Back To Basics: Maximizing The Architecture of a Mini-Lesson to Foster Independence and Agency

Monday February 17, 2025Friday February 14, 2025 Jessica Carey1 Comment

Focusing on the architecture of a mini-lesson has led to powerful coaching conversations and immediate classroom impact.

audience · journalism · shared writing · writing workshop

Where the Curriculum Meets the Real World: Straight From the Classroom

Monday November 18, 2024Monday November 18, 2024 Jessica Carey7 Comments

What a treat! A news article written by a class of fifth graders, just for you...writing teachers! Come read about the joy and learning that happened when one fifth-grade class took on a collaborative piece of writing.

identities · writer identity

Exploring Inclusivity in Writing Workshop

Wednesday October 16, 2024Thursday October 17, 2024 Jessica Carey1 Comment

Writing workshop is the perfect space to provide students with the tools and vocabulary to represent themselves and the world around them, in pictures and words.

conferring · Reflective Practice · revision · strategic conferring · writer identity

Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop: Identity Webs as a Conferring Tool

Wednesday September 11, 2024Saturday September 20, 2025 Jessica Carey3 Comments

Add a new tool to your conferring toolbox: students' identity webs. Identity webs can help students bring more of themselves to their writing.

identities · mentor texts · Reflective Practice · writing workshop

Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop

Monday August 12, 2024Wednesday August 14, 2024 Jessica Carey5 Comments

Read about how one school is working together to think about how to support students in exploring and bringing their identities into their writing.

caregivers · parent involvement · Ready-to-Go Tip · routines · summer vacation

Supporting Caregivers in Setting Up Writing Routines for Summer

Wednesday May 15, 2024Wednesday May 15, 2024 Jessica Carey3 Comments

Read about tips to pass along to caregivers to support writers in continuing to strengthen their writing identities all summer long!

writing workshop

How to Be a Writing Influencer: Reflective Practice

Monday April 1, 2024Monday April 1, 2024 Jessica Carey3 Comments

Today, Jessica Carey shares how her experience helping others find their stories can help influence the curriculum and students seeing themselves as writers.

handwriting · Straight from the Classroom

Studying Writing with a Lens on Writing Lines: Straight From the Classroom

Monday March 25, 2024Tuesday May 14, 2024 Jessica Carey4 Comments

Learn about how one school studied student writing with a lens on writing lines and discovered small shifts that could make a big impact.

engagement · Jennifer Serravallo · Straight from the Classroom · student engagement

Writing Engagement Inventory:Straight From The Classroom

Wednesday February 7, 2024Wednesday February 7, 2024 Jessica Carey1 Comment

Learn how to use an Engagement Inventory during writing workshop to study what writers are able to do independently and make plans for instruction and feedback.