At first glance it would seem black horses are walking on desert land, while actually these are zebras walking in shallow water.
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Writing Reflection

What’s New? This semester I shifted my students’ weekly reflections from a private channel to the public channel – making…

September 24, 2023
a white lighthouse with a red cap on a rocky hill with a blue slightly cloudy sky in the background and a pool of water with the reflection of the lighthouse in the foreground
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One Poem to Rule Them All

What’s Really New? I am definitely taking a much-needed break and am absolutely not thinking about syllabi or hyperdocs and…

August 16, 2023
a close up view of a lit sparkler shooting sparks in the darkness
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Creating a Joyfully Authentic Community

What’s Really New? Today I am logging in grades, handing out certificates, and reading the reflections and community celebrations for…

August 14, 2023
Open sign in blue text on white boards
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Writing Into Community

The National Writing Project has a long standing practice to write into the day. Every in-person summer institute I have…

July 20, 2023
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Slant Essays: From Game Jams to Poetry

What’s New? Two years of slant essays and there is no going back for this writing teacher! I love showing…

June 26, 2023
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Telling Our Stories In 6 Words

My love affair with 6-word memoirs or 6-word stories began with the National Writing Project at one of the first…

May 26, 2023