Joy As A Necessary Choice In Schooling
For most of my adult life, Mary Oliver has been a poet I read, reread, and read again. Her words are some of the few quotes I share on my...
For Memoir and Personal Reflection Writing, Structure Sets Us Free by Emily Strang-Campbell
The end of the year is the perfect time to ask students to reflect on their lives and those “aha” moments that stand out from the rest....
Cool Collecting Strategies for Powerful Poetry by Emily Strang-Campbell
Cool Collecting Strategies for Powerful Poetry Each April, poetry seems to explode in the air! Maybe it’s the blooming flowers, the sun...
How Developing Writing Conventions Can Empower Students by Kimberly Fox
In every meeting, with every grade, teachers ask: How do I help my students write with better grammar/spelling/punctuation? They want...
What is Writing? Or, What Do I Believe About Teaching Writing? by Melanie Brown
As someone whose practice (teaching, coaching, and staff developing) has lived in upper-grade lands for most of my career I have lots of...
Happy New Year! Meaningful Goal Setting and Action Steps by Kimberly Fox
Hello, 2023! If your internet is anything like mine, yours has been filled to the brim with posts about healthy living, creating time for...
Powerful Phonics Instruction Across the Day by Kimberly Fox
It seems like all eyes are on phonics these days! We know our students need more of it: more automaticity, more flexibility, more...
The Power of Authentic Compliment Conferences by Emily Strang-Campbell
From 1st grade until 3rd grade, I HATED writing. Mostly because myself, and a handful of other unlucky first graders, had received the...
Creating Systems for Intentional Practice Right from the Start by Kimberly Fox
There’s really nothing like the start of the school year. The crisp new pens, the To-Be Laminated piles, and of course hope for a smooth...
Celebrating the Year: Growth, Reflection, and Closure by Kimberly Fox
Teaching has never been an easy gig. The hats we wear: counselor, service provider, researcher, conflict negotiator. Oof. But this year...
