It's great to be prepared when we are conferring with our writers. However, being 'prepared' and being 'present' are not the same thing...
Category: management
The Schedule: How Do You Fit It All In?
In this post, I share several examples of daily schedules, along with links to other resources.
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THROWBACK WEEK: Pens Versus Pencils
What do you think is better for kids to use in writing workshop: pens or pencils?
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Work Smarter: How To Wrap Up A Unit of Study
This week my colleagues and I are writing posts that we hope will make your life a little easier. We’re sharing some ways to work smarter, not harder.
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Okay, But What Would You Do?
This week has been full of writing workshop conundrums and dilemmas!
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Sharpen Your Workshop Routines: Writing Centers to Organize All Your Materials
Every year, around this time, I start having dreams about setting up my classroom. In the classroom of my dreams, I'm moving around small circular tables, unfurling a brand new rug for the meeting area (the kind with the squares in bright colors), setting up a very large classroom library, and putting labels and color… Continue reading Sharpen Your Workshop Routines: Writing Centers to Organize All Your Materials
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How Are You Going to Read All That?
It's almost summer! Time for sunshine, flip-flops, barbecue grills, and reading student writing.
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Top Ten Ways to Keep Minilessons from Turning into Maxilessons
We've all been there. You've gathered your students into the classroom meeting area, nice and cozy, with the intention of doing just a quick l'il minilesson. Just a quick tip about writing and off they go, right? Maybe just a quick little demonstration? With a tiny bit of practice? Oh, and a chart... you'll need… Continue reading Top Ten Ways to Keep Minilessons from Turning into Maxilessons
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Pens Versus Pencils: Which One is Better for Writing Workshop?
In my line of work as a staff developer, I often get the question, “Which do you think is better? Pens or pencils?” I have to start by saying that I don’t think that pens versus pencils is a make-it-or-break-it issue. If you feel strongly one way or the other—go for it. It’s probably not… Continue reading Pens Versus Pencils: Which One is Better for Writing Workshop?
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What fuels writing workshop?
Around my school, we have three more Mondays of school left in 2011. That's not much, and yet, during this season of grey days, holiday excitement, and indoor recess, it can seem so l o n g. It has me thinking about the energy level in writing workshop. Is it high or low? Like other… Continue reading What fuels writing workshop?
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troubleshooting.
On Monday I worked in a first grade classroom and the teacher commented, I feel like when you come all you do is troubleshoot. I've been thinking about her comment because really her workshop is running quite nicely -- especially considering that she is teaching language arts for the first time in her entire life. I've… Continue reading troubleshooting.
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lingering in drafts.
In our hurry-up-and-get-it-done-society, sometimes it's tough to get our students to slow down and realize their unique writing processes. Sometimes it's tough for us, as their teachers, to slow things down and give them time to truly live as writers. However, after notebooks have been launched, our writing prompt genre studies completed, and the (Indiana) state… Continue reading lingering in drafts.
