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Dana Clark
- Apr 7, 2020
Distance Learning with Fun and Purpose In Mind
Each day, I am in awe of the generosity, support, and love that educators, authors, librarians, and good people from all corners of our...
Laura Sarsten
- Apr 3, 2020
At Home Independent Genre Study: A Writing Voyage
Writing is a personalized and vulnerable act. Without a doubt, it takes bravery and courage to put words on paper that will be shared...
Sarah Fiedeldey
- Apr 2, 2020
Author Study, Anytime, Anywhere
While doing a bit of professional reading as a new second grade teacher, I came across something called a craft study. My grade level...
Dana Clark
- Mar 17, 2020
Meaningful Digital Feedback
In this technological era where google docs are the typical medium and our classrooms are full of digital natives, online feedback is not...
Dana Clark
- Feb 5, 2020
Experience
Mark Twain's writerly advice, to "write what you know,” certainly holds true for me. Life often fuels my writing, whether I’m creating...
Matt Morone
- Feb 13, 2019
Rebellious Writing: Stepping Out of the Twilight Zone
Words matter, and English teachers use a lot of them. Most of us tend to (over) rely on our favorite catchphrases: the phrasings,...
Amy Ludwig Vanderwater
- Apr 22, 2018
Yes, to Notebook Keeping!
Last fall, I was fortunate enough to have two books published within a few weeks of each other—one for adults, and one for children. Two...
Patty McGee
- Nov 6, 2017
True North
The heart of teaching literacy is this: to support learners as they become passionate, engaged, skillful readers and writers. That is it....
by Laura Sarsten
- Mar 12, 2017
Stirring Up Interest for Writing About Reading
"How many Post-its do you want us to do?” “Should we be stopping and jotting today too, or should we just read?” I am certain that many...
Patty McGee
- Feb 11, 2017
Say Goodbye to the Red Pen
As we begin this series of blog posts on feedback in writing, I ask you to take a moment to reflect. Think back over your many years of...
