I had the pleasure of speaking about "Curating and Cultivating a Virtual Community of Writers" with the members of the Chester County Reading Association this afternoon. I talked about the ways blogging, microblogging, other digital technologies allow teacher-writers to interact with each other worldwide.
Category: blogging
April Vacation
Here in Vermont, winter is white and sparkly, all jingle bells and sleigh rides. Summer is green and luscious, with blue skies and sunshine. Fall is golden and red and drop dead gorgeous. And then there's spring. Spring is a sort of grey area here--literally--everything is grey. The snow is melting, leaving behind grey pools… Continue reading April Vacation
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Six Months of the Six of Us
It's hard to believe it's been six months since the six of us came together to relaunch TWT. Here's a look at where we've been and where we are going.
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Winter Break
We're taking off from blogging so we can spend the holidays with family and friends. We'll be back on Jan. 6th, 2014. However, the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge will still go on!
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Meet the New TWT Co-Authors!
It's my pleasure to announce the dynamic classroom teachers, literacy coaches, staff developers, and writers who are joining me as co-writers of TWT.
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Sharing Voices by Blogging: A Guest Blog Post by Amy Rudd
About four years ago, I heard of a wonderful tool, Kidblog, that could be used as an ad-free environment when blogging with students and the key word that caused me to perk up when I heard about the tool was that it was “free”! The platform also offered settings for the teacher to be as open… Continue reading Sharing Voices by Blogging: A Guest Blog Post by Amy Rudd
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In Search of a New Co-Author
Are you interested in joining me on the next part of this blogging journey?
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Far From Goodbye
Sometimes life calls and we must follow. Today is my last post on Two Writing Teachers, however, it is far from goodbye. My words will now call only one blog home, Ruth Ayres Writes: {Discover. Play. Build.}. You can also find me in these online spaces: Facebook {Discover. Play. Build.} Twitter @ruth_ayres Pinterest @ruth_ayres Instagram @ruth_ayres Please… Continue reading Far From Goodbye
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A “Jog” You Have Energy For
I hope you didn't miss the BIG event on Saturday: Picture Books 10 for 10 hosted by Cathy Mere (Reflect and Refine) and Mandy Robek (Enjoy and Embrace Learning). Bloggers compiled their lists of 10 picture books and then shared the links with Cathy and Mandy. Cathy and Mandy then created a jog. With over 60 participants, it… Continue reading A “Jog” You Have Energy For
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July Vacation
In an effort to make sure summer doesn't pass us by, we've decided to take a month off from blogging here at Two Writing Teachers again this summer. Today is the last non-Slice of Life Story Challenge post you'll see until Monday, August 5th. (NOTE: We'll still be hosting the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge during the entire month of July.)
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Friday Favorites
Unfortunately I don't have a photo from Favorite #1. Christy Rush-Levine and I met for a walk + dinner on Tuesday. Christy is one of those people who help me feel grounded and real. Favorite #2: Earlier this week Brenda Power from Choice Literacy visited Deb Gaby and me at school. As always, Brenda fuels me.… Continue reading Friday Favorites
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Ten Tips for Creating an Electronic SOLSC for Your Students
A Note from Stacey: I recently asked teachers who've led an blog-based Slice of Life Story Challenge, or SOLSC, with their students to share their expertise with me. After all, I've only led a notebook-based Challenge with my students. Two teachers, Amanda Cornwell and Beth Scanlon, volunteered to write guest posts about their experiences about… Continue reading Ten Tips for Creating an Electronic SOLSC for Your Students
