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Writing Takes Guts: My Writing Backstory
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Writing Takes Guts: My Writing Backstory

Deb Frazier24 Comments

The realization of this moment gave me chills and led me to share my writing backstory with Dana. Dana listened and encouraged me to open my presentation with this story. I was hesitant, the experience had halted my inner writer for years. What if sharing it again had the same result?

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Writer’s Notebooks

Ruth Ayres8 Comments

Last week I had a conversation with a middle school teacher who has spent her summer studying writing workshop and is excited to make writer's notebooks the backbone of her writing instruction. This is my tenth year as an instructional writing coach and I've had the opportunity to see teachers put notebooks in action hundreds… Continue reading Writer’s Notebooks

#allwrite13 Online Connections Dinner
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#allwrite13 Online Connections Dinner

Ruth Ayres15 Comments

Since Ramona asked and she traveled all the way from Seattle, I honored her request. We went around the room and introduced ourselves. It was a big dinner party -- 33 people in all. Check out who was there. I've been excited for months about this dinner. After all it was a room full of… Continue reading #allwrite13 Online Connections Dinner

Just Write.
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Just Write.

Ruth Ayres9 Comments

I hope you are taking the summer to just write. Life is too short not to write. I've been percolating today's blog post and planned to write it this afternoon. However, plans changed, so this slide from my keynote presentation will have to do. Hopefully it will nudge you to write. One of the reasons… Continue reading Just Write.

Write: It's good for you!

If you’re gonna write…

Ruth Ayres13 Comments

Today was the first day of summer vacation at home. I spent the day writing. First working on my latest project and then working on my keynote. Now I have Celebrating Writers queued up and waiting for me to confirm or change the copy edits. It'll be out in a couple of months! *Squeal!* So… Continue reading If you’re gonna write…

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Friday Favorites

Ruth Ayres4 Comments

Kings Island -- We celebrated the first day of summer vacation yesterday. It was crazy-chaos to get out of the door after my last day of school. On Wednesday, my last day of school, not only were we driving to Ohio to stay with Andy's aunt (who treated us to the tickets -- wow!), but… Continue reading Friday Favorites

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Writing Matters

Ruth Ayres11 Comments

Today Deb Gaby and I finished leading the third day of a three-day Foundations of Writing Workshop training. At the end, we asked for reflections. Teacher after teacher commented on the impact of adult writing time. In each session, we gave time to write. If we want to learn how to teach writers, it's not… Continue reading Writing Matters

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Trusting Myself

Ruth Ayres12 Comments

Expectations of common core, teacher evaluation, and what it means to be literate in the 21st century can sometimes pile up and overwhelm me.  There is so much new information coming at me -- things to consider about text types, what opinion writing looks like with primary students, how to use technology as a tool… Continue reading Trusting Myself

slice#2013: 16 of 31
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slice#2013: 16 of 31

Ruth Ayres166 Comments

  Looking forward to reading your slices today. WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.) GIVE. Comment on at least three other slices. Any questions, please contact: Linda Baie – lindab414[at]gmail[dot]com… Continue reading slice#2013: 16 of 31

#slice2013: 15 of 31
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#slice2013: 15 of 31

Ruth Ayres176 Comments

"Write about what makes you different." Sandra Cisneros   WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.) GIVE. Comment on at least three other slices. Any questions, please contact: Linda… Continue reading #slice2013: 15 of 31

#slice2013: 14 of 31
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#slice2013: 14 of 31

Ruth Ayres180 Comments

“Everybody--even monsters--needed a little attention once in a while.”  ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief {Care} WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.) GIVE. Comment on at least three other slices.… Continue reading #slice2013: 14 of 31

#slice2013: 13 of 31
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#slice2013: 13 of 31

Ruth Ayres190 Comments

Another Commenting Challenge! Please take the time to read and comment on CLASSROOM slices. There are several young slicers joining the challenge to write for a month. Hope on over to the Classroom Challenge and take some time to leave some comment-goodness. Who knows -- you might even find a new mentor text to use… Continue reading #slice2013: 13 of 31