We've reached the final stretch of the Classroom SOLSC! How will you celebrate the end of the challenge?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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!
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Classroom SOLSC Week 2- Building a Writing Habit
It's Week 2 of the Classroom SOLSC!
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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.
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Weaving Writing Into Other Areas With Intention and Meaning
Sometimes multi-tasking leads to mistakes, sloppiness, and even disasters, admittedly. But sometimes it can lead to getting things done. Necessity can become the mother of inventions, and I'm hoping that these documents inspire some meaningful writing opportunities where maybe they hadn't been before!
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Three Quick Ways to Know How Students Are Doing
How can I make progress pathways for young writers working from anywhere clearer for them? Inviting students into the evaluation process is helpful, and my hope is that one of these ideas will inspire you.
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Virtual Coaching Moves
Think about the best coaches you have had or know. On Super Bowl Sunday, a hologram of Vince Lombardi appeared at the beginning of the game. In our home, he is considered one of the best coaches in NFL history. We started to unpack what qualities made him exceptional. We came to the top three… Continue reading Virtual Coaching Moves
