Last Wednesday I received the alumni magazine from my high school in the mail. As my grade’s class ambassador, I went straight to the alumni notes section in the back of the magazine to read everyone’s submissions together. Next, I perused the back pages of the alumni magazine, looking through the happenings of other alums… Continue reading What Moves You?
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TEACHERS of Writers
Thank you to everyone who left a note about the {Discover. Play. Build.} posts. I'm thrilled that you are feeling inspired and excited to pursue a writing adventure during the summer. I'm excited too. But... Here's the deal. I see Two Writing Teachers as a place where I'm a teacher first. Although I believe it… Continue reading TEACHERS of Writers
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Sundays for the Soul: Get Ready
Last Monday I wrote something on a whim...in a blog post...about offering a writing prompt. Your responses have had me thinking all week. Thoughts like this: Can I offer worthy prompts? Can I offer worthy prompts multiple times? What if it isn't worthy to anyone but me? And things like this: Do I believe in prompting… Continue reading Sundays for the Soul: Get Ready
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GUEST BLOG POST: My (Wanna Be) Writing Life–and How It Changed My Work with Kids
Ruth Metcalfe infuses her classroom with joyful and purposeful teaching. She is passionate about teaching and learning, and loves thinking about how theory looks when put into practice in the classroom—the place where theory and practice meet. In her 20 years as an educator, Ruth has taught first, second, and fourth grades and provided professional… Continue reading GUEST BLOG POST: My (Wanna Be) Writing Life–and How It Changed My Work with Kids
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GUEST BLOG POST: Assessment + Writing = Closure
For the nearly 20 years, Lisa Dewey Wells has taught early childhood (three-year-olds through third grade) at independent schools in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland, including the past 12 years at St. Anne’s School of Annapolis. Her passion for teaching includes a commitment to knowing each learner as an individual and creating a classroom community… Continue reading GUEST BLOG POST: Assessment + Writing = Closure
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Writing in the Day (Ruth’s SOLS)
I'm drinking a perfect cup of tea and eating Saturday breakfast. Like always, Andy made it for me. Snuggled under a blanket with my laptop balanced on my knees, writing in the day. No plans for laundry or dusting or meal planning until later, much later. I'm burying myself in fiction, allowing the characters to siege my… Continue reading Writing in the Day (Ruth’s SOLS)
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Figment: Where Social Networking and Literacy Meet
Figment.com just came out of beta and launched yesterday. This website is for teenagers to use to read other people's writing and to share their own writing. Figment allows teenagers to read and write using their computer or using their cell phone. To learn more about Figment and the possibilities that it could have for… Continue reading Figment: Where Social Networking and Literacy Meet
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Nurturing & Nudging Independence
Last weekend at NCTE, I had the pleasure of attending a session co-led by Patrick Allen, author of Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop. Patrick shared some questions that he and one of his co-presenters, Troy Rushmore, asked their third and fourth grade students about independent reading in order to get a sense of how… Continue reading Nurturing & Nudging Independence
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Storytelling Helps Kids in Many Ways and Meets the Standards!
To date, 37 states and the District of Columbia have voluntarily adopted the Common Core State Standards. Many teachers of writing are nervous about the adoption of the Standards since there is a fear that students will mostly be writing non-narrative pieces. While this fear isn't unfounded,we have to remember the Standards are a guide… Continue reading Storytelling Helps Kids in Many Ways and Meets the Standards!
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Thumb Love Blog Tour
Elise Primavera is the author of Thumb Love, a humorous look at Lulu who goes through a 12-step program to quit thumb-sucking. Elise's guest blog post deals with writing Thumb Love, which deals with the universal theme of thumb sucking, as well as with getting published as an author. Click here to view the book… Continue reading Thumb Love Blog Tour
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Haiku Writing Station
Earlier this month I shared an idea about a writing station (aka: center) for older students. Another product from Chronicle Books has crossed my desk and has piqued my interest as something that can be used in the classroom. This time, it's a poetry-related writing station using Haikubes, which are 63 word cubes that can… Continue reading Haiku Writing Station
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(Writing) Center Time for Older Students
Whenever I used to hear the words "Center Time" I immediately thought about early childhood classrooms. However, that notion changed in 2008 when I created a Poetry Station for my fourth graders. The Poetry Station was created for students to use during the "morning work" period of the school day. It was a choice, not… Continue reading (Writing) Center Time for Older Students
