This recipe for a school-wide writing celebration offers one idea for a way to include all students without the anxiety that often comes from presenting in front of a large group. Also, it is easy to prepare and the outcome is delicious!
SOLS and an Invitation
Write, Share, Give
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Summer Writing for You, the Teacher
You've got to practice writing to teach writing!
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How About a Critique Group: Fostering Teacher Writers
Are you ready to join a writing critique group? Take the plunge and sign up as we start you on a new writing journey!
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Book Review: Linda Rief – Read Write Teach
"I must be what I teach: writer, reader,speaker, listener." - Linda Rief Teaching our kids to read and write with commitment and passion is an ever evolving labor of love. There are so many expert educators to read, so many moving pieces to choreograph, so many new ideas to sift through, figure out and put… Continue reading Book Review: Linda Rief – Read Write Teach
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The Writers’ Exchange
The Writers' Exchange makes writing fun for kids while building their confidence. Want to know how they're doing it? Read this Q&A with the organization's co-founders.
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More Talk
What is the role of talk in your writing workshop? Do you talk about your ideas before writing?
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An End of the Year Writing Check
At the end of the school year, we are often faced with pages and pages of student writing. Most of it may have gone home already, but now is a great time to study the work that remains as lovely, informal assessment of our teaching. Following are a few suggestions for lenses we can use to… Continue reading An End of the Year Writing Check
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Time to Write, Share & Give
Share your Slice of Life Story today.
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Get Out Your Calendars! It’s June Planning Time!
If we do nothing else, we do this one thing…Read this post to find out what it is!
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Have You Used Prezi?
I had heard of Prezi. I thought about Prezi. I used Powerpoint anyway. I am preparing a presentation for July and had it practically done in Powerpoint. I was happy with the muted colors and pretty watermark flower that adorned each slide. The slides were full of words and photos…a lot of words though. I… Continue reading Have You Used Prezi?
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Curating a year of writing: assembling writing portfolios and time for reflection
With two weeks left in our school year, it is at last time to begin putting together our writing portfolios, setting aside some time to time travel through our year of writing workshop, and reflect upon both the progress we've made as writers as well as the goals we'd like to set for the new school… Continue reading Curating a year of writing: assembling writing portfolios and time for reflection
