February Writing Tweet Roundup!

One of my favorite movies is “Working Girl”, starring Melanie Griffith as Tess McGill. In one scene, Tess describes an idea she had based on an article she read in W. A snooty character retorts, “You read W?” and Tess answers, “I read a lot of the things. You never know where a big idea will come from.”

This line always stayed with me because I believe the more widely I read, the more ideas and inspiration I find for all areas of my life, most especially teaching. This is one of the reasons I love Twitter. There are so many interesting articles, quotes, ideas, stories, blogs, and photographs to experience each day. I’ve learned about educators, books, apps, websites and more by being a connected educator. It is my pleasure to share with you my favorite tweets related to the teaching of writing this month. Tomorrow starts our Slice of Life Story Challenge and the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge for Students! Bring on March!

What’s Lost When Kids Are ‘Under-connected’ to the Internet? https://t.co/fFlj6Nzmi0 Really interesting read! pic.twitter.com/ACM9lcImXp

— Angela Maiers – Keynote | Author | Change Maker (@AngelaMaiers) February 4, 2016

Making revision more colorful: https://t.co/bP3dO4JYFs @DanaMurphy68 #nerdybookclub #tcrwp #tlchat #tlelem #MELit

— Melissa Stewart (@mstewartscience) February 3, 2016

BLOGGED: Edusketching: A Tool to Help Students Understand Complex Concepts https://t.co/pzJNi4Y06F #education

— Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) February 4, 2016

A fabulous review of Tom Romano's Write What Matters https://t.co/q6llzVf2Lx @BethShaum

— penny kittle (@pennykittle) February 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/dorobarn/status/694558302022152192

https://twitter.com/WritingReader/status/695105854937415681

https://twitter.com/BethMooreSchool/status/695391285239107584

"The main thing is to read a lot and write a lot…. Also, get yourself a copy of Bird by Bird…”https://t.co/ReAh1LOvpK #amwriting #writing

— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) February 4, 2016

Celebrating the first steps of a struggling writer https://t.co/ns8mT1v3CY #celebratelu with @ruth_ayres

— Terje Äkke (@terjeakke) February 6, 2016

RT @MorganDMiller @edutopia Research shows that 4 out of 5 students are not proficient writers. You can change that. pic.twitter.com/E8yFILBwVY

— Dr. Tamra Dollar (@TamraDollar) February 5, 2016

We're never going to get the best wrtng from Ss if we tell them what to write. Instead, fill them with possibilities. @WritingThief #CCIRA16

— Jennifer Serravallo (@JSerravallo) February 4, 2016

3 Google Resources for Student Centered Writing by @shfarnsworth | Teacher Tech https://t.co/8ABnMTlPoa #english

— B Ahrens (@bcahrens) February 5, 2016

Providing Lifelines for Writers Who Are Struggling | The student piece shared in this article is amazing! #ELAchat https://t.co/PsxNdGeX3K

— Write About This (@WriteAboutThis) February 6, 2016

"Breathing book molecules helps you write. It’s a fact." – @AmeDyckman on going to library: https://t.co/nXbBrVvqY9 pic.twitter.com/qxTLeUM8Gz

— Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows) February 4, 2016

If your classroom became the world, would you want to live there? Powerful reflection Q. @MrazKristine @christine_hertz #mindsetforlearning

— ShelfieTalk (@ShelfieTalk) February 12, 2016

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about." #amwriting #writingtips pic.twitter.com/1NQPiW9Vwj

— Michael Specks (@MichaelSpecks) February 11, 2016

Lines that speak to you – celebration of @_natalielloyd The Key to Extraordinary https://t.co/6yxzz9bk6d

— Michele Knott (@knott_michele) February 11, 2016

The best possible outcome from doing research is not to find an answer but to find a question which never occurred to you #tcrwp

— Seymour Simon (@seymoursimon) February 11, 2016

Following @Georgiaheard1's wise advice: “It's a writer’s job to act as witness to the world.” https://t.co/3RCF31OyEK #sol16 #TWTblog

— Catherine Flynn (@flynn_catherine) February 10, 2016

@MrsSokolowski Here's our writing chant to get my kindergarteners ready. pic.twitter.com/timY6S89h8

— Joanna (@WriterRowland) February 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/BethMooreSchool/status/696891449556779010

This infographic, created by @BethMooreSchool, explains how the SOLSC (individual challenge) works. #sol16 pic.twitter.com/5hGL09VS09

— Stacey Shubitz (@sshubitz) February 17, 2016

As long as u continue to write, you continue to explore the work of writers who have preceded you.
MARGARET ATWOOD pic.twitter.com/BmxXQN9cM9

— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) February 16, 2016

"Students need to read and write 4x more than we can assess to engage in joyful practice." @pennykittle

— Melanie Fuemmeler (@mfuemm) February 16, 2016

The Stories We Take With Us by Wendy Scalfaro https://t.co/pFDRA4MB3k via CBethM. Beautiful. #writing

— Brenda Krupp (@brenkrupp) February 15, 2016

"When I get stuck, I take a walk, often with notebook in hand." –@ARScattergood https://t.co/UtcIHVnY80 pic.twitter.com/G7AMxG0Vys

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) February 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/gaylehayes/status/673377395093602304

https://twitter.com/FletcherRalph/status/701436800879849472

"I became a better writing by doing the mini lessons I ask my students to do" @amylvpoemfarm #dublit16

— Mandy Robek (@mandyrobek) February 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/Grammarly/status/700662576892526594

Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.
DORIS LESSING#amwriting #writing pic.twitter.com/T7pREswkzC

— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) February 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/TheUnNovelist/status/703916428584493057

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4 thoughts on “February Writing Tweet Roundup!”

Deb Frazier says:

Monday February 29, 2016 at 5:58 pm

I can’t wait to drill into all these great tweets! Thanks Kathleen! This might be a SOL post. “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about.”

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Jacquie says:

Monday February 29, 2016 at 8:50 am

I certainly appreciate your monthly roundup. It’s a powerful thumbnail summary of the month’s best tips.

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Lisa Keeler says:

Monday February 29, 2016 at 8:23 am

I love this monthly list/tradition at TWT. So many links to explore. Thank you Kathleen for rounding them up and sharing them here.

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Stacey Shubitz says:

Monday February 29, 2016 at 7:49 am

Your Tweet Roundup looks like a real goldmine, Kathleen. Thanks for sharing all of these writing-related tweets.

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