Aim Higher: Why Goal-Setting Matters and Making Goals Visible

Tuesday January 27, 2015Monday January 26, 2015 Anna Gratz Cockerille6 Comments

Why Goal-Setting Matters Much has been written about the current environment in education. We can choose to focus on the ways in which fear is driving the work that we do, the ways in which we feel forced to take time away from what really matters to prepare for the hoops we and our students must jump… Continue reading Aim Higher: Why Goal-Setting Matters and Making Goals Visible

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Call for Slices

Tuesday January 27, 2015Monday January 26, 2015 Dana Murphy86 Comments

Write, Share, Give

Aim Higher: Setting Goals for Editing

Monday January 26, 2015Monday January 26, 2015 Dana Murphy10 Comments

See how my students set personal editing goals.

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Preview: Aim Higher Blog Series

Monday January 26, 2015Sunday January 25, 2015 Dana Murphy1 Comment

A preview of our new blog series

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Grammar Lessons: A Time and A Place

Saturday January 24, 2015Friday January 23, 2015 BethMooreSchool7 Comments

Encouraging kids to make decisions about their writing, rather than blindly following grammar rules helps lifts the level of their thinking, and the level of their writing.

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The Art of Listening

Friday January 23, 2015Tuesday January 20, 2015 Betsy Hubbard5 Comments

Silence. It is the other side of talk. It is the back board of listening. When we are silent it opens up our mind to what is going on around us. It allows us to listen and reflect on what others are saying. When we are silent we are able to tap into the art… Continue reading The Art of Listening

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An Invitation & SOLS

Tuesday January 20, 2015Sunday January 18, 2015 Dana Murphy64 Comments

Write, Share, Give

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Transitional Words and Phrases: Little Words, Big Meaning

Sunday January 18, 2015Saturday January 17, 2015 Anna Gratz Cockerille8 Comments

There is something to be said for emphasizing the kinds of words and phrases that may not deliver a whole lot of meaning on their own, but when used within a piece of writing, are meaning powerhouses.

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Three Words for Fostering Adventurous Writers: “Just Try It.”

Saturday January 17, 2015Saturday January 17, 2015 BethMooreSchool6 Comments

At our house we have a rule at dinner time: You have to try everything on your plate. Personally, I think it's a great rule, if I do say so myself. It's a useful rule. It covers many situations: The "I'm all done" situation: "Mommy, I'm done!" "You have to try everything. That's the rule.… Continue reading Three Words for Fostering Adventurous Writers: “Just Try It.”

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Share your Story

Tuesday January 13, 2015Monday January 12, 2015 Dana Murphy73 Comments

Write, Share, Give

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Looking for Prize Donations

Saturday January 10, 2015Friday January 9, 2015 Dana Murphy1 Comment

We are looking for readers of our blog who are willing to donate a writing-related prize for the 8th Annual SOLSC.

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TARA’S ONE LITTLE WORD OF 2015

Friday January 9, 2015Thursday January 8, 2015 Tara Smith19 Comments

When I was twelve, my father came home from a long business trip abroad with a magical gift just for me: a Polaroid camera with half a dozen boxes of film. This was, even among my classmates in our ritzy Bombay school, an item to be marveled at and coveted. One glorious afternoon, I gathered… Continue reading TARA’S ONE LITTLE WORD OF 2015