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Dana’s One Little Word for 2015

Monday January 5, 2015Monday January 5, 2015 Dana Murphy20 Comments

I want to concentrate on living a full life, not a busy one.

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Anna’s One Little Word for 2015

Sunday January 4, 2015Saturday January 3, 2015 Anna Gratz Cockerille30 Comments

This year, I vow to make each of my daily 1,440 minutes count. Here is the One Little Word I'll live by this year.

Winter Recess

Sunday December 21, 2014Monday December 22, 2014 Stacey Shubitz2 Comments

The six of us will be celebrating holidays, recharging our batteries, and coming up with more posts to share with this incredible community of teachers and writers for the next two weeks. In the meantime, we have lots to keep you going over winter break.

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One Little Word: Silence

Thursday October 30, 2014Saturday November 1, 2014 Betsy Hubbard4 Comments

Did you pick one little word this year? How's it going?

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How Are You Living Your OLW?

Wednesday April 30, 2014Sunday April 27, 2014 Dana Murphy12 Comments

How are you living your One Little Word?

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Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online

Monday February 17, 2014Monday February 17, 2014 Tara Smith4 Comments

With the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge just around the corner, perhaps some of you are thinking more than ever about starting a class blog just for writing. Over the past few years, we have taken our writer's notebook online in my classroom, not just for the month of March, but for the entire… Continue reading Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online

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Betsy’s One Little Word For 2014

Friday January 10, 2014Thursday January 9, 2014 Betsy Hubbard14 Comments

come to my quietness I shall cover you with it, like a white sheet that has blown all day in the sun, like a mountain lake filled with spring, it shall slip over you. --- Diane di Prima

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Stacey’s One Little Word for 2014

Wednesday January 8, 2014Monday January 6, 2014 Stacey Shubitz34 Comments

As teachers of writing, we must try to bring our truths to the page, even when it’s hard. I believe we must write from a place that shows our vulnerabilities. Even though sharing the story of my OLW publicly makes me feel vulnerable, I know sharing it helps me practice what I preach. So here goes...

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Anna’s One Little Word for 2014

Tuesday January 7, 2014Sunday January 5, 2014 Anna Gratz Cockerille17 Comments

My One Little Word for 2014: Roots.

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Dana’s One Little Word for 2014

Monday January 6, 2014Monday January 6, 2014 Dana Murphy33 Comments

I started thinking that maybe my dreams were a metaphor for the way I had been feeling… like I was drowning in the busy-ness of life, like I couldn't get my head above water. In that instant, my word found me.

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Winter Break

Sunday December 22, 2013Saturday December 21, 2013 Stacey Shubitz

We're taking off from blogging so we can spend the holidays with family and friends. We'll be back on Jan. 6th, 2014. However, the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge will still go on!