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Keeping Up With the Next Gen’s

Have you read Burkins and Yaris’ book, Who’s Doing the Work?  I literally (oh funny) couldn’t put it down until something came along that made me have to while doing professional reading a while back.  I love that book!  Mostly I love that the authors nailed it that we as educators have done too much scaffolding for too long thinking we were helping!  Of course, because we had been trained that way.  So read the book to find out some Next Generation ways to up your coaching/teaching practice.  By the way, there is a Study Guide available if you are thinking about using this text for Study Group or your PLC.

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A Slice of Life/Two Writing Teachers: TWO WRITING TEACHERS

Getting Ready for Literary Essay

Immersion Work I first learned about immersion work from a former staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Annie Taranto. Annie led a 3-day institute on the Coaching of Writing at the Ovington School in Brooklyn, New York. One of the most impactful methods I learned that week was immersion. I remember […]

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Invest time in yourself, teacher-as-writer, and share a slice of life with the #TWTBlog community.

Activism, Achievement, Abundance: Celebrations of Black Excellence

Activism, Achievement, Abundance: Celebrations of Black Excellence

Through the variety of resources, the widening of access points, the flexibility of expression, and the inclusion of art as a mode for interpretation and analysis, all students- especially students who have been historically marginalized- have additional opportunities for impactful instruction and participation.

Overview of the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC

Overview of the April 2021 Classroom SOLSC

April might seem a long time away, but now is the time to start preparing for the April 2021 Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge. Blogging is a way to help students develop voice, a sense of audience, build digital citizenship, sharpen writing skills and connect to each other in new ways. Are you ready to share this challenge with your students? Read more to find out all the details!

Words Matter: Using Affirmations in Writing Workshop

Words Matter: Using Affirmations in Writing Workshop

Our words to our students matter. What our students say to themselves matters. We can inspire and uplift the conversation by using affirmations throughout our teaching and in writing workshop.

Overview of the 14th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge

Overview of the 14th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge

This March, we’ll host the 14th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. We hope you’ll join us! #SOL21 #TWTBlog

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge

Write. Share. Give. We invite you to join the #TWTBlog community in the Slice of Life Story Challenge today! (It’s always worth the time!)

Personal Writing Calendars for Each Student

Personal Writing Calendars for Each Student

With a personal writing calendar, each kid can see what is going to happen in the unit of study, and has the power to adjust it.

Call for Welcome Wagon Volunteers!

Call for Welcome Wagon Volunteers!

#TWTBlog is looking for volunteers to be part of our Welcome Wagon for the March Slice of Life Story Challenge. If you’ve sliced in prior years, we hope you’ll consider joining this important team!

Horse-Sitting and How-to Writing

Horse-Sitting and How-to Writing

A silver lining of teaching remotely has been opportunities, like this one, to elevate authentic reasons to read and write. Kids are curious about how others do things, and they have so much real-world expertise to share. A strategy such as this one gives our youngest writers access to topics that might otherwise exceed their emergent writing skills.

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Working on words
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Critical Literacy Vocab
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Vocab builder/calm
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“Right time” talking
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Math Teacher made
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7th/8th interactive
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Cuneiform images
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“Calm before storm”
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Ex. student writing
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Ex. student writing
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