Classroom SOLSC: Here We Go!

Sunday March 31, 2019Saturday March 30, 2019 Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski9 Comments

Welcome to the Classroom SOLSC! We moved to April...no fooling! Student bloggers, this is your month! Thank you to the dedicated educators who are inspiring students to live like a writer all month long.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 31 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19

Sunday March 31, 2019Monday April 1, 2019 Lanny Ball224 Comments

Welcome to the final day of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. This is it! Day 31! Write! Share! Give!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 30 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19

Saturday March 30, 2019Sunday March 31, 2019 Lanny Ball216 Comments

Welcome to day 30 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. So close to the end!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 29 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19

Friday March 29, 2019Sunday March 31, 2019 Lanny Ball220 Comments

Welcome to day 29 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Write. Share. Give.

digital tools · interactive writing · technology

Interactive Digital Writing

Thursday March 28, 2019Friday April 12, 2024 Deb Frazier7 Comments

As we work interactively with our students to compose a digital message, we share the keyboard. This time is instructional, authentic and explicit. The message composed and how it is composed comes from the students and holds value to the community of writers.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 28 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19

Thursday March 28, 2019Friday March 29, 2019 Lanny Ball226 Comments

Getting close to the end now, Slicers! Welcome to Day 28.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 27 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL19

Wednesday March 27, 2019Thursday March 28, 2019 Lanny Ball225 Comments

Twenty-seven days into a daily writing habit. Congratulations!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 26 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOLSC19

Tuesday March 26, 2019Wednesday March 27, 2019 Kelsey Sorum231 Comments

It's a great day to connect with new slicers as you scroll through the comments or revisit our padlet!

Belief Statements · big picture · compliment · conferring

Acknowledging Writers to Disturb the Universe

Monday March 25, 2019Sunday March 24, 2019 Lanny Ball8 Comments

In writing workshop, we operate on multiple levels-- we try to plan and deliver effective minilessons, we try to confer with our writers (and take some notes?), we create anchor charts, and so forth. But what about validating the voices of our student writers? Here are a few tips for disturbing the universe...