parent involvement · publishing

How To Send Student Writing Home With Intent

The way we send student writing home sends big messages to families and writers.

slice of life

SOL Tuesday

WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.

slice of life

SOL Tuesday

I've been having a fear, lately, of forgetting. Forgetting words from kids, from colleagues, from friends that moved me. Forgetting big moments of growth, change, empathy. Forgetting artifacts of learning. I fear I will forget, so I write. I write anywhere I can. I collect these seeds, so they don't get lost. And from seeds,… Continue reading SOL Tuesday

charts · shared writing · strategy charts

Six Ways To Make Charts More Student-Centered

From the planning process to the creation, read to find out six ways to make kids the center of your charts--the center of learning.

slice of life

SOL Tuesday

Beginning the day more thoughtfully and mindfully leads to more thoughtful and mindful decisions as the day unfolds. Begin today with writing!

slice of life

SOL Tuesday

WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog. SHARE a link to your post in the comments section. GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.

authentic writing · independent writing projects · lessons learned from students · Student ownership

From the Classroom to the World: How a Young Writer is Making Her Voice Heard

Find out how Amelia Poor, age 12, learned "at a really young age how powerful writing can be." Amelia's journey will surely inspire you and your young writers!

independence

From Dependent to Independent: Four Ways To Begin Tomorrow

We're not just teaching writers to be independent, we're teaching them how to be independent. Here are four ways to nurture independence during today's writing workshop!

writer identity

Writers, Not Just For Workshop

When it comes to identity and living a writerly life, our work does not begin or end at writing workshop. In this post, I highlight three practical steps for nurturing writers beyond writing workshop.

independent writing projects · soft starts · writer identity

A Soft Start To Writing Workshop

When thinking about the year ahead, you may be considering soft starts to the day. In this post, I share the why's and how's for having soft start to writing workshop.

Dreaming Big for This Year’s Writing Workshop Blog Series · toolkits

This is the Year I’m Going to Make Writing Toolkits

Toolkits seem to be the thing that teachers want, yet keep putting off...but... This will be the year! Grab a colleague or be my virtual buddy and follow along with a video tutorial to finally make the toolkit of your organizational dreams.

Dreaming Big for This Year’s Writing Workshop Blog Series

We’re Back, Full of Dreams!

The Two Writing Teachers team is excited to be back from our July vacation. With us, we're bringing big dreams for the upcoming school year, as well as exciting news to share about what's in store for August.