The first month of school

by Stacey Shubitz

I met with the other teacher on my grade level today to plan our Reading and Writing Workshops for the first month of school. Our writing teaching points were inspired by five professional… Read More →

ruth’s wn entry: stories matter

by Ruth Ayres

One of the ways I’ve used this summer to grow is by noticing the small stories that are creating my life. These stories matter. Little did I know what an impact these little… Read More →

m.i.a.

by Ruth Ayres

Thank goodness for Stacey these past few weeks or this blog would have shriveled up and died! Strangely (and unexpectedly), life has hit hard. In the past two weeks, we’ve had: three different… Read More →

Paying Tribute to Those Who Make the World Run (Including You!)

by Stacey Shubitz

Last month I wrote a writer’s notebook entry entitled “Noticing People.” I urged everyone to thank the people who make the world go round on a daily basis. It seems I’m not the… Read More →

What really matters when providing quality writing instruction…

by Stacey Shubitz

One of Ruth’s Colleagues from Indiana, Jen Barney, wrote a post about the top ten things she’s learned as a teacher of writing in the past year. I think she touches on some… Read More →