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Category: writing workshop
Five Quick Tips to Declutter your Writing Workshop
Feeling your writing workshop isn't running as smoothly as it could? Now is the time to declutter.
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Supporting Boy Writers: An Interview with Ralph Fletcher
Have you ever banned a topic from your writing workshop? If you have, you’re not alone…but you may want to think twice about that policy.
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Be a Teacher Who Writes Poetry
Need some inspiration? Try writing a poem today using one of these tips for getting started!
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Slice of Life Stories: Every Tuesday!
Share your Slice of Life Story today! Post a permalink to your story in the comments section below, and comment on at least three other slices! Do you love being a part of this community of teachers who write? Are you attending NCTE this year? Five (of the six) of us will be presenting at NCTE… Continue reading Slice of Life Stories: Every Tuesday!
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ICYMI: Work Smarter, Not Harder Blog Series Recap
In case you missed it, a recap of our Work Smarter, Not Harder Blog Series.
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Work Smarter: How To Wrap Up A Unit of Study
This week my colleagues and I are writing posts that we hope will make your life a little easier. We’re sharing some ways to work smarter, not harder.
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Work Smarter: Picture Books That Pack a Punch + Giveaways!
What picture books pack a punch for you in the workshop? Here are seven titles that are sure to give you bang for your buck.
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Work Smarter: Use checklists throughout a unit of study …and beyond
I’ll begin by being honest - I don’t like checklists. It’s a personal thing. Checklists make me anxious, they fill me with the fear of impending failure. As soon as I’ve taken the time to assemble a checklist, I am filled with a sense of dread. I wonder, how am I ever to accomplish any of… Continue reading Work Smarter: Use checklists throughout a unit of study …and beyond
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Share Your Slice of Life: It’s SOL Tuesday!
Welcome to November everybody!
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A Quick Guide to Workshop Lingo
Call it jargon, call it terminology, call it what you will. We have our own made-up words for things sometimes.
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More on Student Self-Assessment
What factor has the most notable effect on student achievement?
