TWT on Two Computers at Courthouse Coffee Originally uploaded by teachergal As you know, Ruth and I got together to work on our presentation for NCTE this past week. Now that I'm back home, I'm marveling at the fact that we got SOOOOO much accomplished. We started out at Courthouse Coffee on Wednesday Morning with… Continue reading WE DID IT!!!
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
Poetry Friday: An Hommage to My Co-Blogger’s Home State
The Official Poem of Indiana, which is written by Arthur Franklin Mapes: "Indiana" God crowned her hills with beauty, Gave her lakes and winding streams, Then He edged them all with woodlands As the settings for our dreams. Lovely are her moonlit rivers, Shadowed by the sycamores, Where the fragrant winds of summer Play along… Continue reading Poetry Friday: An Hommage to My Co-Blogger’s Home State
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Photo Fridays: An Opportunity to Write About Photographs
Late Sunset over Lake Winona Originally uploaded by teachergal I marveled, twice, about the fact that the sun sets later in Indiana than it does in Rhode Island (i.e. because it's on the western part of the Eastern Time Zone). Therefore, after Ruth, Christi, and I parted from Jen, Cathy, and Sarah, I detoured to… Continue reading Photo Fridays: An Opportunity to Write About Photographs
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Dinner with the Indiana Blogging Teachers
L-R: Christi, Ruth, Me, Jen, Sarah, & Cathy Originally uploaded by teachergal I just returned home after spending the past thee days in Indiana, with Ruth, preparing for our presentation at NCTE this-coming November. [The presentation's title has changed to “'I HATE WRITING!!!': A Discussion About Inspiring Reluctant Writers By Writing Alongside Them," since we… Continue reading Dinner with the Indiana Blogging Teachers
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Teaching Craft to Kids
I was perusing the Heinemann and Stenhouse Websites today looking for new books about the teaching of writing. I came across a text by Elizabeth Hale entitled Crafting Writers K-6. Like other new Stenhouse titles, they preview the entire text online. After I perused the Table of Contents, I decided to download chapter three, which… Continue reading Teaching Craft to Kids
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Remember to Celebrate!
Publishing Party - October 2004, originally uploaded by teachergal. Katherine Bomer spoke about the celebrating the work our young writers do when she delivered the Keynote Address at the TCRWP July Writing Institute. She made me reflect on the way I celebrate my students' work, which I do at the end of each unit of… Continue reading Remember to Celebrate!
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This week’s Day in a Sentence
My Day in a Sentence: I'm ready to spend hours working hard, and having fun, with Ruth preparing for NCTE. Kevin's hosting Day in a Sentence this week, but next week, WE ARE! Be sure to come back here next Wednesday when we post a call for "Day in a Sentence."
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It’s time for the SOLSC!
Link your posts here by commenting & leaving your slice's link on Mr. Linky.
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Stacey’s SOLS: Almost Skunked
Not so long ago, in a land called Connecticut... OR Once upon a time, when we were driving up to my in-law's home... Doesn't that sound tranquil? Well, it should've been, but it sure wasn't. Therefore, let me re-start my slice with some action! We pulled into the driveway with the brights of our car… Continue reading Stacey’s SOLS: Almost Skunked
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It’s Memoir Monday!
Please link your memoir-ish post to this one by using Mr. Linky. Feel free to drop us a line by posting a comment as well. 🙂
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Sharing in Writing Workshop
I just received a mailing from my school over the weekend with our summer professional reading. There's an excerpt from The Art of Teaching Reading, as well as a copy of Leah Mermelstein's book Don't Forget to Share: The Crucial Last Step in the Writing Workshop. I'll probably start the book later this week, but,… Continue reading Sharing in Writing Workshop
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Stacey’s M.M. Post: THIS BODY CLIMBED MT. WASHINGTON!
Summit of Mt. Washington Originally uploaded by teachergal "This Body Climbed Mt. Washington." It's a t-shirt I was so proud of wearing on my teenage body for years. It stood for everything I was able to accomplish when hiking up to the summit of Mt. Washington (all 6,288 ft. of it) when I was 13… Continue reading Stacey’s M.M. Post: THIS BODY CLIMBED MT. WASHINGTON!
