Don't shy away from the formulaic "I am" poem! There are so many possibilities...
Keeping a “for school” writer’s notebook
When I first began teaching writing workshop, I brought my own writer’s notebook into class to share with my students...
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Make Lab Sites Meaningful
General tips for literacy coaches to use when facilitating writing workshop lab sites.
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We Are The Authors: Publishing Decisions
When it's time to publish, the classroom teacher has many decisions to consider!
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Write. Share. Give.
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Five Words to Get You Started with Conferring
Keep this conferring tip in your back pocket.
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Quiet Writers: What do they really need?
Hiding in the piles of writing were quiet writers, whose empty folders cried out for help. These writers became my focus for the next two weeks, and this post. Quiet writers cry out for help in all our classrooms. Reading the work of the writers in our room was just the beginning; teaching the writer demands conversation with the writer.
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End of Workshop Share & Reflection Time
Kids learn more when they are given time to reflect on their learning, self-assess, and check in on goals they are working toward. That's what the end of workshop share and reflection time is for, and too often it gets cut short, or left out completely.
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Stepping Into Personal Essay
GAH! I've never taught an essay unit! Watch me stumble, watch me fall, and watch me pick up all the pieces as they come together!
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Brave Spelling
How can we encourage our youngest writers to use brave spelling? How can we help them overcome their fear of getting it wrong?
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Demonstration Writing: Sometimes They Need To See “Writing Thinking”
Making my writing thinking visible to my students has given them another tool to “get unstuck”...
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