Two Weeks.
Two weeks from today and my school will be back in session. I am ready. I'm craving the sense of security that comes with routine. Now is a good time to consider some of the essential routines that make writing workshop successful. It is important to establish routines from day one. Do you know your… Continue reading Two Weeks.
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Words that are Speaking to Me
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." --William Wordsworth
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Guest Post: Threaded Adventures
Kevin Hodgson. Kevin teaches sixth grade in Southampton, Massachusetts at the William E. Norris Elementary School, where his students use technology for publishing and creation throughout the year. He is also the technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and a co-editor of the book collection Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change and Assessment… Continue reading Guest Post: Threaded Adventures
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Now This is Kinda Fun
Check out these top ten lists on Merriam-Webster Online. There's things like: Top Ten Phrases from Shakespeare Top Ten Words for Things You Didn't Know Have Names Top Ten Unusual Phobias Top Ten New Words for Old Things There is a clear explanation for each word, along with the history of the orgin. However, what… Continue reading Now This is Kinda Fun
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Writing Heals
Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals. --- Don Delillo Thank you for the kind comments you have left… Continue reading Writing Heals
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Ruth’s SOLS: Nate
Less than 24 hours after eating gummy worm brownies with Nate, Andy and I found ourselves standing in a hospital room with his family. Although Nate was young and strong, he had a weak heart. On Saturday he was doing some back flips off a boat and had a hard time catching his breath. He… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLS: Nate
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What I Learned about Teaching Writing from Swim Lessons
Although this post isn't what I intended to write today, it is the post that needs to be written today. Nate is a good friend of my husband and mine. He is quite simply amazing. He is 20 years old and every time I'm around him I learn something that makes me a better person. What makes… Continue reading What I Learned about Teaching Writing from Swim Lessons
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Words that are Speaking to Me
For hours, she wrote, attempting each night to complete ten pages of her life. There was so much to consider, so many things in danger of being left out. Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing grew. --- Markus Zusak, The Book Thief, p. 527
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Guest Blog Post: A Blogging Adventure
Amanda Villagómez is a 6th-8th grade language arts teacher at a dual immersion school in Ontario, Oregon. She blogs about her teaching and learning at Snapshots of Mrs. V. Her current areas of interest include workshops, technology, and biliteracy. I am gearing up to blog with my 8th graders this fall, a venture I am… Continue reading Guest Blog Post: A Blogging Adventure
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There are teaching jobs out there!
Educators around the country have received pink slips due to budget crises in districts across the country. That being said, there are jobs in education out there (though you have to be somewhat flexible with regard to geographic location). Subscribers to ASCD SmartBrief, an e-mail newsletter, receive education headlines five days a week. Additionally, at… Continue reading There are teaching jobs out there!
