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Different Ways to Use Checklists in Writing Workshop
Student-facing checklists can be a powerful tool. While rubrics are helpful for teachers, checklists are helpful for students. Checklists can serve to provide clear targets for writers as they strive to craft pieces of writing. But what might be different ways to use them in your writing workshop? Read to find out...
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Exposing, Sharing, & Connecting: Helping Writers See Why We Write
When we know the purpose or the why in our work we work intentionally. As teachers, knowing our writers are working with intention allows us to trust the students. With trust, we can step back and allow students to make the decisions about their writing.
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SOL Tuesday
I've been having a fear, lately, of forgetting. Forgetting words from kids, from colleagues, from friends that moved me. Forgetting big moments of growth, change, empathy. Forgetting artifacts of learning. I fear I will forget, so I write. I write anywhere I can. I collect these seeds, so they don't get lost. And from seeds,… Continue reading SOL Tuesday
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Synthesizing: The Step Between Research and Writing
Synthesizing is that step we can't skip when teaching our writers to craft research writing. It is within the wait time between the research and the writing that students gain their best understandings. Here are five strategies to help your writers fill that wait time with meaningful ways to get their gears in motion in a mixing of new thinking.
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Out of the Classroom and Into the World: Workshop by Katherine Schulten
What are the educational issues calling your name? How can you use writing to share about your teaching experiences? A Long Island Writing Project workshop, facilitated by Katherine Schulten, inspired me to keep sharing my teaching stories.
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Three Reasons Spelling Lessons Aren’t Transferring into Writing Workshop–and What You Can Do
The same kids who are successful with spelling patterns during word study time are sometimes not applying that spelling pattern to their independent writing. Why?
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Six Ways To Make Charts More Student-Centered
From the planning process to the creation, read to find out six ways to make kids the center of your charts--the center of learning.
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SOL Tuesday
Beginning the day more thoughtfully and mindfully leads to more thoughtful and mindful decisions as the day unfolds. Begin today with writing!
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Seven Realities of Launching Workshop in Kindergarten
This week, I welcome Katie Bristol as a guest blogger. Katie teaches kindergarten in Simsbury, CT, and she is my go-to person whenever I have a question about the youngest members of our school community. While her post may seem specific to kindergarten, her insights are important to educators who work in all grades. Follow Katie on twitter @bristol_katie.
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Conferring Carl on Writing Conferences
Want to improve your conferring? Carl Anderson's new book, A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences, will help you learn the ins and outs of conferring well with young writers. Read the Q&A with Carl, then leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win a copy of your own!
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Coaching Writers in the Small Group
Coaches of young athletes often offer tips, reminders, and suggestions from the sidelines in hopes of eliciting the best possible performance from the team. As teachers of writing, we can borrow this structure in our small group settings.
