Personalized Plan Books
This past March my plan book fell apart. Therefore, I created a new one on Winkflash, which had a special ($19.99 for a 100 pg. hardcover book). I don’t think Winkflash has that… Read More
Monthly Archive: August, 2008
Time for Memories
Link your memoir-like post to this one by leaving your link with Mr. Linky. Feel free to leave a comment too.
Stacey’s Memoir Mondays Post: Chanukkah & Old Friends
Chanukkah 1996 Originally uploaded by teachergal I threw my first of many Chanukkah Parties in my Washington Studio Apartment when I was 19 years old. I invited friends, Jewish and non-Jewish, over to… Read More
Notebooks: What Kind? Division of Sections?
Ro asked: I’m thinking about my launching unit for W.W and writer’s notebooks. Do you have kids section off their notebooks for minilessons/charts or do you leave it up to them? Last year… Read More
M.M. Inspiration: “Old Friends”
An optional charge for August 11th’s Memoir Monday… I was thinking about some of my lifelong friends I made in college the other day. There are four (Lori, Marc – not my husband… Read More
Poll – Early Results
From the looks of the poll I posted two days ago, it looks like people would like more posts about “units of study” and “using mentor texts” in writing classrooms. Since the poll… Read More
del.icio.us is now delicious
Delicious, the social bookmarking website, recently went through a major overhaul, making it even more user-friendly. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, you can learn more by clicking here. I’ve been using Delicious… Read More
Poetry Friday: An Original Poem About the First Day of School (for a teacher)
When It’s the First Day of School When it’s the first day of school, I’ll wake up before my alarm clock buzzes. When it’s the first day of school, I’ll bounce out of… Read More
PHOTO FRIDAYS: NYY vs. SOX
I loved this guy’s shirt… so I took a photo! Originally uploaded by teachergal “You can take the girl out of NY, but you can’t take the NY out of the girl!” That’s… Read More
A Loss in the Writing Community
David Price, a fifth grade teacher with a passion for the teaching of writing, passed away this past week. I heard the news via an e-mail from the TCRWP. I was shocked since… Read More
Translation Gadget
I started a classroom blog for my in-coming class since it seemed easier than re-creating a new wiki. I’ve only posted a handful of times, but added a bunch of gadgets to the… Read More
The Gift of Sharing.
May I just say what a gift it is when we share our writing with others? Today in the BWWT, we opened up an “Author’s Chair.” The readings were amazing. Some gave me… Read More
In Education News…
One or two more of these “in the news” posts and I’m going to have to make this a weekly Wednesday feature. However, for now, I think it’s just a special <> (or… Read More
Please weigh-in!
This poll will be open through August 20th, 2008. If you’d like to explain your vote in greater detail, then please leave a comment. THANKS!
The “Stuff” of My Summer Life: Collecting Ephemera
Ruth wrote about “Collecting Ephemera,” earlier this week since she asked the teachers in the Workshop she’s leading to bring-in artifacts that represented who they are right now. Hence, I used her post… Read More
Writer’s Notebooks, Art Journals, Scrapbooking, Blogs???
Liza Lee Miller said: Okay . . . here’s a question for you. As a teacher, as a writer, as an artist . . . what is the difference between a Writer’s Workbook… Read More
Ruth’s MM: A Safe Home
The light-hearted air that usually surrounded me during the first day of summer vacation was missing. My mom and I sat on the floor of my bedroom, surrounded by all of the collected… Read More
My Thoughts on Writing.
One of the initial writer’s notebook entries I ask that we create in the BWWT (I’m so sick of typing: Beginning Writing Workshop Training) is to think about our past writing experiences. Yesterday, here’s what… Read More
