Writing Instruction

Keeping a Teacher Notebook by Leigh Anne Eck

Leigh Anne Eck shares how she creates and uses a Teacher Notebook to capture the best of last year and to make plans for the next.

10 Ways Student-Writers Benefit When Their Teacher is a Writer

Ten reasons why teachers who write make better writing teachers, and how their students benefit when they do.

Re-visioning Revision by Cathy Hutter

It's time to take a new look at how we teach students to revise their writing. Cathy Hutter will show you how!

Shared Writing in the Upper Elementary Classroom by Jackie Higgins

Think shared writing is just for our youngest learners? Think again.

Switching Up Sentence Length {Writer's Toolkit Series}

Writers can instantly improve the quality of their writing simply by switching up the number of words in each sentence. Here's why!

Building Classroom Community Through Writing by Erica Johnson

Erica Johnson shares how you can harness the power of writing to draw people together into a classroom community.

The Writing Round-Up {10.24.20}

In this edition: A writing community for YOU * The purpose of paragraphs * New stickers * Finding writing ideas & MORE!

Paragraphs: Give Us a Break {Writer's Toolkit Series}

Paragraphs are important! Here's why good writing needs paragraph and how to use the New-New Rule for paragraphing.

Connecting to Readers Through Poetry by Bridget Magee

Unpack some basic poetic elements and infuse them into your own writing to really reach your readers!

Balance Writing with the Power of Three {Writer's Toolkit Series}

Writing is more balanced and pleasing to the mind when the details come in groups of three.

Successful Online Writing Conferences with Student Writers by Dana Clark

Teaching writing online? Here's how you can help your student-writers prepare for a successful writing conference.

Ideas for Writing Across the Curriculum by Karen Megay-Nespoli

Even if you aren't an ELA teacher, you can still get your students writing as a way to deepen their understanding of your content area.

Keeping a Space for the Analog Notebook by Michelle Haseltine

Even in virtual learning, students still need a paper notebook. Michelle Haseltine tells you why.