Seen, Valued, Heard: Name Studies to Establish Community
There is importance in a name. Our names are entry ways into our identities and they can have great impact in cultivating classroom communities where students can thrive and grow.
TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20
Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. … Continue Reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20
TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20
Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. … Continue Reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE #SOL20
TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE
Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge! … Continue Reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE
TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE
Write a slice of life story. Share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories. Welcome to Tuesday’s … Continue Reading TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE
Building Space for Voice
On a drive with my eldest son a few days ago, I turned to ask him, “Have you ever felt racism?” My sons are 21 and 24 years old. We … Continue Reading Building Space for Voice
TUESDAY SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE
Welcome to Tuesday’s Slice of Life Story Challenge. The world seems to be spinning around us and so too the opportunities to tell our stories. #TWTBlog #SOL20
Ending Our Pandemic School Year
Now our year is coming to a close and we are having to find new ways to end the year and say goodbye. With another change comes another opportunity for trauma… it is important to remember that the health and welfare of every person comes first, even and especially as we bring the school year to a close.
Widening the Classroom Community to Include Families
In the last two months, our world has required us to live in the space of continuous new experiences. All of us, but especially the world of education, have taken a hard and immediate shift. It would be blind denial to say it has been easy, but this past week has taken me by surprise.
Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
Twenty-five days of student writing are now behind us, and we are closing in on the end of the 2020 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Students have worked hard … Continue Reading Classroom SOLSC: Closing In On the End – Week 5
Classroom SOLSC: The Stories Continue – Week 4
Students have inspired us with the craft of story, building themselves into stronger writers each day. What a beautiful way to have students feel so close when they are so far from us.
Reaching EALS During COVID-19
Meeting the needs of our students may sometimes require much more than paper or pencils, but it is not always as hard as we might think.
Classroom SOLSC: Writing Into Week 3
At the start of April, students around the world began the journey of storytelling, connecting them to each other, teachers, and families in important and meaningful ways. Students are writing during this historic month of April, as we all live history through a global pandemic.
Translanguaging, EALs, & Testing
All I wanted was for their pencils to keep moving, for the writing to flow without stopping. For a short while, that proved to be difficult, but not impossible.
Using Technology in Informational Writing: Expand the Possibilities Blog Series
There are times students need tools to grow, but then there are times when tools can create possibilities beyond expectations and inspire writers in new and creative ways. When I … Continue Reading Using Technology in Informational Writing: Expand the Possibilities Blog Series
Writing on the Walls
What we place on the walls of a classroom tells students, or any other person who enters the room, what is valued most, and what we should value most in our classrooms is student work.
