Need a writing resource that has something for all ages, yourself included? Look no further than Ursula K. Le Guin's Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
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Who coaches the coach?
Who coaches the coach? This question was posed at the Choice Literacy Coaching the Common Core workshop. It's one that is sticking with Deb and me. Instructional coaches (and I think this is a little true for teacher leaders too) live in a land between. We aren't administrators and we aren't teachers. We live between… Continue reading Who coaches the coach?
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Catching Up on Education News
What's the news? If you're wondering what's being discussed in education right now, take a look at Eduwonks' Post about the buzz in educational news.
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Stacey’s M.M.: Young Adulthood
I chose a two-part SIH Spark for today's Memoir Monday Post. It is: Why did you decide to go to college? Why did you go to the college you chose? Going to college was never an option. My parents expected me to go straight to college upon graduation from high school. We began doing college… Continue reading Stacey’s M.M.: Young Adulthood
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Fixing-Up Spelling in a Writer’s Notebook
I created another video about one more spelling strategy a colleague told me about to help some of my struggling spellers with the words they frequently misspell in their writing. (I'm only going to employ this strategy in my kids' Idea Notebooks after I've secured their permission to write in their notebooks since I always… Continue reading Fixing-Up Spelling in a Writer’s Notebook
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Spelling Help
Need to assist a student who has trouble spelling while writing? Watch this video for a practical tool/tip entitled "My Fast Word Fixer."
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The Invitation
I feel like someone handing out bids during Rush, which is not a great feeling. However, this is the invite I'm extending to five students for a lunchtime writing group, which will start this Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed that it's well-received by all! Click on the image to enlarge it (and you'll subsequently be… Continue reading The Invitation
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Do You Believe?
Take a few minutes to watch this young man who addressed 20,000 Dallas teachers at the start of this school year. It's all about believing in yourself, your students, and what we can all achieve when we all work together (and believe we can do more). Click here to view Dalton Sherman's Speech.
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Well-Wishes for the Holidays
All warpped-up with positive social-emotional wishes Originally uploaded by teachergal This year my classroom has had an "It's not easy being green" theme. (And yes, I felt a bit old in September when the kids informed me they weren't familiar with that Kermit the Frog Song!) The reason is that I went back to using… Continue reading Well-Wishes for the Holidays
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Readings for Student Teachers
My student teacher's program informed me that I could give her some reading to do over the winter recess. (I've already met Miss M., as I'll refer to her going forward, and she's fantastic! She spent the past five days in my classroom getting to know my students, which was something no other student teacher… Continue reading Readings for Student Teachers
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It’s Time to Read This Article (if you haven’t already).
Have you read the article on Michelle Rhee in the latest issue of Time? If not, click here to read about this controversial Chancellor of Education in the Washington, DC Public School System. (There's a related video, which you can view by clicking here.)
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Action Research: Student Engagement in the Writing Workshop
I bounced the idea of an action research project around with the person who observes us each year. We chatted about developing an action research project for my classroom that I can carry out over the course of the next few months in writing. The lens would be student engagement within the context of Writing… Continue reading Action Research: Student Engagement in the Writing Workshop
