-new-first.html
When will we stop punishing kids with grades? A conversation in the car this morning between my son and a student I drive to school prompted this slice: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2015/10/stop-punishing-kids-with-grades.html
Facebook: The Death of The Democratic Republic. http://wp.me/p4Wp6C-pb
https://owenj7.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/excersaucer/
I have been absent from this spot for quite a while. Life, mostly good things, got in the way. But without the pondering that precedes my putting words on paper, and the act of writing itself, things weren’t quite complete.
So I have determined to have my own personal October writing challenge, hoping to find time to write (and ponder!) every day this month. Come and visit anytime. Better yet, join me in writing every day!
Today’s post comes from musings at the beach:
https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/tide-lines/
Thank you Stacey for reminding us that sometimes we write about the hard stuff.
http://rdgtchr.blogspot.com/2015/10/hard-writing.html
A short slice
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2015/10/things-undone-and-its-ok.html
This slice is about a cross-country race, the power of teammates, and the power of faith. https://nickybanzhaf.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/chili-pepper-huddle/
A post not so much about the cost of creativity, but what it is like to live with a (starving) artist.
https://thescoleciphobicbookworm.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/the-cost-of-creativity-slice-of-life-4/
In honor of Homecoming, my Slice of Life: https://anaadventuresinwonderland.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-homecoming/
Sometimes, when you’re just passing through, you find little places you’ll never forget.
http://galleystreet.blogspot.com/2015/10/passing-through.html
My adventure of this weekend at camp!
https://studyintently.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-grab-my-foot/
Today’s slice is about the power of smells to evoke memories. What smells do you love?
http://www.mentortextswithlynneandrose.com/blogging-with-rose
Adventures in Eavesdropping while Dining…or that which doesn’t kill you, makes you laugh..?
http://wp.me/pPury-1hD
http://rembertrambling.weebly.com/slice-of-life-writing/in-honor-of-world-teachers-day
A little classroom humor today
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/a-little-linguistic-fun-a-slice-of-life-story/
As I get older, my friends list gets shorter and shorter.
https://plainwindmill.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-jackpot-sol15/
Last week I asked if you remembered some things. This week I am asking if you remember a time when.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/do-you-remember-when-two/
Another post about our mornings. Not sure why I write about this so much, but it’s what comes out when I sit down to Slice.
https://murphyslawblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/2580/
Living and teaching in Vermont sometimes has unique challenges. https://lifeatthespeedofanoldvdub.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/failures-in-communication-in-vermont/
Professional development opportunities can be interactive and engaging. Take a peek: What’s Your Sentence? http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/10/whats-your-sentence.html
That time Duchess tried to figure out how to create a believable word. As usual, Bianca was the one she went to get the answer.
http://laduchessederat.com/2015/10/05/nano-prep-diaries-world-building/
So the screener results are in and data is abundant . . . More questions . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/sol15-more-questions-than-answers/
A few more glimpses of our recent trip.
https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/sailing-on/
Highlighting scenes is a great technique for developing voice in non-narrative forms of writing
http://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2015/10/highlighting-scenes-in-our-writing.html
“Bring on the Boredom” http://www.evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2015/10/bring-on-boredom-sol15.html
Parent Conferences Already?
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/parent-teacher-conferences/
MAGIC is back! http://thesassybibliophile.blogspot.com/2015/10/magic.html
Receiving some timely advise on explaining myself.
http://HaddonMusings.com
Reading level injustice: https://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/reading-level-injustice/
My connection between a mindless TSA job and the Online PALS assessment.
http://mywritingstoriesbysally.blogspot.com/2015/10/reflection-on-mindless-job.html
Got on my soapbox about the hurry to get out of the Everybody Section, so this is another “professional slice”– http://morebooksthantime.blogspot.com/2015/10/tuesday-slice-rigor-and-inference.html
Back to my Guitar http://wp.me/p3Gehh-Hu
I was encouraged to write this, but it was not accepted. So… I’m “publishing” it here, as I really felt that I was a real writer while writing it. https://aileenhower.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/teaching-in-pennsylvania/
Trying to understand the why behind a decision and letting our children take the lead
http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=2974
Clare
The right path? In parenting, sometimes you’ve got to move by instinct. http://moranreflections.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-right-path.html
Have you ever felt like a “fish in a tree”? Read about my moment and share yours/your students in our Padlet! http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-fish-in-tree-moment-sol15.html
I got the chance to witness a friend become an author. She realized her dream! http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2015/10/dreams-come-true.html
One of those moments that leaves a lasting warm glow–first graders, living the writerly life
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/first-graders-living-the-writing-life/
When you give a moose a … meadow?
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-a-moose-in-the-meadow/
Kevin
Thank you so much for providing this community. God bless you! Here’s my Random Acts of Poetry anticipatory slice of life for reaching out to the grieving (like me!)
http://retiremint.org/2015/10/06/reach-out-wa-poem-to-the-grieving-heart/
Just Right Read Aloud?
https://jarhartz.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/slice-of-life-whats-a-just-right-read-aloud/
It’s a bit long, but I’ve had a lot on my mind. http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2015/10/kiss-and-tell-time.html
Returning to last week’s post, with commenters’ thoughts too: http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/10/reprise-with-footnotes.html
A late night of grading turns into an early post!
My slice is about how my students connected to an Article of the Week about reading – who would have thought!
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-transformative-power-of-reading.html
Pondering World Teachers’ Day
https://growinglifelonglearners.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/pondering-world-teachers-day/
There are mysteries all around us…if we look! Reiki and the Red Moon
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/the-red-moon-and-my-second-reiki-session/
In August, I alluded to some health-related issues I was having. I wasn’t ready to go into detail about them since I was losing a pregnancy. After tinkering with my words for a while, I’m ready to share my story.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/pregnancyloss/