Tag: Writing

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Why Writing Studio?

The Writing Workshop is a time-honored tradition among writing teachers trained in National Writing Project methods as well as followers…

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Which Comes First For You: The Spirit or the Letter of the Law?

Yesterday I spent the morning training and testing to become a certified KYOTE (Kentucky Online Testing) writing exam scorer (I…

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Students Say Multiple Connections Make Learning Better and More Fun

Or What I Learned From Midterm Course Evaluations This semester I tried something new — midterm course evaluations. I was…

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Using Comic Book Themes and Archetypes to Write About Humanity

This week we finally got to bring The Walking Dead into my online writing class and I can’t even begin…

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Using 6-word-memoir Posters to Discuss Reading, Inspire Writing

At my institution our Writing II class is based on using a reader and it is intended for students to…

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PLNs, Serendipity and Learning

I am curious as a cat which I think has a great deal to with my career choices. Sure journalism…