Social interactions are embedded throughout the workshop with practices like conferring, peer revision, and opportunities to share and celebrate throughout the writing process. Read today's post to find out how research supports the social aspects of writing.
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Build a Writing Community: From the Archives
Estimated Reading Time: 1.5 minutes (290 words) Audience: All #TWTBlog Readers The Context Like so many of you, I am just beginning a new school year. No matter how many years I've been teaching, I still feel a bit lost in space until I meet my students. They ground me and give me purpose. Over… Continue reading Build a Writing Community: From the Archives
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Saying Goodbye
When I joined the Two Writing Teachers team in 2013, I never imagined what an important part of my life it would become. I had recently moved from Brooklyn to rural Vermont, I was pregnant with my son Jackson, and my daughter was just about to turn four years old. Eleven years of posting later,… Continue reading Saying Goodbye
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One Writer at a Time: Fostering An Adult Writing Community
How one school invited their staff to come together as a community of writers and the impact that invitation had.
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And Then. . . IT IS MAGIC
I believe in communities like this one, where teachers of writers come together to learn and to share, where we do the writing work we are asking kids to do.
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Getting Centered
As I reflect upon my teaching practice, I always have more questions than answers. Here are some of the things that I'm wondering about as a teacher of writing.
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Boost Morale in Winter Months
Teaching starts to feel tougher this time of year. Learn six tips to inspire yourself and writers this season.
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Ups and Downs: Writing Our Way Through
How might our first moments back from break welcome back students and staff and all that they may have experienced since we were last together? Tell us how you make space for the ups and the downs and everything in between!
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Fostering Community Through Writing Workshop
How does your writing workshop foster a sense of community in your classroom?
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Step Up Interactive Writing (…And Sneak In More Spelling, Vocabulary, and Grammar)
As teachers, we know that when writers encode with ease, they are better able to focus on their ideas. Interactive writing is the perfect setting to build this competency.
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Seeing Problems as Opportunities
Problems during writing workshop can become opportunities to reflect on our instruction and work as a community to find solutions.
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How do we Know When our Workshops are Working?
Launching a writing workshop is hard work. Intentional work. What are those “look fors” that let us know that our workshops are gelling? That community is being built, routines are being established, and writing work is happening?
