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.
Facebook Event Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's Stenhouse/Two Writing Teachers Facebook Event. It was great to receive so much positive feedback on our Facebook Page from all of you. In case you missed last week's event, you can still check out all five of the downloadable, printable writing tips, which will continue to… Continue reading Facebook Event Wrap-Up
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Facebook Event – Day 5
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event concludes today with a final downloadable and printable writing tip is entitled "Record-Keeping Systems That Make Sense for You." You can find this tip on our Facebook Event. Here's what you need to do to participate: 1) Go to our Facebook Page. Click on the link that will take you to… Continue reading Facebook Event – Day 5
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GUEST BLOG POST: Say It Like a Writer
Karren Colbert is an educational consultant and founder of Write Brained Learning. She works with elementary teachers across the country and also presents at state and national conferences. Karren blogs at The Write Brained Teacher and occasionally tweets @karrencolbert. This is a story of a boy named Alex. Maybe you know him. He is the boy… Continue reading GUEST BLOG POST: Say It Like a Writer
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Updating Your Map
The navigation system I have in my car is three years old. Considering there's been a great deal of construction in an area I travel to frequently, my GPS doesn't do a great job getting me around that area. I know I have to update my navigation system because of this, but I don't want… Continue reading Updating Your Map
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Facebook Event – Day 4
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event continues today. Today's downloadable, printable writing tip is entitled "Organizing Teacher-Written Mentor Texts." This tip will help you create a system, using hard copies or electronic files, for organizing YOUR writing that you share with students. You can find this tip on our Facebook Page. Here's what you need to do… Continue reading Facebook Event – Day 4
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Facebook Event – Day 3
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event continues today. Today's downloadable, printable writing tip is entitled "Classroom Writing Center." This tip will help you create or renovate a space where students can access materials during writing workshop. You can find this tip on our Facebook Page. Here's what you need to do to participate in our Facebook Event.… Continue reading Facebook Event – Day 3
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Facebook Event – Day 2
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event continues today. Today's downloadable, printable writing tip is entitled "Collecting Bits of Life." You can find this tip on our Facebook Page. Here's what you need to do to participate in our Facebook Event. 1) Go to our Facebook Page. Click on the link that will take you to the Stenhouse… Continue reading Facebook Event – Day 2
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Building Community Through the Slice of Life Story Challenge
It's always a pleasure to meet other Slicers in person. On July 1st, I had coffee with two other slicers, one of whom (Kelly) I met last year at the Writing Institute and one of whom I had the pleasure of meeting (Tisha) this year. (Do check out her new blog, Middle Minds.) When I… Continue reading Building Community Through the Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Facebook Event – Day 1
Our Stenhouse Facebook Event begins today and we hope you'll join us. This week we'll be sharing five downloadable, printable writing tips to get you thinking about the writing workshop you will lead during the upcoming school year. Today's tip is entitled "Creating a List of Classroom Expectations." You can find the first of the… Continue reading Facebook Event – Day 1
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Record-Keeping Forms
Ever since I took Carl Anderson's course, "Assessment-Based Writing Instruction: Use a study of Student Work to Generate Goals and Systems for Recording Progress Towards Those Goals," I've been thinking a lot about student goals for writing and record-keeping. While everyone (likely) has writing goals for their students, I wonder how often we use two… Continue reading Record-Keeping Forms
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Summer Writing “Blogstitute” Starts Today
Stenhouse's Summer Writing "Blogstitute" starts today. My post on student-initiated writing conferences kicks of the Blogstitute today. Ruth's piece on celebrating student writers will follow on Monday, July 18th. Later in the summer you'll hear from other Stenhouse authors. Here's a look at who else will be sharing fresh ideas about the teaching of writing… Continue reading Summer Writing “Blogstitute” Starts Today
