Slice of Life Story Challenge

Overview of the 16th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge

We will host the 16th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge here at Two Writing Teachers this March. Since 2008, the challenge's mission has remained the same: to support teachers who want to write daily. We believe that teachers who write regularly can better support the students they teach in writing workshops daily.  

collaboration · feedback

Crafting Feedback Together

An effective PLC team is where good teaching becomes great. This is especially true for teachers of writers, since teaching writers is so challenging and complex. We genuinely need each other to continue getting better at what we do.

slice of life

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!

It's Tuesday- join us for Slice of Life. Write your slice, share it, and leave comments for others.

craft · mentor texts · reading-writing connections

Tap Into the Power of Whole-Class Text Studies

Whole-class text studies are one of the most impactful ways to strengthen our reading-like-a-writer work with students.

goals · teacher writing · teacher-as-writer

Writing Your Way into a New Year: Be a Lead Writer in 2023

Are you ready to start 2023 as a Lead Writer in your classroom as well as a Teacher? Grab a notebook, pick up a pen, and start writing! You’ll be amazed at your own growth–and at the impact it will have on your students.

small group

Playing With Small Group Structures: Rally, Try, Try, Link

Playing with small group structures to maximize cooperation, choice, and most importantly, kids doing big work that will help them grow as writers right away.

authentic writing · childhood · early childhood · emergent writers · kindergarten · play

Writing and Playing: A Natural Pairing in the Kindergarten Classroom

Writing and playing are not one and the same but there is deep value in forging connections between the two by finding regular opportunities to have children both write while they play, AND play while they write! 

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life

It's Tuesday- join us for Slice of Life.

authentic writing · community · SEL

Ups and Downs: Writing Our Way Through

How might our first moments back from break welcome back students and staff and all that they may have experienced since we were last together? Tell us how you make space for the ups and the downs and everything in between!

slice of life

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

Join us for Slice of Life Tuesday!

slice of life

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

It's Tuesday- join us for Slice of Life.

blogging

Winter Recess

We may be taking two weeks off from blogging, but we have plenty of resources for you to access as you prepare for your writing instruction in 2023.