multilingual · vocabulary

Bringing Down Students’ Affective Filter

March seemed like it was never-ending. I glanced at my planner last week and realized one whole week left in March. For those that share my sentiment, breathe, we made it, and tomorrow is April. This month, I've been assessing our multilingual learners. It is called the Summative English Language Assessments for California (ELPAC) in… Continue reading Bringing Down Students’ Affective Filter

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 31 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

It is Day 31 of the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge, and you are here. Way to go! Let's finish the month strong with a final opportunity to write, share, and give.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 30 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

We are down to the final two days of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Go ahead--whoop it up! Congratulations on being here: writing, writing, writing through the end of the month.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 29 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

Welcome to Day 29 of the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! Ready to write, share, and give? We can't wait to read the stories you have to tell.

literary essay · on-demand piece

The Key to Getting Good at Writing a Literary Essay

Making our own learning visible to children can help them understand that it takes lots of attempts to get good at something.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 28 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

Four days to go--we can do this! Welcome to Day 28 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge!

SOLSC Classroom Challenge

Classroom SOLSC Week 1- Ready, Set….

We are almost ready for the April Classroom SOLSC to start! Get some inspiration and ideas today!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 27 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

It's Day 27. . . Can you see the finish line in sight? We're getting closer! We hope you'll join us today for the Slice of Life Story Challenge.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 26 of the March SOLSC! #SOL22

Welcome to Day 26 of the Slice of Life Story Challenge! We are so happy you are here!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 25 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

It’s day the 25th day of our month-long writing challenge! #sol22

informational writing · video · writer identity · writing workshop

Energizing Information Writing

While none of these ideas for information writing require that students go through the entire process of writing an introduction-to-conclusion information piece, they do have the potential to inspire students to do some on-the-spot information writing, and sometimes these short spurts provide the practice or jump-starts that students need.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

DAY 24 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL22

Join us for the 24th day of the 15th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge! #sol22