I love Thanksgiving, mostly because it rolls into the Christmas season. My life as a writer changes during these weeks of the year. I shift my focus to documenting the season and my family's response to it. I decrease my word count. I breathe more and rush less. I still have goals, but I tend… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
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Google Reader
Do you read a lot of blogs? Ever wish the posts would come to you instead of you going to them? If you've not already met Google Reader, I'd like to introduce you. Say hello to Google Reader... Google Reader allows me to manage a high volume of blog reading. It saves time because I… Continue reading Google Reader
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Blogstitute
Our publisher, Stenhouse, is hosting a Summer Writing Blogstitute starting on Wednesday, July 6th. Ruth and I are two of the seven authors contributing essays about the teaching of writing for the Stenhouse Blogstitute. Ruth is writing about celebrating writers while I'm writing about student-initiated writing conferences. The other Stenhouse authors who are participating are:… Continue reading Blogstitute
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GUEST BLOG POST: My (Wanna Be) Writing Life–and How It Changed My Work with Kids
Ruth Metcalfe infuses her classroom with joyful and purposeful teaching. She is passionate about teaching and learning, and loves thinking about how theory looks when put into practice in the classroom—the place where theory and practice meet. In her 20 years as an educator, Ruth has taught first, second, and fourth grades and provided professional… Continue reading GUEST BLOG POST: My (Wanna Be) Writing Life–and How It Changed My Work with Kids
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I’m Back.
It’s been a little over four months since I’ve written a post on Two Writing Teachers, though I’ve been writing daily. Everyone said “your life will change after you have a baby.” I knew it would, but I didn’t know how much it would. Despite less time to sleep, lots more laundry, and hectic mealtimes,… Continue reading I’m Back.
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So I Owe You Two
Whoops, I didn't post yesterday. I could give you a really good excuse like: The kids and I were shoe shopping with my mom. I was planning a new book with Christi O. I played outside in the grey day for hours with my kids. I made an awesome dinner. Or we can just chalk… Continue reading So I Owe You Two
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Stop Waiting to Start a Blog Day
March is just around the corner (she says, when today is a level 1 snow emergency), which means not only are blooming flowers and warming temps a few weeks away, but so is the Annual Slice of Life Challenge. The challenge was started as a way to encourage teachers to write. The single best way… Continue reading Stop Waiting to Start a Blog Day
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2010 Draws to a Close Today
I've had quite a year professionally and personally. As many readers of this blog know, 2010 was the year Ruth and I published our book, Day by Day. However, what you may not know is that I'm expecting a baby in a couple of days. I know my life is about to change big time. … Continue reading 2010 Draws to a Close Today
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1,000,000
Yesterday we hit a new milestone on Two Writing Teachers -- over ONE MILLION hits! Thank you for your support and encouragement. In honor of one million, would you take a minute to leave a comment with your general location, as well as your job title? I thought it would be neat to see the… Continue reading 1,000,000
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Guest Blog Post: A Blogging Adventure
Amanda Villagómez is a 6th-8th grade language arts teacher at a dual immersion school in Ontario, Oregon. She blogs about her teaching and learning at Snapshots of Mrs. V. Her current areas of interest include workshops, technology, and biliteracy. I am gearing up to blog with my 8th graders this fall, a venture I am… Continue reading Guest Blog Post: A Blogging Adventure
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A Few Changes
If you look closely, you may notice a few changes around here. Our header is slightly different, we're sporting a new button for our motto, and the Slice of Life button is a new color. Most significantly, though, is the Blogroll on the right. It is organized by category. Keep an eye on it this… Continue reading A Few Changes
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Woo-Hoo!
Thank you, readers, for your support of Two Writing Teachers. The EduBlog Awards were announced last night and . . . Two Writing Teachers was selected for the Best Teacher Blog 2009! Ironically I don't have the words to express our gratitude for your support and encouragement. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
