teaching writing

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In a 2021 national survey of recent college graduates in the U.S., young professionals indicated that writing was very important to their daily lives, but only 80% reported developing the writing skills they needed while in college. How can college students prepare for writing they'll encounter in the workplace?

Our panelists - Stephen Macharia (Swathmore University, Kenya), Amanda Sturgill (Elon University, U.S.), and Neil Baird (Bowling Green State University, U.S.) - share their international research on young professional's writing experiences. They offer tips for students on how to make the most of college experiences to prepare for workplace writing, and they share recommendations for university faculty and staff across the university on supporting students' writing development.

This episode is co-hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning, and Sydni Brown, a senior at Elon University. Making College "Worth It" is produced by Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning.

As elementary teachers, we all know that writing is an essential skill that our students need to master. However, teaching writing can be a challenging task, and we often find ourselves struggling to help our students develop their writing skills. 

That's where the science of reading comes in. By using the science of reading during writer's workshop, we can help our students become better writers. In this podcast episode, we'll explore how to use the science of reading during writer's workshop and share some tips and strategies that you can use in your classroom.

SHOW NOTES / PODCAST LINK: https://sharedteaching.com/writing-science-of-reading/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 62: My Favorite Opinion Writing Mentor Texts
• Episode 17: Choosing a Mentor Text for Reading and Writing
• Alphabet Letter Formation Posters

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What does it take to be a book coach? Do you have to be a writer to understand writing? Jennie Nash doesn't think so. After teaching writing for years as a professor, Jennie decided the way we teach writing.

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In this week's episode, I am sharing an amazing strategy I learned from attending a professional development led by Kelly Gallagher—writing in front of my students.  Instead of just showing students an example of the end product, this strategy provides students with unique insights into the thought process and struggles I go through as I write in real time. Modeling the entire writing process gives students permission to make mistakes while learning how to become better writers!  It means providing examples from my own experience, allowing students to watch as I struggle through writing and overcoming obstacles. They learn how I question my writing, how I decided to make changes, and how I write and rewrite a section before moving on.

Additionally, I shared my thoughts on why this strategy works so well with students, and how it gave my students the confidence to make mistakes and engage in the writing process. 

In this episode on teaching writing, I share:

• Showing students how to write involves demonstrating the thought process behind writing an essay rather than simply showing an example of the end product.
• It means providing examples from one's own experience and allowing students to observe as one struggles through writing and overcoming obstacles. 
• It involves reading Kelly Gallagher's book Write Like This in order to gain further insight into the strategy.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Write like This by Kelly Gallagher - https://www.amazon.com/Write-Like-This-Teaching-Real-World/dp/1571108963/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=write+like+this&qid=1680142558&sr=8-1

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Do you find your students are struggling during writing time? Are they fiddling around and just not getting down to work when it’s time to write?

In this episode, we'll discuss 6 writing strategies for students. If your students are struggling during writing time, one of these strategies is sure to help!

You'll learn:

• Why it’s important to teach students to brainstorm
• Why organization can help struggling writers
• Why it’s important to have students edit and revise their writing
• Why students should vary their sentence structure when writing
• How word choice can improve writing
• Why modeling is one of my favorite ways to teach writing

By the end of this episode, you'll have 6 writing strategies in your teacher’s tool box to help your struggling writers.

SHOW NOTES / BLOG POST LINK: https://sharedteaching.com/writing-strategies-for-students/

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Are you looking for a 3rd-5th grade read aloud that will set your students' imaginations on fire? Malamander is it. Thomas Taylor, the author, joins Melissa to chat about all things "Eerie on Sea."

Do you use mentor texts to teach writing? If not, you should consider it. Mentor texts provide a great example for students to see how authors craft their story. Reading the same book multiple times also allows students to focus on how the story is put together when you teach them to read as authors. Today I'm sharing my favorite mentor texts for opinion writing as well as discussing how to choose a mentor text.

SHOW NOTES/BLOG POST LINK: https://sharedteaching.com/opinion-writing-mentor-texts/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Podcast Suggestion Form
2nd Grade Opinion Writing Unit
Bookshop Bookshelf
Robert Munsch Official Author Website

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Are you teaching writing by using writing prompts? If you're only using writing prompts as your writing curriculum, you're missing out on teaching students the craft of writing. Today I'm sharing how writing prompts are not the same as a writing curriculum. Want to read the post? Visit https://sharedteaching.com/writing-prompts/

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Curious what writer's workshop looks like in my second grade classroom? Like many teachers I have limited time for writer's workshop. Today's episode outlines what happens throughout my small writing block each day. Having trouble fitting it all in? Take a listen and see how I manage (and sometimes how I don't). Want to read the post later? See the written blog post at https://sharedteaching.com/writers-workshop-second/

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Struggle with teaching how to revise and edit with your students? Today's episode I'm sharing my 4 steps for both revising and editing. Read the post at https://sharedteaching.com/editing-and-revising/

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In this episode, Melissa chats with Eric Gibbs, President of Ouriginal, a plagiarism software for K-12 and higher education. Eric shares how teachers can use the software as part of the writing process to help students learn how to create original work.  

Educators are lifelong learners and their students benefit from having well rounded, curious teachers. In this first episode of Season 3, Melissa shares how the purpose of this podcast is changing for her. She is focusing on exploring her own interests and how they relate to education. Nature, writing, podcasting (especially with students), film, and her new obsession coercive control/cults/MLMs and the need for education about them.    

In our final episode of Season 1, we talk about the six traits of great writing, how to evaluate your child's writing, and wrap up with a hot take on avoiding the pitfalls of teaching writing. From the research, folks, here's what you need to know.

And that's a wrap -- we'll release Season 2 spring of 2022.

This episode focuses on how stepping off the stage to learn alongside our students can be equal parts rewarding and scary. In our interview with Dr. Troy Hicks, he shares some of the thinking that goes into this style of teaching- workshopping writing, teacher as coach, teaching online. We dig into the challenges and successes that Troy's worked through and worked on over his teaching career. Ashley discusses her perspective as a former student in Troy's classes, and they compare notes to see if her experiences matched the goals he'd set for his course.

Links:
Chippewa River Writing Project
National Writing Project
Primary Sources Program
Dr. Corey Drakes' Episode

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We welcome writer/producer Cheri Steinkellner whose award gathering body of work includes Cheers, The Jeffersons, Facts of Life, Teacher’s Pet and the book for Broadway's Sister Act. She comes to us with stories, writing advice and loads of life-affirming charm and joy. Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor, Worth on Netflix and brace for the impact of Fritz and Weezy’s first fight over Only Murders in the Building!

Path Points of Interest:

Cheri Steinkelner

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251482/

https://groundlings.com/people/cheri-eichen

Cheers on Wikipedia

Cheers on Hulu

Cheers on Peacock

Cheers Fan Pages

https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/cheers

https://cheersboston.com/cheers-fans

Cheers Wiki

Only Murders in the Building

Worth - Netflix 

The Girl Who Came Home

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Hey Designers,

This summer we are revisiting the most popular episodes of Design Lessons. Summer is a great time to reflect, rest and create. These episodes will help you to do all three.

36: Design Lessons Revisited: The One Rule That Will Transform Your Class & Other Design Strategies with Michelle Haseltine

37. Design Lessons Revisited: Creating Confident Writers with Andy Scheonborn

38. Design Lessons Revisited: I'm a teacher who...3 Steps to Saying Yes to Opportunities That Will Help You Grow

39. Design Lessons Revisited: A Strategy to Find Joy in the New Year

40. Design Lessons Revisited: Be a Writer Be a Gamechanger wtih Jen Laffin

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John is the author of 'The Comic Toolbox:  How to be Funny Even if You're Not'  and has  written for several popular tv shows, including:  Married..with Children, and Charles in Charge.  He's also an avid poker player, having written several books on the subject.
He has also taught the craft of writing in twenty-four different countries!

 I had so much fun chatting with John and how he goes about the writing process.  We also shared some laughs about his various adventures, and how he once played a Santa Claus on stilts!

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In this episode, Melissa talks with friend and colleague Jan Rhein. Jan is a literacy coach/specialist who has the added perspective of having been a classroom teacher. Her lens on literacy can help all educators.

Writing conferences used to be a nightmare in my classroom.

They usually involved me and my trusty red pen going through a students’ writing, marking it up— adding suggestion, highlighting misspelled words or missing punctuation.  And, after about 5 minutes or so, I'd had the paper back to students and move on to the next student.

There was no talk of writing strategies, no mention of writing goals, no modeling methods to improve student writing.

Nope - just a bunch of red lines (and likely frustrated, disengaged students).

 Yikes, I cringe at those early days when I thought that writing conferences were all about me.

The thing about teaching (and really anything in life) is that you don’t do better until you know better. 

Now, I know better.  

The things that I know now are the things that shaped my entire approach to conducting a writing conference with students.  And you know what?  Meeting with my students to talk about their writing became SOOO much easier when I simplified my plan of action. 

If you’ve been getting a little too much mileage out of your red pen these days, too, then this episode has landed in your ear buds at just the right time.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

EPISODE 27: Developing a Strong Classroom Management System

EPISODE 30: How to Launch Writer's Workshop in the Upper Elementary Classroom

EPISODE 62: Why You Need a "Share Chair" In Your Reading and Writing Workshop

POST: Back to School Series: Launching Writer's Workshop

RESOURCES: 

• Student Writer’s Notebook (Printable & Digital)
• Getting Started With Writers Workshop Unit

In this episode, Melissa chats with teacher and author, Paul Emerich France, about personalized learning and creating an educational system that is more equitable.