Liza Lee Miller said: Okay . . . here’s a question for you. As a teacher, as a writer, as an artist . . . what is the difference between a Writer’s Workbook and an Art Journal. My mother and sister keep art journals and ephemera is a huge part of that for them. I… Continue reading Writer’s Notebooks, Art Journals, Scrapbooking, Blogs???
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Awards
We received an Arte y Pico Award for the work we do here at TWT by a blog entitled "There Is No Such Thing As a G-d-Forsaken Town." Thank you for that honor! Essentially this award is like a Meme. There are rules for paying it forward after your blog gets recognized. They are as… Continue reading Awards
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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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Two Writing Teachers Turns One Today!
1st blog birthday card to ruth Originally uploaded by teachergal One year ago, today, Ruth and I started this blog. For two months we wrote content and tried to finesse it so that it was ready to go "out into the world." And here we are, one year and over 800 posts later! What a… Continue reading Two Writing Teachers Turns One Today!
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Wow! 100,000 Hits!
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ED in ’08 Blogger Summit
Alex from the Ed in '08 Blogger Summit left a comment this morning on our About Us Page. The Summit is being held in Washington, DC later this month. If you're interested in attending, then click here to learn more. While you're at it, check out the ED in '08 Website too. We wish we… Continue reading ED in ’08 Blogger Summit
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Posting Poems
One of my kiddos posted a poem (which was shown to me when it was in draft form a couple of weeks ago) this morning. I'm exceedingly flattered that I'm seeing poems dedicated to me on one of my students' blogs. 🙂
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Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
Linda B. Gambrell, President of the International Reading Association, has a great column in the April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Closing the summer reading gap: You can make a difference!" It's a great column on ways teachers can help their present classes stave-off summer reading loss. (Something I fear every September when a new class comes… Continue reading Closing the Summer Writing Gap????
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Schools & Technology
As I may have mentioned, some of my students (past and present) have begun blogging. Uber cool, but uber risky if they are not monitored closely by me and/or their parent. I found some great suggestions for student technology routines over at the P.S. 124 Blog. However, I'd LOVE to learn more about other schools'… Continue reading Schools & Technology
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An article every blogger should read
Check out "Why Blog?" in today's NY Times.
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Cybils 2007 Awards Have Been Announced
I was honored to have been part of the Fiction Picture Book Judging Committee for the 2007 Cybils Awards along with Mitali, Barb, Nikki, and Gail, which was led by Jules. As I was browsing for picture books when I was at Brookline Booksmith yesterday, I realized that I hadn't posted a link to the… Continue reading Cybils 2007 Awards Have Been Announced
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WN Entry: In less than six months…
This week has been filled with wonderful blog-related things. First, we became b-listers. Next, one of my favorite authors, Jacqueline Woodson, happened upon our blog and posted a comment. And then this morning I woke up to find that in less than six months of being an open blog on the 'net, Two Writing Teachers… Continue reading WN Entry: In less than six months…
