Snapping from the Start
Last year I wrote about using Snaps in my classroom to engage students in thinking more deeply about ideas and…
Heralding in a new year by exploring personal values
Community building is important to me so our first class meeting always does more than simply break the ice. I…
3 Rules to Kick Off Write
As classes begin at many K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions I have seen a number of posts on my social…
Deliverables vs. Assignments
I first began to use the word deliverables rather than assignments with my professional writing students, but over time I…
Infographic Icebreakers
This semester my community-building activities for my professional writing students will include creating not one but two infographics for our…
Handcrafted Icebreakers
What’s New? This semester I broke the ice for my new writing community by focusing on writing rituals and poetry?…
