Karen Beaumont, who is known for her lively and celebratory picture books, reminds us that with patience, perseverance, and passion, you WILL prevail.
Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Share a story with us today, and every Tuesday.
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What Will You Write This Summer?
Glue your butt to the chair, every day, or at least once a week, and you will not only become a better writer--you'll become a better teacher of writing.
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Burning Stories
What's your burning story?
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The End of Year Poem: Crafting that “last message”
So, we are all winding down the school year these days. The end of year projects, festivities, packing up, and cleaning out plans are in full swing in my classroom at the moment...and my thoughts are beginning to turn to that last rite of the school year: the goodbye message...
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Talking About Unlikely Mentors with Lisa Eickholdt
Using students’ writing as mentor texts builds kids’ self-esteem and lifts the level of writing of every other student in the room.
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What Do You See?
We see what we choose to see when we look at student writing.
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Trudy Ludwig: True Confessions of a Professional Writer
Trudy Ludwig is an award-winning author who specializes in writing children's books that explore the colorful and sometimes confusing world of children's social interactions. Today, we are honored to share Trudy's thoughts about the writing process.
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Write, Share, and Give
Share your story today!
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The Importance of Wait Time and Think Time
how do you become the kind of teacher who leaves plenty of think time? How do you go from rapid-fire, to more thoughtful questioning?
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OLW 2015 Check-In
How is your OLW serving you?
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Six things you need to do before the writing workshop year ends.
Next week, I will have to tear off the month of May from my office calendar and face June. This is always a rather terrifying moment for me - less than four weeks till the end of school...
