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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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Growth through Vulnerability

Growth through Vulnerability

It was through engaging in writing partnerships that I gained greater compassion for my own writers.

Tackling Sentence Struggles With Older Writers

Tackling Sentence Struggles With Older Writers

If you’re a teacher of older students (3rd grade and up) and have ever found yourself asking what you can do for kids who are still struggling with basic capitalization and punctuation, you’re not alone! Today’s post provides ideas to support teaching and transfer of sentence writing conventions in authentic and fun ways with our older writers.

Sign up for the 16th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL23

Sign up for the 16th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge #SOL23

Attention new and returning Slicers: Please fill out this year’s participant information form. Filling out the form takes less than five minutes and helps us stay organized during the Challenge.

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!

It’s Tuesday- join us for Slice of Life. Write your slice, share it, and leave comments for others.

Partners in the Process

We’re hunched over a table, sitting in chairs made for kindergarteners. The sun hasn’t fully risen yet, and the hallways are still quiet. There’s a typed piece, a draft, laid out between us. On that draft is black chicken scratch, the initial thoughts, and suggestions made by my writing partner, Dawn. One line at a […]

What’s the Big Idea?

What’s the Big Idea?

Ever get lost in the details of a writing unit? Ever get overwhelmed by the “bigness” of your vision? Plan for that and shift: from details to the big idea and back again.

Editing Along the Way…Often in 5 Minutes or Less

Editing Along the Way…Often in 5 Minutes or Less

The other day, I did it again. I drafted an email to my bosses. Read it. Reread it. Hit send. Got distracted. Then… saw it. The error.  These moments of regret keep me humble! And so, when I notice students not applying taught spelling and grammar concepts, I remind myself that they are not defiantly […]

Bring on the Fun with Sentence Construction

Bring on the Fun with Sentence Construction

Who says grammar can’t be fun in a third-grade classroom? And who says young writers can’t understand complex concepts like dependent and independent clauses? And who knew I’d be using poop, sentence structures, and a variety of clauses in the same sentence in front of a room of third-graders?

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to the Slice of Life!

It’s Tuesday- join us for Slice of Life. Write your slice, share it, and leave comments for others.

Boost Morale in Winter Months

Boost Morale in Winter Months

Teaching starts to feel tougher this time of year. Learn six tips to inspire yourself and writers this season.

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Plot Elements
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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
Ex. student writing
Ex. student writing
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Reminder to students
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