You can learn a lot about students when you give them a chance to tell you want they know!
Category: writing workshop
Finding Our Teacher of Writers Superpowers
What teacher of writers superpower would you like to develop this year?
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Fast Forward to Today: 7 Things I Want the Writers in my Classroom to Know
A year ago, I wrote a post titled, 7 Things I Want the Writers in my Classroom to Know. In this post, I wrote about what I knew about being a writer and what I thought the writers sharing our classroom should know about being a writer. Today, I offer an update after an another year of writing.
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Writing Through the Hard Parts
How can we teach our students to trust the writing process?
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Going Digital #BeBrave
Follow me this year as I try for the fifth time to go digital. Some say, "third time's the charm." It wasn't for me. Maybe the fifth time, with some extra determination, will do the trick!
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Nurturing Our Writing Lives: 5 Ways to Keep Writing
How can we nurture our own writing lives once the school year begins? 5 ways to help us keep writing.
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Straight From Students: Why Teachers Should Write
During the last week of school, I met with a group of fourth graders to have an end of the year reflective conversation. We can learn so much about what to do throughout they year by asking students to reflect and share what they found to be powerful. Many times, students are our very best… Continue reading Straight From Students: Why Teachers Should Write
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Close Writing: Review and Giveaway
"Mrs. Sokolowski, I'm done!" It's a refrain I've heard often from students, who tell me they are completely finished with a piece of writing. More times than not, as I read the student's work, I see that the piece could use more revisions, more editing, more care. I've always felt that having a passionate purpose… Continue reading Close Writing: Review and Giveaway
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Students Writing: Day One and Every Day
Uncovering the various layers of a student takes time, intention, and writing.
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Using a Writing Survey
How do you get to know the writers in your classroom at the beginning of the school year?
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#NCTEchat Preview: Why Writing Workshop?
Join us for a discussion centered on why writing workshop WORKS!
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Getting to Know Your Writers: Three Assessment Ideas You May Not Have Considered
Sometimes it takes a little extra research to get to know kids in order to inspire them. How do you get kids to pour their little hearts out onto the page, if they feel like you barely know them at the start of the year?
