community · grammar · interactive writing · phonics · spelling · vocabulary · writing workshop

Step Up Interactive Writing (…And Sneak In More Spelling, Vocabulary, and Grammar)

As teachers, we know that when writers encode with ease, they are better able to focus on their ideas. Interactive writing is the perfect setting to build this competency.

personalization · prompts · revision · student engagement · Student ownership · teaching tools · writing workshop

Revision at Work: Is This Good?

Do you ever hear the question, "Is this good?"

curriculum · resource · writing workshop

Finding a Way: Bridging the Known with a New Resource.

When I listen to what teachers are saying about our new writing curriculum, I am confident we will find our way through. Indeed, they already are.

podcast · writing workshop

The Two Writing Teachers Podcast: Our First Episodes

It’s my pleasure to announce that the first few episodes of the Two Writing Teachers Podcast are live as of this morning! 

professional development · writing workshop

Taming the Clutter: Bringing Focus to Professional Learning

Sometimes, I am overwhelmed with the amount of new learning about writing that I wish to incorporate. I’ve come to realize I’m not alone. I’m not the only person with more resources and ideas than they know what to do with, and I‘m not the only one who risks inertia because I don’t know where to start. If that’s also you, or someone you know and love, I’ll be sharing my process for how I work my way to more clarity and focus.

agency · bulletin boards · charts · Resetting Our Workshop Practices Blog Series · writing workshop

The Importance of Charts in Classrooms: Resetting Our Workshop Practices

Within classrooms, charts are critically important elements for shifting the responsibility of learning.

Resetting Our Workshop Practices Blog Series · writing workshop

Opening the Door to Reflection: Resetting Our Workshop Practices Blog Series

At Two Writing Teachers, we know how important it is to learn in a safe space, so this week, we invite you into ours. We will  share some of the growth experienced in our own teaching and what that was like for our students and for us. You might recognize yourself in some of our journeys, or you may see into an experience quite different from your own.

slice of life · writing workshop

It’s Tuesday! Time to Write, Share and Give! #SOL22

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

slice of life · writing workshop

It’s Tuesday! Time to Write, Share and Give! #SOL22

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

slice of life · writing workshop

It’s Tuesday! Time to Write, Share and Give! #SOL22

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

slice of life · writing workshop

It’s Tuesday! Time to Write, Share and Give! #SOL22

It's Tuesday! Time to write, share and give!

identities · writing workshop

The Power of Writing Timelines

Writing timelines are powerful windows into the writing identities of students.