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Dana Silver
- Nov 1, 2023
When Book Clubs Don’t Even Feel Like School
“Book clubs didn’t even feel like school,” one 12th grade student wrote in a book club reflection survey. I’ve been in my own adult book...
Dana Clark
- May 19, 2023
Read Alouds With Heart
“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”...
Margy Leininger
- Apr 26, 2023
Lead with a Shared Sense of Direction
Think about the importance of a compass when sailing a ship. It allows you to journey to the places you wish to go. Without a compass you...
Heather Frank & Kari Rowe
- Mar 20, 2023
Teaching Tips: Using Progressions with Primary Writers
In the first blog of this two-part series, Heather shared a possible process for creating student-facing writing progressions. You can...
Heather Frank
- Jan 9, 2023
Reimagining Progressions: Setting Intentions with Writers in the Primary Grades
As we begin a new calendar year, I find myself revisiting an idea I heard in a podcast years ago. A psychologist spoke about why they...