2012 is coming to a close. Chanukah ends today, but I'll still be busy preparing to celebrate my five year wedding anniversary and my daughter's upcoming second birthday. Ruth and her family are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Therefore, unlike past Decembers, we're taking some time off from blogging here at Two Writing Teachers. A… Continue reading A winter recess (of sorts).
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I am thankful for every person who has found their way to our blog. I’m thankful to those who have offered advice, kind words, inspiration, and support through the years. It’s because of you, our readers and fellow educators, that we continue to blog day after day. Thank you for helping us to reach this special occasion in our blogging lives.
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Taking Some Time Off
Summer means a slower pace. Summer means longer days to spend with family and friends. Summer means more extra time to fall into a good book and write about the world around us. As educators, summer rarely means time off. Ruth and I spent the first couple weeks of summer busy. She was speaking at… Continue reading Taking Some Time Off
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Raising a Literate Human
I promised myself I would share the new blog I've been working on once I reached 20 posts. That promise was made in late February. Life got pretty busy between February and June. Therefore, I just reached my 20 post milestone last night. Hence, here I am, proud to announce an additional address I have… Continue reading Raising a Literate Human
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Blogs & Microblogs in the Classroom
"The act of telling your story and sharing part of your life with somebody is alive and well—even more so than at the dawn of blogging.” --Lee Rainie, director of the Internet and American Life Project This is my final post about the Saturday Reunion I attended back in March at TC. I'm slightly ashamed… Continue reading Blogs & Microblogs in the Classroom
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Today’s Our Blogiversary
Today is our FIFTH blogiversary. That's right! Five years ago today we started Two Writing Teachers. Here's a little look at five things that have changed between June 12th, 2007 and June 12th, 2012. Five years ago Ruth and I had met in person just once. Now we have seen each other in person quite… Continue reading Today’s Our Blogiversary
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Voiceless Visitors
I came across "Ode to the voiceless visitor" during last week's Slice of Life Story Challenge. Riss Leung posted it over at L.I.T. Ladies. It resonated with me since I often wonder why some of the things I write receive a lot of hits, but very few comments. Ruth and I have talked about this… Continue reading Voiceless Visitors
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We’re taking a vacation.
We're not traveling to any kind of exotic location, though that would be nice. However, we've decided to take a week off from blogging. The reason? The Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge kept both of us quite busy this year! Hence, we both need a week to catch up on some of our… Continue reading We’re taking a vacation.
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Notice something different?
Today is a big day around here. It's the day we've finally retired the blog theme (Digg 3) we have been using since we started Two Writing Teachers in June 2007. We decided it was time for a change. As of today, we have a new blog theme (Triton Lite). Our new theme looks quite… Continue reading Notice something different?
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GEARING UP FOR THE SOLSC: Create Your Own Blog
The 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge begins on Thursday, March 1st, 2012. Are you planning to participate to stretch yourself as a writer? Are you hoping to amass a lot of writing about slices of your life in a short amount of time? Are you thinking about participating in our month-long challenge so… Continue reading GEARING UP FOR THE SOLSC: Create Your Own Blog
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Get out of a Writing Rut
I keep a private, family-only blog about my daughter's daily life. I began keeping it about a week after she was born. Unless we were out of town, I blogged each and every day of her life. By the end of 2011, I was getting pretty tired of blogging. In fact, I began to find… Continue reading Get out of a Writing Rut
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A Blogging Secret
I have a little secret about blogging. Sometimes I don't feel like blogging. Sometimes I want to avoid the little post box. Sometimes, like right now, I'm so far behind on my email that I wonder if I will be eaten alive when I do open my inbox. But I blog anyway. I've realized I… Continue reading A Blogging Secret
