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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 l...

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 wit...

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 col...

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...

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 c...

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, mantras...

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 ...

True North

The heart of teaching literacy is this: to support learners as they become passionate, engaged, skillful readers and writers. That is it....

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 ...

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 w...

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