Seen, Valued, Heard: Writing to Establish Community Blog Series

ICYMI: Seen, Valued, Heard Blog Series

Did you miss a post this week? No worries! I am sharing a round-up of all the links to our August Blog Series today.

Seen, Valued, Heard: Writing to Establish Community Blog Series

Seen, Valued, Heard: Writing to Establish Community Blog Series

The Two Writing Teachers co-author team returns this week. As we all venture toward a new school year, our team has felt pulled to see, value, and hear our community and respond with ways to help you reimagine building your own communities this fall.

Belief Statements · community · current events · writing process

The Unpredictability of a Writer’s Process

Writing has been a struggle for several weeks now. Today I take you through my process to get where I am now and the journey I intend to continue.

poetry · writing workshop

Teaching From Home: Another Poetry Lesson

Today I share a poetry lesson from one of my favorite resources. This lesson is ready to use in your classroom too!

classroom environment · community · COVID-19

Building a New Community

How are you finding ways to connect and bring a community of learners together?

COVID-19 · poetry · writing workshop

Teaching from Home: A Poetry Lesson

This is an invitation to write a poem with me today! You might also find this post helpful to you as a teacher and wish to share it with your students.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 21 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20

It's the twenty-first day of SOLSC!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 20 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20

Twenty days of writing. Twenty days of connecting. Welcome to the twentieth day of March SOLSC!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 19 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20

Sometimes we just need to laugh, sometimes cry! Check out the Be Inspired post for today as well as prize info!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 18 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20

Writing creates emotions as readers and as writers! Who has made you laugh or made you cry in #sol20?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 17 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20

Day seventeen.
Let's gather here, share a story, and celebrate seventeen days of writing together.

immersion · informational writing · nonfiction · nonfiction writing · noticings · writing workshop

The Immersion Phase of a Unit: Reading and Writing Collide

The immersion phase of a unit allows us all to get to know our subject. For students, it might be ideas they have and for teachers, it is about getting to know their writers a bit better.