One Little Word (OLW) to Inspire Your Students (and you!)

Thursday December 1, 2022Thursday December 1, 2022 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski3 Comments

2023 is around the corner! Will you choose a OLW to inspire your new year? Will you encourage your students to choose their own OLW?

One Little Word Roundup, 2020

Wednesday January 1, 2020Wednesday January 1, 2020 Kelsey Sorum23 Comments

We're pleased to share our OLW choices for 2020 and invite you to do the same!

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TWT Winter Recess and Holiday Wishes

Saturday December 14, 2019Saturday December 14, 2019 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski

It is the time of year we are pausing at Two Writing Teachers and taking a short winter break. While we're looking forward to our blogging break, we have a lot in store for 2020!
Find out more in this post.

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OLW CHECK-IN: EMBRACE

Wednesday June 27, 2018Wednesday June 20, 2018 Deb Frazier

Maybe it was Betsy's post, OLW Check-in: Note that first brought the whispers. As I read her post and thought about my final week of school I heard the whispers grow louder. Embrace.

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Betsy’s OLW for 2018

Sunday January 7, 2018Saturday January 6, 2018 Betsy Hubbard18 Comments

Our OLW posts conclude today and comments on the giveaway close this evening at 11:59 EST. We hope you have enjoyed our One Little Word posts to open the year of 2018. We humbly enter another year as a group of co-authors who thoroughly enjoy being a part of your lives as teachers, writers, and dreamers.

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Beth’s OLW for 2018

Thursday January 4, 2018Wednesday January 3, 2018 BethMooreSchool24 Comments

I was often the shortest person in my class. I also cried a lot. Like... a lot. I also seemed to always have a terrible ear-ache, or a bad cough, and headaches... you name it. I was exceptionally clumsy. And forgetful. Basically, I was a weakling.

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Kathleen’s OLW for 2018

Wednesday January 3, 2018Sunday December 31, 2017 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski34 Comments

In 2018, I want to grow. I want to learn. I want to DO more and DO better. My One Little Word (OLW) for 2018 is DO.

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Stacey’s OLW for 2018

Tuesday January 2, 2018Tuesday January 2, 2018 Stacey Shubitz67 Comments

[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century, but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. — Mark Twain

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Melanie’s OLW for 2018

Monday January 1, 2018Saturday December 30, 2017 Melanie Meehan38 Comments

Happy Holidays from all of us at Two Writing Teachers! Have you chosen your One Little Word (OLW) for 2018 yet? Many of us in the Two Writing Teachers community and beyond have discovered how One Little Word can serve as a beacon, anchor or source of intention when life gets rocking and rolling. Instead… Continue reading Melanie’s OLW for 2018