hannah makes plans
Last fall, Hannah set up a college visit to Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne. She let me tag along. She wants to be a teacher — a secondary English teacher.… Read more hannah makes plans →
Hush
“Teachers have hushed for too long.” Pernille Ripp said these words in her opening keynote for the Indiana State Literacy Association. I scribbled them in my notebook and they have… Read more Hush →
Summer Institute
CELEBRATE This Week No. 227 I’m the incoming director for a professional development consortium of 30 schools called The Lead Learners (formerly All Write). The biggest event of our year… Read more Summer Institute →
What the Data Makes Us Feel {CELEBRATE This Week: 224}
I am not a natural runner. It doesn’t come easily to me and it’s not much fun. I’m doing it for two reasons: Jay asked me to run with him.… Read more What the Data Makes Us Feel {CELEBRATE This Week: 224} →
9 Reasons I Keep Conference Notes
I’m putting the finishing touches on my new online self-paced workshop about establishing and using a record keeping system for writing conferences with students. (I really need a good name… Read more 9 Reasons I Keep Conference Notes →
What to Say in a Writing Conference
Our days are full of predictable conversations. You can probably predict your first conversation of the day. You probably know how a conversation is going to go with a spouse,… Read more What to Say in a Writing Conference →
A True Confession about Grading Student Writing
Here’s a BIG FIRST…I created a vlog! I hope you enjoy it. Let me know in the comments one of your grading nightmares, I mean stories, or your current status when it comes to grading student writing. https://player.vimeo.com/video/193596748 Also, I’m putting together a free mini-training called QUICK & MEANINGFUL WRITING ASSESSMENT for my Email Pals. If you don’t get notes from me delivered to your inbox, sign up with the form below. Plus you can check out a lot other awesome resources I’ve created to help make teaching writers manageable and… Read more A True Confession about Grading Student Writing →
How to Make Student Stories FUN to Read [+ FREE Video Training]
Books to teach students that stories have struggles.Check out the special video below to see how to usethese books to help students understand: No Struggle = No Story. I am… Read more How to Make Student Stories FUN to Read [+ FREE Video Training] →
How to stop hearing I CAN’T WRITE from your students
“I can’t write!” “I don’t know how!” “I’ll never be able do this!” These aren’t the usual quotes to inspire teaching students to write. I could share adorable student writing… Read more How to stop hearing I CAN’T WRITE from your students →