At the start of the year, most teachers start small with writing workshop. After a brief minilesson, you can set a timer for 5-10 minutes (or any amount of time you’re confident will be a success) and announce to your class, “Let’s make our goal today ____ minutes!” Then, make sure the timer goes off… Continue reading How Long Should Writing Workshop Be? Match the Minutes to Kids’ Stamina
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Student Agency, Self-Assessment, and Small Group Instruction
Nudging students toward self-assessment and goal-setting leads to students' increased understanding of what they are working on and why they're working on it. That intentionality is a critical aspect of learning!
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Collaborating with Occupational Therapists: Stronger Together Blog Series
Occupational therapists not only support students one-on-one, but can be amazingly helpful collaborators!
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Working with Special Education Teachers: Stronger Together Blog Series
Because I began my career as a special education teacher, I feel especially aligned to the professionals within our building who work with students with IEPs. Together, I’ve curated some of their ideas and suggestions as educators work together, inspiring and empowering all children to write.
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Stronger Together: Involving Other Professionals in Your Workshop Blog Series
Get ready for a week of inspiration in our "Stronger Together" blog series! Also, any time you leave a comment on one of this week’s blog posts you’ll be entered into the book giveaway!
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My Top Three Coaching Tools: Planning for Small Groups
Today on the blog, Jessica Carey shares three go-to coaching tools that all support planning for small groups.
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's time for the Tuesday Slice of Life! Live a little, write a little, share a little. Post your blog link in the comments below, and don't forget to share the love by commenting on posts from three other Slicers. Happy writing! "Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers." Isaac Asimov
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A Small Group in Action: Elaboration Strategies, Here We Come!
Having walked around a classroom of fourth-grade writers yesterday, I had pinpointed four writers who were all ready to think about elaboration strategies. This post describes the first session of a few to inspire these fourth-grade writers to use more elaboration strategies.
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Trusted Reader Circles: The Power of Having Writing Peers
Students care about writing when they know they’re being read. When they feel the power that written expression holds for themselves and one another, THEN they have a true desire to practice and improve their craft. Until then, it’s just routines and class assignments and writing prompts.
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Seasonal Spotlight
Join me on a tour of the archives!
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It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life with #TWTBlog
It's time for the weekly Slice of Life post, and we'd love to hear what you have to say to the world today! Write, copy your blog link into the comments, and respond to the work of three amazing members of this writing community.
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Fostering Community Through Writing Workshop
How does your writing workshop foster a sense of community in your classroom?
