I have a great post to share with you, but it's late. (Tonight was high school boys' soccer sectional for our hometown team. We are big soccer fans, so the post is going to have to wait.) Instead I'd like to share a favorite slide from a presentation about reflective practice that I'm giving tomorrow.
Choice Words Giveaway Recipient
Many thanks to Stenhouse Publishers for donating a copy of Choice Words to one of the people who read and commented on the post that included an interview with Peter H. Johnston.
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Sometimes It Gets Messy
Sometimes writing workshop gets a little messy. At least it does for me. I think we are trucking along, working our way through a unit of study, learning as writers, preparing for a celebration and then -- all of a sudden -- it crashes. Sometimes it crashes and burns. And sometimes I just want to… Continue reading Sometimes It Gets Messy
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Writers Don’t Retire
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. Andy Rooney made his final (regular) appearance on "60 Minutes" tonight. It was one of many times I tuned-in to this icon over the past 25 years. (Yes, 25 years. Whether I liked it or not, "60 Minutes" was usually on our family's downstairs TV while I… Continue reading Writers Don’t Retire
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An Old Favorite
"If you want to teach me to write,first you must love me." --- Avi
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Planning Idea
I'm super fortunate to be working with a couple of third grade teachers (Hi Sandy & Dan!) who are interested in helping their writers to naturally develop more sophisticated writing processes. Their students are coming off of heavy illustration study in their previous writing experience (in grades k-2), so we are trying to find a… Continue reading Planning Idea
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How do you know?
Often when I'm working with teachers, I get the question: How do you know? This can be in response to a number of things: minilesson ideas, conference teaching points, share sessions, anchor charts, unit planning, blogging, tweeting. Truthfully, the answer is often I don't know. I'm just trying things that make sense. I'm trying things that… Continue reading How do you know?
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Unit of Study Phases
In preparing to talk with teachers about planning a unit of study, I created this chart to help show how I encourage students to individualize the writing process instead of forcing a lockstep approach to the writing process throughout a unit of study. Here are a couple of slides from my presentation: Many units of… Continue reading Unit of Study Phases
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A Few Questions for Peter H. Johnston + a Book Giveaway
I've learned the importance of communicating clearly with students through the Responsive Classroom training I've had and books I've read about teacher-talk. One book that resonated with me several years ago was Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter H. Johnston. In his book, Johnston made me think deeply about the words… Continue reading A Few Questions for Peter H. Johnston + a Book Giveaway
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National Day on Writing
The Third Annual National Day on Writing is coming up on Thursday, October 20th, 2011. What will you do to celebrate the art of writing in your classroom next month?
