Posted on June 18, 2019
by Katie Burrows
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One of my favorite school experiences was when my 8th-grade teacher encouraged us to create our own blogs on Xanga, an early-2000’s service that sadly went the way of Myspace- still around, but no longer relevant. I loved the experience because the creativity and… Continue Reading “#TechTuesday: Bring Blogging to Class with EduBlogs”
Category: distance learning, ela, Professional Development, Technology, Virtual Classrooms, Workshop in Secondary, writingTags: blogging, edublogs, education, language arts, secondary, teaching writing, techtuesday
So, I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I am a total workshop junkie, but this school year was actually my first real go at it. Like many teachers when they initially hear about the free choice involved in workshop, I had a boatload of… Continue Reading “The REAL Truth About Choice Reading”
Category: ela, FPF, reading, Workshop in SecondaryTags: Article of the Week, Atwell, books, education, ela, Gallagher, high school, independent reading, language arts, middle school, reading, reading workshop, secondary, student choice, teaching, workshop
National Novel Writing Month, an annual November event, encourages aspiring writers all over the world to write a novel in just 30 days. The success of hundreds of thousands of writers all over the world attempting to write 50,000 words in a month led… Continue Reading “15 Reasons Why You Should Try NaNoWriMo With Your Students”
Category: ela, National Novel Writing Month/ NaNoWriMo, Workshop in Secondary, writingTags: author, book, education, educator, elementary school, high school, language arts, literacy, middle school, nanowrimo, novel, publish, reading, teacher, teaching writing, workshop, writer, writing, writing workshop, young writers program
National Novel Writing Month is, without a doubt, the biggest project I have undertaken in my teaching career thus far. While I have been familiar with NaNoWriMo since my early 20’s, and I knew of the Young Writers Program in passing, I more or… Continue Reading “How National Novel Writing Month Kickstarted my Teaching”
Category: ela, National Novel Writing Month/ NaNoWriMo, Workshop in SecondaryTags: education, language arts, middle school, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, secondary, teaching writing, workshop, writing, writing workshop