Holiday Blogging Break

Friday December 16, 2016Friday December 16, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski2 Comments

December is a month of celebrations and a chance for the co-authors to take a brief blogging break as we turn our focus to our families during the rest of December. The rest and reflection always helps us start the new year with a renewed sense of passion and purpose.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Write. Give. Share.

Tuesday December 13, 2016Friday November 11, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski55 Comments

It's Tuesday! Write. Share. Give.

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Incorporating Play-Based Learning in Writing Workshop at any Age- Part of #TWTblog Throwback Week

Thursday December 8, 2016Thursday December 8, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski1 Comment

I am honored to share Beth's post today on Incorporating Play-Based Learning in Writing Workshop. We need to bring the joy back to our teaching, and Beth's post is a roadmap to get started.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Write. Give. Share.

Tuesday December 6, 2016Friday December 2, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski52 Comments

It's Tuesday! Write a post. Share your link. Give at least 3 comments to other Slicers!

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A Class Hub To The Rescue!

Wednesday November 30, 2016Monday November 28, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski5 Comments

A class hub can make all the difference for digital writing and learning!

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One Little Word Check-In

Monday November 21, 2016Monday November 21, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski2 Comments

Checking in on my 2016 One Little Word...

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The Freedom To Create

Wednesday November 16, 2016Saturday November 12, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski6 Comments

More and more, I've been recognizing the need to give students some freedom in their writing lives. Can independent writing time be the answer?

Assessment Strengthens Writers Blog Series · writing workshop

ICYMI: Assessment Strengthens Writers

Monday November 7, 2016Monday November 7, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski1 Comment

We believe "Assessment Strengthens Writers" and this past week, we explored many different ideas related to assessing writers. In case you missed it, here are the links to all of the posts in this blog series. We hope you join us tonight for our Twitter chat and continue the conversation.

Assessment Strengthens Writers Blog Series · writing workshop

Communicating With Families: Assessment Strengthens Writers

Tuesday November 1, 2016Tuesday November 1, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski26 Comments

Join me as I imagine how a parent/teacher conversation about writing assessments might go...

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Pursue a Passion Project!

Sunday October 30, 2016Saturday October 29, 2016 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski8 Comments

How might you use writing to tap into your personal passions? Are you writing a piece that makes you "ache with caring"? And in a chock-full, busy-every-minute life, how can educators find time for writing that is deeply meaningful, with the lens of replicating this experience for students?