A writing workshop thrives on relationships and builds them at the same time.
Category: community
Essential Thoughts- Building a Community of Writers
Writers within a community understand the importance of their writing community and work to maintain its existence. Because the students value their writing community, they also feel accepted and free to try new ideas, take risks, and push themselves to be their personal best. They feel encouraged internally and externally.
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Four Books for Your Summer Reading List
These four titles are inspirational and useful resources for teachers. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of them.
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Saying Thanks
As the end of the year approaches, some of my colleagues have taken the time to acknowledge my efforts as their literacy coach. You see, I will not be returning to the school I have called home for the past fourteen years. I am embarking on a new adventure in teaching and coaching next year.… Continue reading Saying Thanks
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Positive Post-It Day
Inspired by a story about a brave high school student, I left a positive post-it note for each teacher I worked with earlier this week.
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Back to School
I've culled the TWT archives for posts you might want to read during the first month of the school year.
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If You Ask Them
Stop lurking and start writing. It is the single most important thing you can do as a teacher of writing. It matters.
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Visual Writer Introductions
Fostering a nurturing writing community at the beginning of the school year means taking the time to build a community of writers. Here's an artistic way you can have students introduce themselves, and their quirks, to their peers.
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Living Well in the Classroom
Last week I found myself reading through The Community Review, which is the Jewish newspaper for Greater Harrisburg. Rabbi Akiva Males of Kesher Israel Congregation wrote a tribute to teacher Victoria Soto who hid many of her students when the gunman entered her classroom. While I've read much about Soto's heroism, there was something that… Continue reading Living Well in the Classroom
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A national tragedy impacts all of us.
I don't want to imagine receiving an automated phone call from my child's school telling me there has been a shooting there. That's what happened today in Newtown, CT after a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and began shooting. When I heard there was a school shooting today in Connecticut, I immediately thought about… Continue reading A national tragedy impacts all of us.
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Because of WMS…
I began my career as a seventh grade language arts teacher at Wawasee Middle School. Thirteen years later, I remain in the same district, but in a different position. My career path has taken me into hundreds of classrooms. I've been able to learn about writers from preschool to college. I've developed many diverse relationships.… Continue reading Because of WMS…
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Vintage Ayres {2007}: The Heart of It All
I'm smiling at the phrase Vintage Ayres. It's a little bit of a smirk because, really, am I old enough to qualify as vintage? Maybe not. But definitely so in blog years. I began blogging in March 2006. My first blog was called Inspiring Readers and Writers and it has since been moved to private… Continue reading Vintage Ayres {2007}: The Heart of It All
