Tag Archives: Writing
Two Years Down, One to Go!
A year ago I wrote a post about surviving the first year of my three-year doctoral program. After rereading that post, so many of my initial lessons still ring true. However, I have some new thoughts to add, now that … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Paragraphs
For my latest mentor text discussion, I am going to study how authors create paragraphs. Based on my recent posts on writing (Fear & Formulas) and discussions with friends and colleagues, I wanted to explore the idea of what a … Continue reading
Fear of Writing
Lately I have seen versions of this phrase used over and over again (mostly in Slice of Life blogs!): In order to be a teacher of writing, one must be a writer. While I was unable to participate in the SOL … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Quotes
My mentor text posts have been missing for quite a while. Those pesky research articles don’t lend themselves as mentor texts for creative writing… usually! However, one of my recent research reads (unplanned alliteration!) had some quotations that stood out … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Blogs & Pictures
I’m taking this mentor text in a different direction today. Since this is a blog post, I’m going to demonstrate how I use another writer’s blog as a mentor text for my own blog post. Barb’s post on using pictures … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Byrd Baylor
For today’s mentor text I’m going to share two of my favorite picture books by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall. Not only are both of these books incredibly sweet stories with beautiful illustrations, but they lend themselves to an … Continue reading
Things I’m Loving Friday
Many of the healthy living bloggers I follow often post weekly editions of things they are loving. You can see examples of their posts here and here. I thought I would try it out, with a leadership and learning spin … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
For my next installment of Mentor Text Monday I would like to share how I would use The Mysteries of Harris Burdick as a mentor text. This book, by Chris Van Allsburg, is actually a picture book with phenomenal pictures … Continue reading
[Mentor Text Monday] Divergent Dashes
Inspired by my friend and colleague Barb, I plan to post regular editions of Mentor Text Monday. I began reading Divergent, by Veronica Roth, at the same time I observed a 6th grade teacher helping her students learn about the … Continue reading
Online Book Club Experience
I recently had the opportunity to participate in an online book club and it’s made me hope that all of our students have similar experiences as readers, inside and outside of our classrooms. In addition to the many education and … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 