Have you ever found yourself with student anchor (exemplar) papers and not known what to do with them? Today's post provides several ideas for using student writing in powerful ways for assessment, instruction, and communication.
Author: Sarah Valter
Teacher, leader, reader, writer, lifelong learner, mother of 2 beautiful kids and 2 spoiled pets, and wife.
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Transferring Agency from School to Home: Amping Up Agency Blog Series
If you are looking for ways to increase a young writer’s agency at home–either as an educator or as a parent–here are some things you might want to consider.
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Tackling Sentence Struggles With Older Writers
If you're a teacher of older students (3rd grade and up) and have ever found yourself asking what you can do for kids who are still struggling with basic capitalization and punctuation, you're not alone! Today's post provides ideas to support teaching and transfer of sentence writing conventions in authentic and fun ways with our older writers.
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Writing Your Way into a New Year: Be a Lead Writer in 2023
Are you ready to start 2023 as a Lead Writer in your classroom as well as a Teacher? Grab a notebook, pick up a pen, and start writing! You’ll be amazed at your own growth–and at the impact it will have on your students.
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Some Things to Consider in the Handwriting Vs. Typing Debate
Rather than working to prove that one way–digital composition vs. handwritten writing–is better than the other, we have the power as teachers to recognize the benefits of both and to determine the best time and place for each. Here are some things you may want to consider when making these drafting decisions in your own school setting.
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Revisiting Writing Through a Lens of Gratitude
As we head into a season of thanksgiving and celebrations, it is worth it to take the time to simply pause and reflect on writing with our students.
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ICYMI: Revisiting the Stronger Together Blog Series
Throughout the past week, the co-author team at Two Writing Teachers Blog has featured the countless professionals in our school communities who support and strengthen the work of classroom teachers. In case you missed a post, here's a recap of all of the talented professionals showcased in this series.
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When Your Reality Doesn’t Match Your Expectations
October is the time when the mismatch between our expectations--what we think kids can do--and the reality--what our kids can actually do--sets in. How can we help our students (and ourselves) bring expectation and reality closer together?
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A Few Ideas for Engaging Reluctant Editors
Do you have writers who are reluctant to edit (or avoid it altogether)? Here are three approaches to make this part of the writing process more manageable for writers of all ages and abilities.
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share, and give on #TWTBlog!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share, and give with #TWTBlog!
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It’s Tuesday! Time to Share A Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!
It's Tuesday! Time to write, share, and give!
