May I just say what a gift it is when we share our writing with others? Today in the BWWT, we opened up an "Author's Chair." The readings were amazing. Some gave me goosebumps, others, made me tear-up, some made me laugh -- all soothed my soul. When we are brave and bold in the… Continue reading The Gift of Sharing.
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Remember to Celebrate!
Publishing Party - October 2004, originally uploaded by teachergal. Katherine Bomer spoke about the celebrating the work our young writers do when she delivered the Keynote Address at the TCRWP July Writing Institute. She made me reflect on the way I celebrate my students' work, which I do at the end of each unit of… Continue reading Remember to Celebrate!
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Sharing in Writing Workshop
I just received a mailing from my school over the weekend with our summer professional reading. There's an excerpt from The Art of Teaching Reading, as well as a copy of Leah Mermelstein's book Don't Forget to Share: The Crucial Last Step in the Writing Workshop. I'll probably start the book later this week, but,… Continue reading Sharing in Writing Workshop
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Eight Slice of My Life –> Sharing With My Students
This will be the cover page for the eight slice of life stories I wrote this past week. I'm going to be sharing them with my students so that they, too, can take part in the March Slice of Life Story Challenge. (I'm going to discuss this during the News & Announcements Part of our… Continue reading Eight Slice of My Life –> Sharing With My Students
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share your stories.
Sometimes I feel that as teachers we are so focused on preparing kids for the next level that we forget what writing can do for them right now. And even more often, we forget what a gift we are giving them by instilling the habit of writing everyday. This weekend my husband's 88 year old grandparents… Continue reading share your stories.
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Writing Shares
One of my goals as a Writing Teacher this year was to have my students share notebook entries every Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately, it's not catching on as well as I would have liked. Share sign-ups in my classroom (during Morning Meeting) go as follows: Monday: Weekend Update Tuesday: Writer's Notebook Entries Wednesday: Writer's Notebook… Continue reading Writing Shares
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Poetry Friday in My Classroom
Last week I began having my students share poems (original or ones they love from other poets) on Friday mornings. Only one person signed up so far this week and I know he's going to be absent today due to a medical appointment. I'm wondering if anyone else will sign up... I really hope so!… Continue reading Poetry Friday in My Classroom
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playing with technology.
I started a wiki a few weeks ago and have been playing with this form of sharing . When you go there, you will see it's a work in progress. I'm still in the midst of determining the purpose. (Kind of like a lot of other stuff in my life, like my original blog.) Today I… Continue reading playing with technology.
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get a giggle out of this.
You absolutely must take two minutes and click over to Christi Overman's blog, Chocolate for Teachers, and read about her very first sharing session of her teaching career. I think I'll be giggling for days over this one. Clarification: I'm giggling about the unexpected nature of kids in workshop -- not the content of the… Continue reading get a giggle out of this.
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Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
Pay it forward! It wasn't just a movie and it's not just an expression in my world. Those three little words are ones I try to live by at work, on the open road, and in my personal life. If someone does something nice for me, then I thank them, but I ALSO try to… Continue reading Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
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the gift we give.
Sharing. What a gift! I had the pleasure of spending last week with 25 teachers who were concentrating on becoming more effective writing teachers. I'm a firm believer in one of the best ways to become a better writing teacher is to become a writer. Therefore, each day was devoted to experiencing writing workshop first… Continue reading the gift we give.
