I’ve been rereading Vicki Spandel’s Creating Young Writers: Using the Six Traits to Enrich Writing Process in Primary Classrooms over the last week, in anticipation of the summer that I have ahead of me. Part of it will be spent working with teachers of very young writers, and part of it will be spent working [...]
Just wanted to send a quick shout out to everyone who helped spread the word about the WNY TeachMeet. If you haven’t had a chance to register yet, please do so by the end of this week! You can take care of that right here. Last week, I announced a book give-away, and it was [...]
Mary Howard is a middle level teacher and brand new edublogger from Grand Island, New York! Mary and her colleague Jillian Schneider recently began exploring connected and collaborative writing with their students, and I’ve been fortunate enough to find myself basking in the glow of the energy that they are generating. So glad to know [...]
Have you ever been asked to name your favorite book and found yourself struggling to pick just one? Someone asked me this question today, and I was really at a loss. I can tell you this though: my favorite book can probably be found somewhere within the piles of books my kids have written over [...]
“You know, I used to think that a successful session meant everyone left feeling happy and smiling. Now, I’m realizing that a successful session might leave people feeling a little uncomfortable and questioning what they thought was certain.” This reminded me of a conversation I recently had with my daughter around the whole notion of [...]
The WNY Teachmeet is rapidly approaching, so if you haven’t registered yet, please drop by the wiki and do so as soon as possible. Please take a few moments to help us out by inviting your staff or colleagues to this event or by writing a quick blog post, update, or tweet that spreads awareness. [...]
The Chosen One is Carol Lynch Williams’ harrowing account of one child’s journey toward truth, faith, and freedom. Thirteen-year-old Kyra Leigh is forced to explore the complexities of her family and her community when confronted with a reality that she is unable to accept. Raised within the confines of a polygamist compound, Kyra nurtures several forbidden [...]
Photo Credit: King Cloud Mike recently shared ways in which different educators are using Wordle. Jenn directed my attention to TextArc and TagCrowd Diana Dell shared WordSift. artViper is another option. Wondering if there are other tools out there and additional ways to use them?
A few people that I know are in the process of populating their shiny new RSS feeds this week. I spent some time updating my links toward the bottom of the left sidebar recently, so take a peek at some of my favorite edublogs, and please suggest others that I might want to add! I’m [...]
