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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge!

conferring · goals · Jennifer Serravallo · writing workshop

A few ideas for conferring

Potentially, one of the most impactful opportunities we have for making a lasting difference on our students as writers is when we pull up next to them and confer with them. It's SO worth spending some time reflecting, setting goals, and developing tools and strategies for the conferring work we do as teachers. 

audience · authentic writing · writer's notebook · writing workshop

Spontaneous Sparks

My students got extra creative when we used some extra time in a spontaneous way!

classroom environment · conferring · DIY Literacy · environment · formative assessment · Kate Roberts · mentor texts · middle school · plan · Reflective Practice

End of Year Reflections and June Planning

As we approach the end of another school year, many of us begin making plans for outgrowing ourselves. But what might be some lenses to think through when taking on such a task? I have a few ideas . . .

audience · authentic writing · blogging · Student ownership · writing workshop

Making the Writer Better: Getting Started with Blogging

As I move forward in planning summer professional development for the teachers in my district, I am already finding the infographic invaluable.  In planning my session, “Getting Started with Blogging” I found the information on the infographic guiding each slide and each step as I planned the presentation.

slice of life · writing workshop

Slice of Life Tuesday

Tuesdays are Slice of Life days. Welcome to our community or writers, readers, and commenters.

Author Spotlight Series

ICYMI: The 4th Annual #TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series

Last week, nine authors and illustrators stopped by to share their expertise with us. In case you missed it, this post includes links to each of their posts, which include giveaways of their books, virtual author visits, and more!

Author Spotlight Series

The Amazing Search for Joseph Cornell

In today's final Author Spotlight post of the year, Candy Fleming shares a bit about how her most recent book, The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell, came to be.

Author Spotlight Series · publishing

Embracing Rejection: It’s All in the Attitude

The last time I had a story rejected, I’ll admit I was disappointed…for about two minutes. Then I rejected the negative feelings and sent the story to a different publisher…

Author Spotlight Series · professional books

A Peek Into Our Process

We are both living the dream – kids, community commitments, a day-job we love, great friends – the list goes on. Although we wouldn’t change a thing, writing can take a toll and can easily slip by the wayside if we do not plan for it. We prioritize it, and we make sure we set… Continue reading A Peek Into Our Process

Author Spotlight Series · writing

Slippery Things: The Process Is Writing

Why is writing such a slippery process? A budding children’s book author and an established writer of books for teachers on writing and grammar shares his writing process. It’s simple: Write.

Author Spotlight Series · illustrators · picture book

Teachable Concepts for Young Kids Through Cooking

Author and illustrator Melissa Iwai explains how cooking provides many teachable aspects to explore, such as counting, observing, and following a series of steps.