Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Using Video to Push Yourself to Become an Even Better Teacher: Strengthening Professional Learning Blog Series
I didn’t have a video camera or a tripod. I didn’t have any microphones. I didn’t have another adult in the room to hold the camera. I didn’t have time or resources to get any of these things pulled together. How was this going to work?
Three Ways to Introduce Personal Editing Checklists in Writing Workshop
Here are three different ways you might introduce individual editing checklists to your students.
I Love Watching You Write: Research from the World of Sports Applied in the Classroom
Research on effective sports coaching suggests adults would do well by kids to cut down on criticism and focus more on the joy simply playing.
DAY 21 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19
Are you ready to share the link to your slice of life story and leave supportive comments for other Slicers?
DAY 20 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19
Welcome to DAY 20, Slicers! You’ve got this! #TWTBlog
DAY 19 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19
Day 19 is here, slicers! Woo hoo!
DAY 18 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19
Are you ready to share the link to your slice of life story and leave supportive comments for other Slicers?
DAY 17 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19
You made it to Day 17! Give yourself a pat on the back! Keep going!
The Difference Between Storytelling and Band-Aids
Are you writing stories, or band-aids? Read on to find out.
The Comic Sans Trick
The internet has proved itself useful and has given us the Comic Sans trick. Read on to learn how the font we love to hate can help you cure writer’s block.
Three Ways to Be A Better Colleague
Three ways YOU can be a kinder, more generous, better person to work with.
Language Awareness In Classrooms: Teaching Writing with a Social Justice Lens
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of ways that each of us use language each day that intentionally or unintentionally limits some of our students capacity to learn from us. Here are just a few.
Overview of the 12th Annual March Slice of Life Story Challenge
This March, we’ll host the 12th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge.
Never Write About the Same Topic as Your Students–Except Sometimes
The cornerstone of writing workshop is that students get to choose their own topics rather than be assigned a topic by the teacher.
Differentiating the Writer’s Notebook for Every Stage K-8: Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool
If you can’t sketch quickly or jot words quickly, or the lines in on the paper feel too small, or you find it difficult to organize your ideas on a blank page, then perhaps there might be other tools that are a better fit for you.
Three Reasons Spelling Lessons Aren’t Transferring into Writing Workshop–and What You Can Do
The same kids who are successful with spelling patterns during word study time are sometimes not applying that spelling pattern to their independent writing. Why?
Overcoming Anxiety About Displaying Student Writing
You see the beauty in your kids’ work: every misspelled word, every cross-out, every taped-on flap. You know that all that “messiness” is evidence of good work that kids are doing. Hard work.
But outside your classroom, the rest of the world might not see it that way.
Tips for Analyzing and Scoring a Ton of Writing
Time is precious, and your mental energy even more so. Why waste either when others before you have learned through trial and error? Avoid common missteps by reading these simple tips.
A Fall To-Do List for Shared Writing in Your K-2 Classroom
Maybe this will be the year I do a lot more shared writing!