words of advice literacy consultants

I have the privilege of working across Grades 3-8 on most days. This past year I began staff development in a new school in New Jersey, helping English teachers implement writing workshop in Grades 6-8. The elementary schools were in year two of implementation and it was time to carry the work up. Middle school work is often my most complicated. In this particular district the teachers are open, but tentative, and have struggled with the change. Beloved curriculum they’ve tau