Tag: writing
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How to Find Joy in Reading and Writing #summerPD
If I could change just one thing about the elementary education and secondary English education majors I teach, it would be this: they would all love to read and write. I believe a love of reading and writing is a prerequisite to creating a classroom where children and teenagers become avid, engaged readers and writers. […]
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A Slice of the Writing Life 3/17/15
I’ve set aside an hour and a half to write this slice. I’m a slow writer. Once I figure out what I’m doing, I might draft in a white-hot fury of typing, but it may well take an hour or more to find the beginning. And that’s for the story I already know I want […]
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Why We Don’t Take Our Learning Home With Us
At his #ettsummit session, Celebrating the Wonderful Mess (liveblogged by Beth Holland), Martin Moran posed a challenge to the audience: How can we better retain our learning from conferences? He described a situation that’s all too familiar to me: so much incredible reflection and learning happens for me at some of the education conferences I […]
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5 Things I Loved About Last Week #celebratelu 6/7/14
Ruth Ayres hosts a weekly celebration on her blog. I appreciate this invitation to find positives at the end of the week. 1. The summer rec program started. I live in a tiny town without many interesting things for kids to do, but the summer rec program is really stellar. For just $5 per activity, […]
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Three Favorite Books on Writing
The three writing books I return to again and again have become favorites for one reason: they get me writing. The writing books I like best have mystery at their center. You won’t find titles like 21 Steps to Finishing Your Novel in 21 Days or 97 Tried-and-True Techniques for Mastering Writing (titles I just made […]
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5 Things I Loved About Last Week #celebratelu 5/24/14
Ruth Ayres hosts a weekly celebration on her blog. I appreciate this invitation to reflect on the positives of my week. 1. It was a challenging parenting week. I think I say that every week lately. But transition times are very hard for traumatized kids, and the entire last month of school has basically been one prolonged […]
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5 Things I Loved About Last Week #celebratelu 5/17/14
Ruth Ayres hosts a weekly celebration on her blog. I appreciate this invitation to reflect on the positives of my week. 1. Even though the soccer season means some incredibly long drives to get to games, I am sorry it’s over. I love watching my son play, and we have seen a real transformation in […]
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Security Blanket
I left my writer’s notebook at work on Wednesday night. And I won’t be back at work again until Tuesday (though I didn’t know that on Wednesday–ended up needing a sick day yesterday; I work from home on Fridays and most Mondays). So my notebook and I are going to be separated for almost a […]
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Friday Finds…on Sunday!
I found an awesome Pinterest board of Chores for Kiddos–full of ideas for getting my house cleaned in the most organized way possible. As I always tell my kids when they’re misbehaving, “You know how much I love a clean house!” I haven’t really used Pinterest, but this post has a lot of interesting ideas […]
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Teachers Write: Why This Story Is Important
Teachers Write is a wonderful (and free!) summer opportunity for teachers to work on their writing– generously hosted by Kate Messner, Jen Vincent, Jo Knowles, and Gae Polisner. Last summer, I lurked here and there. This summer, I have decided to participate. Each Monday, middle-grade and YA novelist Jo Knowles publishes a Monday writing prompt. […]
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