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Some things I learned from being "judge-y" :-)
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Trying again to find peace and beauty in the depths of despair
Not long ago, I wrote this ( Read more... ) -
Read Between The Lines
A big thanks to wordsrmylife for the very thoughtful review ( Read more... ) -
Giving the best you've got :-)
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What routines say about us
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Changing magic to power, inspired by Holly Black
Hello Teachers!!!! Today I'm going to cheat a tiny bit and share with you a post I wrote back on July 19, 2010, which I wrote after attending a lecture by Holly Black. Yes, the Holly Black. It was a lucky day! And since that day, I have been using what I learned to help my own students understand world building and why it's important no matter what ( Read more... ) -
Maybe I was wrong...
Hello and welcome to Week #3 of Teachers Write! I hope you're all having a wonderful time writing and creating and thinking and learning. I know I have ( Read more... ) -
But underneath that...
Welcome to Week #2 of Teachers Write!
A few years ago I was on a panel with our own Kate Messner. We were sharing tips and techniques we use in workshops with kids, and Kate provided this simple yet brilliant worksheet she gives kids to help them pinpoint what their story is about.
Here it is:
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Welcome Teachers! :)
Hi, everyone, and welcome to Teachers Write ( Read more... ) -
Who do you write for?
The past four days have been nonstop smiling, hugging, note-taking, speech-giving, workshop attending, bad-food binging, wine drinking, late night talking, friend-making, lack-of-sleeping awesomeness ( Read more... )