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SOLSC. 2011. 7 of 31.

No Internet is making this a slim post today. Keep your fingers crossed that the company fixes the problem soon!

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SOLSC. 2011. 6 of 31.

How do I share my students’ Slices? What do I need to know about participating in the Slice of Life Story Challenge 2011? Need to know how to start a blog? What’s a Slice? Cool News: Stenhouse is offering free shipping to Slicers throughout the month of March. Just enter the code SOL. Just a note:… Continue reading SOLSC. 2011. 6 of 31.

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Link your Slice here. Happy writing!

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From the Past: Keep Embracing Imperfection

The power of workshop teaching is the focus on individuals -- not products. It's an essential shift for us to make as teachers of writing. Our energy is behind students -- where they are today as writers and helping them to get better. (Our energy is not on posting perfect pieces in the hallway.) We know our… Continue reading From the Past: Keep Embracing Imperfection

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Conferring? Please Help!

So first, Wow! Thank you for the comments on the last post. You have no idea how comments fuel me as a writer. Thanks for taking the time. And second, I think this is an important comment to highlight in its own post. Ashlee, on Wednesday February 16, 2011 at 8:34 pm said: I am… Continue reading Conferring? Please Help!

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I {Heart} Writing Workshop

In honor of Valentine's Day, let's make a luscious list of all the reasons we love writing workshop. I'll start the list here and you add to it in the comments. Sweet! Writing workshop helps writers see the world differently. When people live like writers, they have more compassion and mercy and acceptance of others.… Continue reading I {Heart} Writing Workshop

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From the Past: What Really Matters

Some of you may know that before Stacey &  I began blogging together I wrote a blog called Inspiring Readers and Writers. As Two Writing Teachers grew, I poured more of my time and energy here instead. Eventually Inspiring Readers and Writers became dormant and Two Writing Teachers became the only place I blogged professionally.… Continue reading From the Past: What Really Matters

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Don’t Forget to Enter!

Remember to leave a comment to be in the SPORK giveaway. I'll draw two names tonight! Here is the link: https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/mentor-text-spork/. Remember you can enter as many times as you want!

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TK Today

Did you know TK is shorthand meaning, to come? Stacey taught me that while we were working on Day by Day. So this post is a post about what's to come later (after work, after playing with the kids, after making dinner, after . . . you get the idea). So later you will find:… Continue reading TK Today

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Writing Group

Today after school I get to meet with my writing group. We've been meeting for about six months now and it has been a very good thing. It started when I emailed Mary Helen and Ruth asking if they would be interested in being part of a writing group. Ruth co-wrote Building Bridges from Early… Continue reading Writing Group

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Don’t Forget: Any comment you leave on posts dated Friday (1/14) through Wednesday (1/19) enters you for a chance to win two copies of Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. If you want a chance to win Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares click here. If you want to read more about these books,click here.)