Three things you can do, as a teacher leader or literacy coach to support administrators (yes, admin need support too!) at the start of the year.
Month: August 2017
The Silent Hero: Routines and Procedures
Procedures allow us to complete our daily tasks without worry of what's next. Our minds are free to think about the important parts of our day, the learning.
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It’s Tuesday! Time to Share a Slice of Life.
Welcome to the weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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Teaching Students to Self-Monitor
Three strategies to use so that students develop their own ability to monitor themselves as writers.
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The Hard Parts
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the TCRWP August Writing Institute. The week began with Lucy Calkins delivering an inspirational keynote, "Learning from the Hard Parts" inside the Nave at Riverside Church. Parts of it have been rattling around in my mind for the past few weeks.Lucy talked about cultivating spaces in writing… Continue reading The Hard Parts
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Not All Writers Are the Same! Ideas for Differentiating in the Writing Workshop (Part 1)
Celebrating differences among our writers can sometimes be difficult for teachers of writing. But by expecting and planning for differences, we can set our students on trajectories more matched to who they are as writers. Here are a few ideas...
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TWT Voxer Book Club 2.0
At the start of the summer, I read and reviewed Patty McGee's Feedback That Moves Writers Forward. It's a book, I believe, that can change my teaching of writing for the better...and maybe yours too. It's a book I want to dive into more deeply, rereading it and sharing my ideas with other educators in a book club. I know that the beginning of the school year is a challenging time to ask teachers to take on anything additional. But here I am anyway, inviting you to take part in a Voxer book club to discuss Feedback That Moves Writers Forward. So why should you?
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SOL Tuesday
Welcome to our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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An Interview with the Author of Come with Me + a Giveaway
As educators, we are uniquely positioned to teach children to respect and love each other. We have the power to show them how to make the world a better place. We can shape the next generation of children so they will choose to be accepting of people who look different, have a different set of beliefs, or originate from a different cultural background. This is an enormous responsibility, but we are fortunate if we can do this work to bring about change in our corners of the world.
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If We Build It, They Will Come: Tales From Inside The Sharing Circle
The most important minutes of your writing workshop require zero hassle and no prep--only precious time. The minimal investment is worth its weight in gold. Welcome to the sharing circle with guest teacher Lori VanHoesen: The bridge builder you didn't know was doing the hardest work all along.
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Protecting Student Writing Time
As the school year approaches and we are knee deep in planning our schedules it seems a good time to keep this (previsously run) post in your mind. What do you believe about writing? How will this be reflected in your schedule? Your schedule can tell your students what you value. We would never… Continue reading Protecting Student Writing Time
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It’s Tuesday! Time to Share a Slice of Life!
Write. Share. Give. Have fun.
