Routines are just as important for teachers as they are for students. Focusing on three key areas will start your school year off strong!
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Writing Community: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
When it comes to building a writing community, students need to see themselves as writers—peers among peers. Classroom routines are one way to cultivate that environment.
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Setting the Tone for Kindergarten Writers at the Beginning of the School Year: Reflective Practice
How will you set a positive and inclusive tone for writing in the first few weeks of school?
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Supporting English Language Learners: From The Archives
I'm always searching for ways to support English Language Learners in writing. Luckily, there’s a wealth of resources from the Two Writing Teachers archive to give me a boost! I’ve collected some of my favorites from years past, and I’m sharing them with you.
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Engage Writers at the Beginning of the Year with Base Training
At the beginning of the school year, take time before launching your first unit to allow students to settle in to writing workshop. This time helps you learn about students, build their confidence, and teach workshop routines.
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Taming the Clutter: Bringing Focus to Professional Learning
Sometimes, I am overwhelmed with the amount of new learning about writing that I wish to incorporate. I’ve come to realize I’m not alone. I’m not the only person with more resources and ideas than they know what to do with, and I‘m not the only one who risks inertia because I don’t know where to start. If that’s also you, or someone you know and love, I’ll be sharing my process for how I work my way to more clarity and focus.
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Word Games in the Workshop
Creative play with words can spur ideas writers didn't know they had tucked away!
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Opening the Door to Reflection: Resetting Our Workshop Practices Blog Series
At Two Writing Teachers, we know how important it is to learn in a safe space, so this week, we invite you into ours. We will share some of the growth experienced in our own teaching and what that was like for our students and for us. You might recognize yourself in some of our journeys, or you may see into an experience quite different from your own.
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Getting to Know Writers
You can learn a lot about students when you give them a chance to tell you want they know!
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Finding Our Teacher of Writers Superpowers
What teacher of writers superpower would you like to develop this year?
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RECAP: Sharpen Your Workshop Routines Blog Series
ICYMI: A look back at our blog series about sharpening workshop routines.
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Happy New Year! Using Celebration to Restore and Build our Identities as Writers
Lindsay Reyes began her teaching career seven years ago in South Carolina where she taught 4th and 5th graders. Following her heart for urban education and literacy reform, she moved to New York City where she taught middle school in the South Bronx. She has experience teaching General Ed and Special Ed (as a Collaborative… Continue reading Happy New Year! Using Celebration to Restore and Build our Identities as Writers
