Category: end of year reflection

A summer image with a sandy beach, blue skies, a sun, and a circle in the middle with the words "Hello, Summer." Time For A Summer Break
end of year reflection · summer vacation

Time For A Summer Break

Sarah Valter2 Comments

Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.

Year-End Reflections & Next-Year Goals
end of year reflection · Reflective Practice

Year-End Reflections & Next-Year Goals

Shawnda Fukano

Reflection is at the heart of teaching. It is the springboard for improving teacher practice and becoming a more effective educator. Here are some questions to think about as you reflect on the year that is wrapping up and start thinking about goals for the year to come.

End-of-Year Student Surveys: Reflective Practice
end of year reflection · end of year survey · Reflective Practice · writing workshop

End-of-Year Student Surveys: Reflective Practice

Lainie Levin

My primary goal this year was to build a student-centered classroom. I’d like my kids’ experience and growth to be the primary driver of my instructional decision-making. So…how did I do? I used a survey to learn more.

Ending the Year With Grace: From the Archives
end of year reflection · From the Archives · writing workshop

Ending the Year With Grace: From the Archives

Lainie Levin1 Comment

This time of year is a frenzied leap from task to task, without the joy or benefit of reflection. So, for today’s “From the Archive” post, I thought I’d slow myself down long enough to explore ways to savor and enjoy these last days with my students. Enjoy!

Writing Teachers: It’s Time to Pass the Baton!
collaboration · end of year reflection · Reflective Practice

Writing Teachers: It’s Time to Pass the Baton!

Sarah Valter

By taking a few simple steps and asking some easy questions, you can pass your knowledge about your current students on to the next teacher and prepare for a new group of incoming writers.

ICYMI: Two-Week Recap
digital tools · end of year reflection · engagement · inspiration · mentor texts

ICYMI: Two-Week Recap

Betsy Hubbard

You will be all caught up with this, in-case-you-missed-it post recapping the past two weeks here at TWT!

Keep Writers Growing (An End-of-Year Pep Talk)
collaborative planning · end of year reflection · small group

Keep Writers Growing (An End-of-Year Pep Talk)

Sarah Valter

Wondering how to use the final weeks of school to keep your writers growing? Just a few simple steps can help you maximize your end-of-year small group teaching!

The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project
celebration · digital tools · end of year reflection · Joy · organization · writing workshop

The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project

Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski6 Comments

To end the year on a happy note, I am setting some goals for April, May and June in my own version of a Writing Teacher's Happiness Project. What would you work on to end your year in a happy way?

Ending Our Pandemic School Year
COVID-19 · EAL · end of year reflection · remote learning

Ending Our Pandemic School Year

Marina Rodriguez8 Comments

Now our year is coming to a close and we are having to find new ways to end the year and say goodbye. With another change comes another opportunity for trauma... it is important to remember that the health and welfare of every person comes first, even and especially as we bring the school year to a close.

Write to the Finish!
authentic writing · celebration · end of year reflection · gifts · writing workshop

Write to the Finish!

Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski19 Comments

It's the final countdown to summer for me and my third graders. Here are some ways we've used writing to end the year in a meaningful way.

OLW Check-In: Note
end of year reflection · olw · writer's notebook

OLW Check-In: Note

Betsy Hubbard5 Comments

How's your OLW going this year? Mine has been popping up again recently and reminding me to make more of an effort.

Before You Go…
end of year reflection · figurative language · plan book · poetry · writer's notebook · writing prompts · writing workshop

Before You Go…

Betsy Hubbard2 Comments

It's that time of year when we start to think about all the things we didn't get to do with our students! Here are five writing exercises I am going to make sure students don't leave without!