It's April! And now, back to our regularly scheduled Slice of Life Tuesday. Let's get back together, Slicers! Come write, share, give...
Author: Lanny Ball
For more than 29 years, Lanny has taught, coached, presented, staff developed, and consulted within the exciting and enigmatic world of literacy. With unyielding passion and belief in the possibility of workshop teaching, Lanny has worked to support students, teachers, and school administrators around the country in outgrowing themselves as both writers and readers. Working first as a classroom teacher, then as a coach and TCRWP Staff Developer, Lanny is now a literacy specialist, working and living in the great state of Connecticut. Outside of literacy, he enjoys raising his three ambitious young daughters with his wife, and playing the piano. Find him on this blog, as well as on Twitter @LannyBall. Lanny is also a former co-author of a blog dedicated to supporting writing teachers and coaches that maintain classroom writing workshops, twowritingteachers.org.
Hanging On To What Matters: Feedback
During this time, an important question nagging at me has been, "What elements of good teaching will be possible to hang onto in our current, stay-at-home situation?" One element might be effective feedback. Today I share a few ideas to consider as we all navigate this uncertain time in our world . . .
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DAY 26 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20
It's the twenty-sixth day of our 31-day writing challenge. So glad you're still here! Write your slice of life story, share the link to it in the comments section, and give comments to at least three other Slicers.
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DAY 25 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20
It's the twenty-fifth day of our 31-day writing challenge. Don't stop now! Write your slice of life story, share the link to it in the comments section, and give comments to at least three other Slicers.
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DAY 24 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20
It's the twenty-fourth day of our 31-day writing challenge. Write, share, give!
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DAY 23 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20
It's the twenty-third day of our 31-day writing challenge. Keep going! Write your slice of life story, share the link to it in the comments section, and give comments to at least three other Slicers.
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DAY 22 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL20
It's the twenty-second day of our 31-day writing challenge. Let's keep the momentum going! Write your slice of life story, share the link to it in the comments section, and give comments to at least three other Slicers.
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A Very Short List of Distance Learning Ideas
How can we strike a balance between device-based distance learning support and tried-and-true physical experiences in a way that supports our writers in some positive ways? While I am aware many wonderful and generous educators and authors have already compiled and curated extensive lists, allow me to share just a few that you may (or may not) find helpful in your efforts to guide and support students and parents at home...
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Planning for Independent Writing Time: A Middle School Solution
With the volume of students most middle school writing teachers serve, how is one to plan for differentiation? Using a basketball analogy, here is one play you can run...
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The Importance of Knowing the Standards: Expand the Possibilities of Genres You Teach
In expanding the possibilities of our different writing units, let us not forget the important guide points the Common Core State Standards - or whatever your local iteration of those standards are - provide us.
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The Argument Scavenger Hunt
Although I'm not typically a fan of stand-alone activities, this exercise, presented at last year's NCTE Conference, incorporated many positive elements aimed at supporting writers working doing argumentative work...
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Seeking Prize Donations for the 2020 Slice of Life Challenge
The Slice of Life Story Challenge 2020 is right around the corner! Would you consider supporting the cause?
