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Holiday Blogging Break

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.

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

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.

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!

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

One Little Word (OLW) · writing workshop

One Little Word Check-In

Checking in on my 2016 One Little Word...

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The Freedom To Create

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

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

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

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Pursue a Passion Project!

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?

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Write. Give. Share.

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

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Snapshots From the NYSEC Conference

My time at the New York State English Council (NYSEC) Conference through snapshots!