Knowing that the ideas I’ve gathered and the knowledge I’ve gained at NCTE are so important and impactful, I’ve begun shifting my focus during the week between the conference and Thanksgiving to how I’m going to sustain my learning once the dust from the holiday weekend settles.
Author: Sarah Valter
Teacher, leader, reader, writer, lifelong learner, mother of 2 beautiful kids and 2 spoiled pets, and wife.
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ICYMI: TWT Blog Recap
Have you missed a TWT Blog post or podcast episode in the past two weeks? It's time to catch up with today's recap!
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Coach-to-Coach: The Power of Collaborative Student Observation
At the start of the school year, K/1 coaches collaborated with first-grade teachers to enhance writing instruction by observing second-grade classes. They identified key skills for student readiness and emphasized data collection. The successful observation process fostered understanding of skill progression and led to plans for future observations to reinforce teaching continuity across grades.
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What To Do When Your Students Can’t (or Won’t) Write About Reading
Writing about reading is often a daunting task for kids, but a few easy moves will make it more successful in your classroom.
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Assessment Strengthens Writers: From the Archives
Maximize the power of assessments for you and your students this year.
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Three Ways to Make Student Growth Visible Across the Year
Young writers show tremendous growth each year, but sometimes lack the tools or the skills to see it. This year, be intentional about putting systems and routines into place that not only make this growth visible but also allow your students to push themselves in new directions.
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TWT Help Desk: What if I’m starting the year with a new program?
Many teachers are beginning this new school year with a new literacy program. Though this might seem overwhelming, today's "lessons from the trenches" will help maintain a focus on keeping writers at the heart of this work.
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Time to Recharge Our Batteries: A Summer Break and Some Ways to Keep Learning
TWTBlog and TWTPod are taking a summer break. Read on to learn about ways to stay connected this summer and to glimpse a sneak peek of our fall blog series!
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Catch Up Quick: A Roundup of Recent Posts #ICYMI
Did you miss a post from the Two Writing Teachers? Check out this recap post to catch up everything from sentence expansion to taboo writing topics.
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Four Obstacles That Bog Down Writing Conferences (and Strategies for Overcoming Them)
As I’ve learned and grown in both teaching and coaching, I’ve discovered several things that bog down my conferences–and learned some easy-to-implement strategies for each to make conferring run more smoothly.
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