Several months ago I began meditating as a way of trying to achieve a greater sense of overall vitality. I started out by listening to a 10 minute podcast from a program called Headspace, on my iPhone. Initially, it was challenging to carve out 10 minutes in my day for this purpose so I was… Continue reading Creating a Consistent & Meaningful Writing Life
Sharing Voices by Blogging: A Guest Blog Post by Amy Rudd
About four years ago, I heard of a wonderful tool, Kidblog, that could be used as an ad-free environment when blogging with students and the key word that caused me to perk up when I heard about the tool was that it was “free”! The platform also offered settings for the teacher to be as open… Continue reading Sharing Voices by Blogging: A Guest Blog Post by Amy Rudd
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Family Writing Night
Cultivate home-school partnerships around writing by hosting a family writing night this fall.
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12 Years Later
My husband and I spent our five year anniversary in Manhattan this past December. My parents watched our daughter for three nights, which meant we went to shows, explored different neighborhoods by hopping on and off the subway, and enjoyed relaxing dinners. We also had the chance to do something we wanted to do for… Continue reading 12 Years Later
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It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for the SOLSC.
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In Search of a New Co-Author
Are you interested in joining me on the next part of this blogging journey?
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Far From Goodbye
Sometimes life calls and we must follow. Today is my last post on Two Writing Teachers, however, it is far from goodbye. My words will now call only one blog home, Ruth Ayres Writes: {Discover. Play. Build.}. You can also find me in these online spaces: Facebook {Discover. Play. Build.} Twitter @ruth_ayres Pinterest @ruth_ayres Instagram @ruth_ayres Please… Continue reading Far From Goodbye
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Notebook Routines
I think the thing that makes a writer is Habit. Yes, that's habit with a capital H. (I go back and forth between whether it's habit that makes a writer or belief that makes a writer. However, I'm coming to realize that unless you believe you are a writer you won't create a habit to… Continue reading Notebook Routines
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A New Way To Learn About Teaching Writing
It is the writer who might catch the imagination of young people, and plant a seed that will flower and come to fruition. - Isaac Asimov I began a writer’s group last year at my school, opened it to anyone who was interested. There are now seven of us. We continued to meet this summer and… Continue reading A New Way To Learn About Teaching Writing
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Book Talkin’
The very fist student day of school, Deb Gaby (the reading coach in my school district) and I stumbled upon a meeting between 5th and 6th grade language arts teachers. They were discussing how to help students want to read. Deb and I slipped into the conversation. I was struck because these teachers are quite… Continue reading Book Talkin’
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Primary Teachers: I need your advice, please!
How much time do you think K-2 students need to complete an on-demand narrative writing assessment?
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