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“I Like to Write, and So Do They”: How Our Beliefs Influence Our Students

Plus: Four Ideas for Promoting a Positive Attitude Toward Writing A stack of 1st grade how-to books caught my eye while students worked independently on their math sheets. One student, seated next to the stack, pointed to a black bin Read More …

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Four Conditions for Writing (and learning and creating in general)

This post first appeared on Read by Example and is reprinted with permission. Earlier this week, I posted a short reflection on the blog about my experience creating a quiet space to write. Margaret Simon left a comment, a thoughtful Read More …

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Remote Learning, Week 2: Thinking about Writing as Choices

This post was first published on #MasonPLJourney and is reprinted with permission. One thing I tried: My English teacher heroes beyond MHS, Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle, recently published a terrific piece called “The curse of helicopter teaching” in ASCD. Read More …

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Remote Learning, Week 1: Self-Discovery through Writing

  This post was first published on #MasonPLJourney and is reprinted with permission. One thing I tried: As we started remote learning I realized that focusing on our content was going to be a mistake. For one there was almost Read More …

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Adding Personalized Learning to Our Annual Writing Project

By George Yeager and Sarah Evans George Yeager is currently a third grade teacher at Palm Beach Day Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and a Read More …

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Four Self-Imposed Writing Rules to Combat Writer’s Block

writing rules

Have you ever wanted to get your ideas down and develop them but felt like you couldn’t? This is my weekly challenge: figuring out the time and space to write. For me, it isn’t about coming up with an idea Read More …

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Bring Writing Curriculum Back to Life

writing curriculum

As a consultant and teacher of critical thinking, close reading, and analytical writing in higher education for over 20 years and counting, I am talking about a quiet little secret shared in both the college and K-12 worlds of writing Read More …

engagement, self discovery, self-reflection, storytelling, writingLeave a comment

ePals Helps First Grade Students Connect with Peers Around the World

ePals

First grade teacher Kim Peters is acting proof that personalized learning doesn’t have to be expensive. Inspired by a summer trip she took, she decided to engage her students with ePals, which connects students around the world. “I collected a Read More …

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A Taxi-Driver Poet? Anything is possible in New York

Davidson Garrett

I struck up a conversation with the cabbie to pass the time to LaGuardia airport. The frustration with the traffic faded away as I became fascinated by his story. He started his career as an actor, taught elementary school, and Read More …

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Reflections on School from a Student and His Teacher

Guest Post by Ethan Fedor and Blogger Ben Smith From a student’s point of view … Hi all. I recently graduated from a small private school in Utah and I would not hesitate to tell you that the education I Read More …

creative process, getting started with personalized learning, questioning and problem posing, real-world application, writingLeave a comment

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