Encourage students to snap photos and save on Instagram, which they can revisit later when they need writerly inspiration.
Conferring
What do you find most difficult when it comes to conferring? I'd love to know your responses! Click here to read mine.
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On-Demand Performance Assessments & the Norming Meeting
I've administered and reviewed many on-demand pieces of writing. However, I've never engaged in a norming meeting until two weeks ago. Learn more about the ways in which we can work with our colleagues to assess on-demand assessments so they can drive our instruction.
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Would you share a slice of your life today?
WRITE your slice. SHARE your link. GIVE some comments to (at least three) other slicers.
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Dream Big…Read Big…Write Big
Each year Deb Gaby helps select a reading theme for the school year at Milford Elementary School. This year, to kick off the BIG reading year, we hosted a carnival. Kids made book marks, had their faces painted with favorite book characters, read favorite books, and posed in a photo booth. Then they made picture… Continue reading Dream Big…Read Big…Write Big
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Using Evernote to Confer with Writers
Today's guest blog post by Cathy Mere will help you jump on the electronic record-keeping bandwagon. Learn how to use Evernote to keep conferring notes on all of your students.
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Sharing Some Thinking from the Writing Institute
I've been wanting to try out Storify for awhile, but haven't head a reason to use it. Until now. I decided to put together Storify some of my tweets and pictures from last week's TCRWP Writing Institute. I hope it gives you a glimpse into some of the things I learned from my section leaders,… Continue reading Sharing Some Thinking from the Writing Institute
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Gardens of Young Writers
Teaching writing is a lot like gardening. It requires constant attention.
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A “Jog” You Have Energy For
I hope you didn't miss the BIG event on Saturday: Picture Books 10 for 10 hosted by Cathy Mere (Reflect and Refine) and Mandy Robek (Enjoy and Embrace Learning). Bloggers compiled their lists of 10 picture books and then shared the links with Cathy and Mandy. Cathy and Mandy then created a jog. With over 60 participants, it… Continue reading A “Jog” You Have Energy For
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Writing Connections
This week, consider commenting on at least one person's slice of life story who you haven't commented on in the past.
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Investing in Reading Lives {Nerdy Book Club Guest Post}
I'm so excited to be guest posting at The Nerdy Book Club today. Here's the start and then head over there to read the rest. "Mom, I've decided to start a reading club,” Sam, age 7, soon to be a second grader, declared. It’s 6:23 am and he’s standing beside me in Ninjago jammies, sticking… Continue reading Investing in Reading Lives {Nerdy Book Club Guest Post}
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Conferring Notes Go High Tech
There are a variety of record-keeping apps, which make it possible to monitor your students' writing progress. Confer, DailyNotes, Evernote, and Notability are four popular apps that promise to make it easier, dare-I-say a pleasure to maintain meaningful conferring notes on all of your students. Have you made use of any of these apps in… Continue reading Conferring Notes Go High Tech
