3 Seeds for Cultivating Writers

Wednesday January 2, 2019Thursday May 21, 2026 Deb Frazier3 Comments

The three seeds I offer can be done without planning, and promise to inspire the writers in your room. So, no matter how busy we get, we can be sure we are doing great things for the writers in our classrooms!

One Little Word Can Make all the Difference

Tuesday January 1, 2019Tuesday January 1, 2019 Betsy Hubbard15 Comments

Welcome to a Roundup of our OLW posts for 2019!

slice of life · writing

A New Year and a New Hashtag!

Tuesday January 1, 2019Wednesday January 2, 2019 Betsy Hubbard48 Comments

Welcoming 2019 with Tuesday Slice of Life and a new hashtag! #SOL19

slice of life · writing

SOL Tuesday and Holiday Wishes

Tuesday December 25, 2018Wednesday December 26, 2018 Betsy Hubbard19 Comments

Love and best wishes from all of us at #TWTBlog on the last SOL Tuesday of 2018!

slice of life · writing

SOL Tuesday is Here!

Tuesday December 18, 2018Wednesday December 19, 2018 Betsy Hubbard44 Comments

Get up and write today!

blogging · holiday · vacation

A Winter Recess

Friday December 14, 2018Tuesday December 11, 2018 Stacey Shubitz3 Comments

A winter recess is upon us here at Two Writing Teachers! While we're looking forward to our blogging break, we have a lot in store for 2019!
Find out more in this post.

community

They Are All Precious

Thursday December 13, 2018Wednesday December 12, 2018 Lanny Ball19 Comments

Each life we impact matters. Each one of the children with whom we interact is currently living into an uncertain future. Thus, with kindness and resolution, we greet writers each day and do all we can to help them learn what it takes to make their voices heard through the power of the metaphorical pen. This is our work.

Multimedia · notebooks · writing workshop

The Notes App and Notetaking In The Multimedia Writing Workshop

Wednesday December 12, 2018Thursday May 21, 2026 Deb Frazier

Fast forward, ten months and today I offer you another powerful tool for today's multimedia writer.

slice of life · writing

SOL Tuesday

Tuesday December 11, 2018Wednesday December 12, 2018 Betsy Hubbard44 Comments

Stop for a moment today and write.

feedback · reflections · rubric · writing · writing workshop

Reimagining Writing Assessment: A Reflection + Giveaway

Monday December 10, 2018Tuesday November 19, 2024 Betsy Hubbard56 Comments

In the opening pages of Maja Wilson's book, REIMAGINING WRITING ASSESSMENT, Thomas Newkirk gets the ball rolling with this statement, "Rubrics regularly fail to offer help to a writer because they focus on what writing has (features) not what writing does (effect)." Today I'm sharing my reflections as well as offering a giveaway to one lucky reader.