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April 6, 2016April 19, 2016Jay

Mentor Text Wednesday: The Writer’s Bio

Writers’ bios provide lessons in voice, brevity and writing for social media.

April 4, 2016April 19, 2016Allison Marchetti

Three Different Approaches to Flash Drafting

No matter where students are in their writing, flash drafting can be a useful exercise if students are invited to flash draft on their own terms.

March 30, 2016April 19, 2016Allison Marchetti

Mentor Text Wednesday: The Feature Article

The feature article might just be some of the most important writing students do!

March 26, 2016March 24, 2016Rebekah O'Dell

See You Next Saturday at #theEdCollabGathering

We are over-the-moon to be joining some amazing educators across the country at #theEdCollabGathering on Saturday, April 2nd! It’s online! And it’s free! Join us here at 11am EST as we share about how notebook time helps our students play, experiment, and take risks in their writing! https://gathering.theeducatorcollaborative.com/session-one/workshop-2/

March 25, 2016Allison Marchetti

Join us on Monday 3/28 for #engchat

Join us on Monday for #engchat!

March 25, 2016April 19, 2016Rebekah O'Dell

Books That Move Us: Independent Writing by Colleen Cruz

This past fall at NCTE, I think startled Colleen Cruz when I gasped and, like a true fangirl, exclaimed, “Ohmygosh! Independent Writing! I read it on the plane! That book is major. REALLY major.” She was completely lovely to me but probably surprised to hear me raving about one of her older titles. I picked […]

March 23, 2016April 19, 2016Allison Marchetti

Mentor Text Wednesday: Difficult Conversations

A mentor text to help your students think through and write about controversial topics!

March 16, 2016April 19, 2016Allison Marchetti

Mentor Text Wednesday: Roadrunner Rules

The rules that Chuck Jones used for the writing of the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons reveals endless possibilities in the writing classroom!

March 15, 2016April 19, 2016Rebekah O'Dell

#TheEdCollabGathering: Unearthing Discovery & Play

Did you know that on April 2, Chris Lehman and the generous geniuses at The Educator Collaborative are giving away a whole day of brilliant, free PD that you can watch from home in your jammies? We would love to have you join Allison and me from 11-12pm as we talk about bringing play back to the […]