#featured – moving writers

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Aishwarya M

Embarrassed and Alone in the Writing Workshop

When we know we’re not alone, writing (and life) can be a little less daunting.

September 23, 2021September 20, 2021Paige Timmerman

First Year Teacher Support: Progress over Perfection

As I began preparing for my 10th year in the classroom, I realized I’m in an interesting place in my career. I by no means consider myself a veteran teacher; I still have so many lessons to learn and experiences to be had before I’m wise. It honestly feels like it was just yesterday that […]

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021Brett Vogelsinger

Learning From Poems: Brevity

The brevity of poems allows us to slip them into lessons as we develop skills for writing in any genre.

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021Rebekah O'Dell

Pre-Service + First Year Teachers Are Invited to Join the Moving Writers Community…for FREE!

We are passionate about supporting teachers with the resources they need to be the kind of teacher they imagined being. And who could use more support than those entering the profession? We LOVE pre-service and first year teachers, so we are offering free membership to our Moving Writers Community! Complete this form to sign up!

June 18, 2021June 19, 2021Brett Vogelsinger

3 Things I Learned About Writer’s Notebook From A Parent Email

It think it’s safe to say that for most of us, this school year felt like several different years. In my school there were remote portions, hybrid portions, five-day-return portions, and with just a few days left in the school year, a masks-optional portion. Texting teacher friends throughout the year, I have used a rickety […]

May 27, 2021May 20, 2021Paige Timmerman

Finishing the Action Plan: Expectations vs. Reality

Image via Pixabay If you’ve been following my posts this semester, you know I’ve been working on getting my students to look at research in a different light. I wanted to make the process more real world applicable to my students, so I designed a “Teens Take Action” project with my school librarian to give […]

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021Brett Vogelsinger

Explosion, 2021: A Post-In-Verse

I have bent under the weight
of it all and
I am yet
unbroken.

May 7, 2021May 6, 2021Shawna Easton

Using Writing as a Means of Mastery Assessment

When was the last time you took a multiple-choice test? For me, the last time I took a multiple choice test to demonstrate mastery was during our beginning of the year compliance training courses (you know, those courses we have to take every year). Here is the real question though: Did it show my mastery […]

April 25, 2021April 20, 2021Paige Timmerman

Analyzing Data in the Action Plan: Using Infographics to Dive Deeper

Image via Pixabay In my first post of 2021, I introduced the “Teens Take Action” project, my attempt to make research more meaningful and applicable to my students. The goal of the project is for students to examine a social justice issue of their choosing through both a scholarly, academic lens (research) and a human […]

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021Kristin Bond

Talking to Teachers: Writing in a Social Studies Classroom (Vulnerability, Revision, and the Slowing Down)

This is a follow-up conversation with Jordan Moog, the AP US History & Grade 9 Global Studies teacher from the American Community School of Abu Dhabi. In a previous conversation with Jordan, we focused on the following topics: (1) writing beside her students, (2) time for revision, and (3) how hybrid learning has affected her […]