In August 2017, my colleagues and I wrote about the fundamentals of writing workshop. We each took a topic, an aspect about workshop instruction that we feel passionate about, and we wrote about it. A few months later, we’ve created a follow-up series, pushing beyond just the fundamentals.
- Beth opened the series with a post about how to differentiate your curriculum and help your students understand the transference between writing and other subject areas.
- On Tuesday, Deb shared ways to involve your students in the classroom environment.
- On Wednesday, Stacey wrote about infusing inquiry minilessons into your repertoire.
- Lanny’s Thursday post helps us all take conferring to the next level.
- On Friday, Betsy discussed student-led and self-selected small group work.
- On Saturday, Kathleen wrote about how student-written mentor texts honor all student voices.
- Finally, on Sunday, I wrote about volume and stamina so that you can envision new ways to have your students use independent writing time.
Tonight, February 12, we will host a twitterchat at 8:30 EST at #twtblog to discuss these topics. We hope many of you will join us as we learn from each other.
Giveaway Information:
I’m happy to report that Maribeth Batcho is the winner of the copy of Back and Forth: Using an Editor’s Mindset to Improve Student Writing by Lee Heffernan. Thanks to Heinemann Publishers for donating this great book!
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 