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Category: Reflective Practice
Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop: Identity Webs as a Conferring Tool
Add a new tool to your conferring toolbox: students' identity webs. Identity webs can help students bring more of themselves to their writing.
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Three Ways to Make Student Growth Visible Across the Year
Young writers show tremendous growth each year, but sometimes lack the tools or the skills to see it. This year, be intentional about putting systems and routines into place that not only make this growth visible but also allow your students to push themselves in new directions.
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Exploring Identity in Writing Workshop
Read about how one school is working together to think about how to support students in exploring and bringing their identities into their writing.
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What Are You Doing This Summer? Strategizing Experiences
We've been having a lot of conversations in our district about ways to keep students learning throughout the summer. But what about teachers? What are some ways teachers can energize themselves for the upcoming year? What are the learning opportunities and how can we stoke the learning energy of educators?
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One Line a Day Journals
This year I am wondering if the old saying “less is more” might be true when it comes to summer journals for my students.
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Reclaiming Joy in Writing: An Update
In the spring of 2022, I started a writing initiative in my district. With a cohort of dedicated teachers, we worked to instill joy, foster independence, and create writing community. Where are we now?
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Spot the Difference–Accommodation or Modification: Reflective Practice
How do you create accessibility for writers in the classroom? Today, I'm reflecting on shifting between accommodations and modifications to meet students where they are.
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Student Agency and AI Tools: Leveraging AI for Writing Mini-series
Leah began a series about AI in writing instruction with a post about how teachers can use AI tools for planning and preparing for units. Sara kept it going last week with a post about creating demonstration pieces and providing feedback. Today, I completed the series thinking about ways to shift agency from teachers to students.
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Toolkit Resources for Writing Instruction
My toolkit has evolved over the last couple of years, but it's just as important to me as it's ever been to have the right resource with or easily accessible to me whenever I sit down next to a writer. This post shares many of the resources that I keep in my toolkit.
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Scribbling is Not Scribble Scrabble: Reflective Practice
Scribbling is one of the earliest forms of written communication. In the early childhood classroom, it is important to affirm this work rather than downplay it.
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Ring in the New Year with Crystal Clear Goals: Reflective Practice
New year = new goals. What if we zoom in and focus on just one goal to teach our writers with clarity and intention?
