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Tuesday Slice of Life

Your final slice of #SOL25!

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Tuesday Slice of Life

It's Tuesday! Come slice with us today.

engagement

Proactive Pathways for Engagement

At my NCTE presentation, I shared strategies for boosting writing engagement, using the ICEL Framework as a guide. Some key recommendations include increasing involuntary student participation, being flexible with curriculum demands, fostering a supportive writing community, and getting to know students as writers and people.

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Tuesday Slice of Life

Welcome to Tuesday's Slice of Life!

writing life

Writing: The Gift We Can Give Ourselves

As we crawl toward winter break, it’s worth remembering that writing isn’t just something we teach; it’s something that can refill us. This post explores simple, meaningful ways to reconnect with your own writing life.

argument writing · opinion writing · persuasive writing · questions

Where’s The Evidence: What to do When Writers Don’t Know

How can we prepare for the complexity of writing instruction and the roadblocks for students? We can create question sequences that help us prepare for the side-by-side conversations as writers develop and create.

phonics · reading · word study · writing workshop

Why Transfer Doesn’t Happen on it’s Own–and How to Teach for It

For years, I wondered why students weren’t applying word study, reading, or writing strategies across the day—until a mentor asked me a simple question and everything clicked. Here's how you can bring that clarity to your classroom, too.

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Tuesday Slice of Life

Join us today for a Tuesday slice! #SOL25

mentor texts · picture book

Finding Home and Building Voice: How Picture Books on Moving and Belonging Inspire Young Writers

Discover how picture books about moving, belonging, and new beginnings can help students find their voice as writers and build empathy in the classroom.

curriculum · curriculum planning · Reflective Practice

Adding Workshop Elements to Non-Workshop Curriculum

If you teach with curriculum that isn’t workshop based, but know that those missing workshop elements would increase your students’ writing development, then it’s time to “workshopify” the curriculum!

Teachers who write

Three Shifts Toward Becoming a Present Writing Teacher

Writing Workshop helped me rediscover my love for writing and the importance of being a teacher who writes. This post explores the barriers that hold us back and the small shifts that help us show up as present writers. If you’ve ever said “Yes, but…,” this is for you.

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Tuesday Slice of Life

It's #GivingTuesday! Join us in the generosity of shared stories.