The New York Times and The Washington Post have been covering the Common Core a LOT lately. You'll see, if you read them all, they provide different view points. Here are the ones that stood out to me. Caution and the Common Core by the Editorial Board Common Core: Assessing the real level of support… Continue reading Coverage of the Core
The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
Please leave a link to your slice of life story.
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If you’re gonna write…
Today was the first day of summer vacation at home. I spent the day writing. First working on my latest project and then working on my keynote. Now I have Celebrating Writers queued up and waiting for me to confirm or change the copy edits. It'll be out in a couple of months! *Squeal!* So… Continue reading If you’re gonna write…
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Twitter Chat Preparation
I'm stepping out of my comfort zone again. I've committed to a Twitter Chat tomorrow night. Therefore, it's confession time. In the year-plus I've been on Twitter, I've never participated in a Twitter Chat. Sure, I've followed chats like #litlead and #titletalk, but I've never jumped in on one of the conversations. But then I got… Continue reading Twitter Chat Preparation
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Friday Favorites
Kings Island -- We celebrated the first day of summer vacation yesterday. It was crazy-chaos to get out of the door after my last day of school. On Wednesday, my last day of school, not only were we driving to Ohio to stay with Andy's aunt (who treated us to the tickets -- wow!), but… Continue reading Friday Favorites
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Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 5 of 5)
My students were always shocked to learn that my favorite subject to teach wasn't writing... it was social studies! I was a history minor in college and almost considered getting my first master's in secondary education so I could teach high school history. As you know, I went into elementary education and the rest is,… Continue reading Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 5 of 5)
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Thank You
I'm overwhelmed (in a good way) with the flood of responses to the question I posed on Tuesday. Thank you for responding with such thought about the way your writing instruction has been impacted by being a Writer. While I cannot use all of your comments in my keynote, I am certainly going to infuse… Continue reading Thank You
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How has your instruction been impacted by being a Writer?
In addition to the link you leave to your slice today, would you mind sharing how teaching writing workshop is better when you're a teacher who is also a Writer?
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Will We Be Seeing Each Other?
Just a little nod to the All-Write Summer Institute... I hope if you are coming, you will say, "Hi" to me. I mean this. If you've never met me in real life, you may not know that I'm a tad bit shy. Before blogging and presenting and writing books for teachers, I would never have… Continue reading Will We Be Seeing Each Other?
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The Power of Language
Clear, specific feedback helps children view themselves in a positive light in the learning environment and in life.
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Inspiring Independent Writing Project Mentor Text (Part 4 of 5)
An interview with Author Germano Zullo + a giveaway of his new book, Line 135.
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Words That are Speaking to Me
“We all have our own stories. The story you tell about yourself, even if you only tell it to yourself, drives your actions and has a significant impact on your focus.” ― Mani S. Sivasubramanian
