Slice of Life Story Challenge · teacher-as-writer · the persona of a writer · writer identity · writers

Sign up for the 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL24

The Slice of Life Story Challenge is back for its 17th year, and we're excited to reconnect with our global community of participants and welcome new ones! By signing up, you'll have access to a supportive community of writers and resources to help you make the most of this month-long challenge.

coaching · Ready-to-Go Tip · stamina · teacher-as-writer · Voices from the Community

Writing Cheerleader: A Ready-To-Go Tip

Today’s post from Terje Äkke invites you to think about an inner writing cheerleader and offers a way to play with this idea with young writers.

Author Spotlight Series · teacher-as-writer · writer's notebook

Doing More to Inspire

The things that motivate author Dana Kramaroff, to push through writing heavy content, are also what motivates so many of her students. She values the habits that energize her process, the tricks she uses to keep going, and the ways in which she helps herself when writing is difficult.

goals · teacher writing · teacher-as-writer

Writing Your Way into a New Year: Be a Lead Writer in 2023

Are you ready to start 2023 as a Lead Writer in your classroom as well as a Teacher? Grab a notebook, pick up a pen, and start writing! You’ll be amazed at your own growth–and at the impact it will have on your students.

teacher-as-writer

It’s not Magic (but it IS): The Power of Being a Teacher who Writes

Kids are savvy. They can tell when a teacher really writes versus when a teacher talks about writing as a hypothetical endeavor (that only exists in the real lives of people still in school). There is a distance that can only be closed when it is two writers side-by-side, talking the talk (and walking the walk) of writers.