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July Blogging Break
Ah, summer vacation! Time to exhale, reboot, and recharge. At Two Writing Teachers, we are taking a short blogging break for the month of July. We will be spending time with our families, reading, writing, reflecting, and, of course, planning new blog posts to share with you as we get ready to start a new school year.
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Feedback That Moves Writers Forward: Review and Giveaway
Feedback That Moves Writers Forward: How to Escape Correcting Mode To Transform Student Writing, written by Patty McGee, is a must-read for educators who know we can do far better for students when it comes to talking with them about their writing.
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A Data System For Tracking Progress
The last post I wrote was about what students will say leads to their growth as writers. In that post, I mentioned the data system we use to track their progress, and several people asked me about it. Therefore, I am trying to explain some of its major and duplicable features. We actually developed it during… Continue reading A Data System For Tracking Progress
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What Do Teachers Do All Summer?
Summer is the opportunity to sit back, hit reset and plan how I will improve for next year. I like to use my extra hours of summer considering my past teaching practices and think about what worked and what I wish had gone differently.
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Literacy Coaches: Schools out. Now what?
Four practical priorities for this summer.
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Responding to Reflection: Editing
Professional writers often reach for professional editors in the writing world. Why not create the opportunity for students to be the professionals?
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Learning From Student Reflections
I've been thinking a lot about my year teaching third grade and the writing my students did. I had thoughts, opinions and ideas about what went right and where I still needed to make changes, refine my practice, be more strategic. Then, it dawned on me: I really need to ask my students what they think.
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Asking Students What Worked
Sometimes we learn a lot by asking students what makes the difference in their lives as learners.
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My Mission to Stay Connected: Sizzling, Summer, Slam!
Each summer I plan creative ways to keep my students reading and writing, and each year the participation is less than I anticipated. What is it that causes this lack of participation? Do kids forget? Do parents forget? Do kids need the help of parents? Or, is the competition of summer just too high?… Continue reading My Mission to Stay Connected: Sizzling, Summer, Slam!
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Four Writing Workshop Ideas for the Final Stretch
If you're in the final stretch--the last few days or weeks of school-- here are a few ideas to keep kids writing right to the very end.
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Five Questions for Reflection
Thinking back over the year, what do you hope to continue or change before students return in the fall?
