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Slice of Life Tuesday

With less than two weeks until our March challenge, spark your creativity and join our writing community today.

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Slice of Life Tuesday

We have less than three weeks until our March challenge begins! Our March challenge is just around the corner. Get your creativity flowing and connect with other Slicers by sharing your slice-of-life story now.

Practices of Great Writing Teachers Blog Series · writing workshop

Series Wrap-Up: Practices of Great Writing Teachers

Last week, Two Writing Teachers brought you their winter blog series on practices of great writing teachers. In case you missed it, here's a recap of those posts, and an announcement of our giveaway winners!

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Slice of Life Tuesday

With less than a month until our March challenge, warm up your writing muscles and share your story with our global community today.

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Teachers Model and Think Aloud: Practices of Great Writing Teachers

Modeling strong writing and surfacing teacher thinking are essential for guiding students to become better writers. Today Sarah surfaces why these practices are so important and suggests actionable steps for bringing them back.

Practices of Great Writing Teachers Blog Series · writing workshop

Observing Other Teachers: Practices of Great Writing Teachers

Lainie Levin's been lucky enough to learn from other teachers throughout her career. In this article, she shares how powerful peer observation can be for writing teachers.

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Slice of Life Tuesday

Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life! Whether it's weather that's buffeting some of us about, or the slog of the academic year at this point in the calendar, or the noise of the world around us, it's time for strength, love, and community.

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Slice of Life Tuesday

Welcome to the Tuesday Slice of Life. Here's hoping this week brings you light, warmth, and joy.

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Slice of Life Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! It's time to write, post, and share. It's also not too early to sign up to participate in the 19th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. I've already signed up, and I hope you will, too.

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Slice of Life Tuesday

It's the first Tuesday of the year, which means that many veteran slicers may be sharing their "One Little Word." Whether or not you participate in the OLW tradition this week, share a link to your writing. While you're at it, visit other sites to share some comment love.

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Two Writing Teachers: A Holiday Buying Guide

I'm always seeking out gifts for fellow teachers. This year, I’m featuring work created by members of our Two Writing Teachers community. Today’s post features a “wish list” of books that our co-authors have written, along with a call for publications written by you, our TWT members!

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Start, Stop, Continue, Remember: A New-Year Exercise

At the start of the school year, I often get overwhelmed with ideas to implement in my teaching. This year, I’ve decided to apply a thinking exercise to my own goal-setting. I’m sharing my ideas here, and I’d love for you to consider doing the same alongside me.