Tuesday Slice of Life
It’s Tuesday! We are so glad you are here to write, share and give!
Identity Webs to Generate Ideas for Information Writing
When it comes to generating ideas for information writing, my experience has been that some students freeze. There are two things I have learned about why this occurs.
Lessons and Learning from the 2020-2021 School Year
What to keep, what to stop, and what to change? These are questions that I know I will continue to wonder about and discuss with colleagues. For me, the increased technological savviness, multimedia options, and clarity should continue to impact students’ experiences and outcomes in positive ways as I move forward in teaching and learning.
“We-Do” Writing: Review and Giveaway
Are you looking for a professional summer read that will provide a plethora of ideas for how to improve the way you teach next year? Read on to learn more about Leah Mermelstein’s book, “We-Do” Writing, a book with many ideas for helping your students with their conventions, composition and application! Comment on this post for a chance to win your own copy.
Joyful Writing Memories
It’s not too late to plan a celebration or put a last minute joyful writing lesson in motion.
Revving Up Opinion Writing– Or Any Unit!
Truth: Any unit at any point in the year has the potential to lose energy, and adding some play has the power to rev a unit right back up.
Reading + Talk + Writing = Innovative Expression Opportunities!
One way to keep writing interesting and fun right now is with the writing of life equations, supporting students in finding phrases to add together to capture small moments, experiences or feelings in their lives.
Cross-Content Connections: Reflections and Shifts As We Move Forward
A topsy turvy year brings with it surprises. Some have been valuable enough to carry forward. I’m looking forward to bringing the best of the year with me and letting the challenges become a memory.
Multimodal Writing: Reflections and Shifts As We Move Forward
Universal Design emphasizes the importance of offering students ways to express what they know and are able to do in various ways. Multimodal writing not only provides multiple ways of expression, it inspires creativity and innovation, skills that matter in life.
Putting Social Emotional Learning in All We Do: Reflections and Shifts Moving Forward
The research is pretty detailed and consistent that the relationship between teacher and student matters a great deal. It affects their sense of belonging, their relationships with peers, and affects their learning.
Carve Out More Time for Writing
If your writing workshop has felt squeezed for time, then NOW is the time to chat with your grade-level colleagues or administrator about allocating more instructional time for the teaching of writing.
Classroom SOLSC Week 5: Celebrations!
We’ve reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
Recording, Revision and Repetition: Empowering Multilingual Writers
Recording for revision, encouraging translanguaging, and repetition are useful strategies to exalt and empower multilingual writers. As teachers of multilingual students, encouraging translanguaging and recording as revision is akin to telling students: every aspect of you is valued. Every aspect of you is important.
An Interview with the Authors of The Responsive Writing Teacher + a Giveaway
Have you wanted to be a more responsive writing teacher, but weren’t sure how to go about doing it? Melanie Meehan and Kelsey Sorum’s new book provides a framework to help you hone a more child-centered apporach to the teaching of writing.
Classroom SOLSC Week 4: Reflections
It’s Week 4 of the Classroom SOLSC! What reflections do you have on the experience so far? How are you planning ahead for a celebration?
It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
In this writing community, Tuesdays mean writing a slice of life, sharing it, and appreciating the writing of others through comments.
The Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project
To end the year on a happy note, I am setting some goals for April, May and June in my own version of a Writing Teacher’s Happiness Project. What would you work on to end your year in a happy way?
It’s Tuesday: Welcome to Slice of Life!
Many slicers spent the month of March finding inspiration, writing, sharing, and commenting every day. Throughout the year, we welcome you back together on Tuesdays!
Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It’s Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
Mining Your Writing for Mentor Texts
My March 2021 SOLSC blog posts can be used as mentor texts as my class embarks on the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC! Read on for more details about using your own writing as mentor texts for your students.
