I’m glad you are here to celebrate! Share a link to your blog post below and/or use #celebratelu to share celebrations on Twitter. ***** I made a promise to post this week and it was broken. Maybe this week’s celebration will explain the failure: Our internet is working again after being out all week! Sheesh. What is it they say about the best laid plans? ***** If you are attending the All Write Summer Institute in June, then don’t forget to meet up for dinner on Wednesday! Sign up… Read more CELEBRATE This Week: XXXII →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! Share a link to your blog post below and/or use #celebratelu to share celebrations on Twitter. ***** Check out a new professional development… Read more CELEBRATE This Week: XXIV →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Please use #celebratelu to share. One.I’m celebrating sunshine! It’s been impossible to miss… Read more CELEBRATE This Week XX →
The story behind the book review. Sam was given a special assignment to respond to a book of his choice with a project. He decided to write a book review. … Read more Feedback Gives Writers Energy →
Why People Don’t Write No ideas. No audience. No purpose. No desire. No vision. They think their writing isn’t good enough. The blank page…they don’t know how to get started. They don’t want to sound dumb. Lazy. Tired. Stressed. There’s too much to write about. There’s not enough to write about. Other people are better writers. Not enough tenacity. Believe the lies the writing monsters tell them. No inspiration. No living, breathing writers in their daily lives. No feedback. Fear. Not enough time. Little understanding of Standard English. (Embarrassed to… Read more 25 Reasons Why People Don’t Write & 25 Things To Do About It →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Please use #clebratelu to share.One.I needed to hear these words from Gari Meacham… Read more CELEBRATE This Week XIV →
Sam and Mrs. Schoof My kids were away from school for three weeks, having an entire week of school closed because of snow and cold. The day before returning to… Read more A Very Special Place {A Stance for Best Practice Instruction} →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Here’s my quick little list: One. While trying to organize my thoughts and learning from NCTE, I made a list of people at the conference who impacted my thinking. There were over 30 names on the list and people from 18 different states. I love that I’m connected to a diverse group of professionals who help me see what’s possible when it comes to helping kids become stronger readers and writers. I’ll be… Read more CELEBRATE This Week VII →
I’m at the NCTE Conference in Boston. You can find me tweeting. Just follow my feed, @ruth_ayres, and be sure to check out #ncte13.
Ruth Ayres Writes 