Leah began a series about AI in writing instruction with a post about how teachers can use AI tools for planning and preparing for units. Sara kept it going last week with a post about creating demonstration pieces and providing feedback. Today, I completed the series thinking about ways to shift agency from teachers to students.
Author: Melanie Meehan
I am the Writing and Social Studies Coordinator in Simsbury, CT, and I love what I do. I get to write and inspire others to write! Additionally, I am the mom to four fabulous daughters and the wife of a great husband.
Grammar and Conventions: Build Your Expertise Blog Series
Good teaching involves balance, prioritization, and clarity. Writing requires the integration of many skills, many of which are approximations long before they are mastered. I hope that some of this research and implications for practice will resonate with someone, leading to celebrations, reflections, and reminders about how people learn.
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Toolkit Resources for Writing Instruction
My toolkit has evolved over the last couple of years, but it's just as important to me as it's ever been to have the right resource with or easily accessible to me whenever I sit down next to a writer. This post shares many of the resources that I keep in my toolkit.
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The Power of Toolkits: From the Archives
Toolkits make teachers more efficient and effective almost every time they go to teach. I am constantly re-envisioning and refreshing my own, and I found many ideas by going through the archives!
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How to Become a Better Writing Teacher: Book Review and Giveaway
How to Become a Better Writing Teacher by Matt Glover and Carl Anderson is a comprehensive guide that illuminates the art of teaching writing with insightful strategies and practical advice.
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A Few Ideas for Sharing Information
Necessity is the mother of invention, and so I’ve been working on other ways to bring snippets--or more-- of information to teachers. Here are a few of them, and you’re welcome to use them and add other ideas in the comments!
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Biweekly Recap #ICYMI
Every other week, we are sharing a round-up of recently published blog posts, and I am excited to share some posts I loved over the last couple of weeks!
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Entry Points and Pathways for Writers
My work frequently involves students who don't like writing and have figured out ways to avoid it. Sometimes my question about these students is What can they do? Lately, I've also been asking Where do they get stuck?
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Biweekly Recap #ICYMI
Every other week, we are sharing a round-up of recently published blog posts, and I am excited to share some posts I loved over the last couple of weeks!
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Three Ideas for Energizing Writing
I love thinking about ways to make writing important for students, and I'm excited to see how these initiatives unfold and share them with readers. If you try any of them, I'd love to hear!
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Bring on the Grammar and Conventions!
Grammar, conventions, and sentence structures have the power to detract meaning and perceived value of writing content. These skills are important to teach students on a daily basis, although it's tricky to balance the focus on conventions with the celebration of content.
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Biweekly Recap #ICYMI
Here's a round-up and recap of the last couple of weeks of fabulous ideas!
