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    It's the final episode of season two, so we're discussing some of the best practices for writing instruction. We cover the importance of a thriving writing community and the writing process, and we explore the role of oral language in boosting writing stamina. We also discuss the importance of dedicated and intentional writing time, the reciprocity between reading and writing, and the thrill of writing for an authentic audience. This episode will tee you up for the next school year!

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    Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Writing by Melanie MeehanCollaboration and Community in the Writing WorkshopCraft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts by Stacey ShubitzExploring the Power of Oral Language: A Conversation with a Colleague (with Lainie Levin)Exploring Voice Typing During Writing WorkshopFamily Resources for At-Home LearningResearch Round-up (Build Your Expertise Blog Series)The Editing Minute#TWTBlog Posts about AudienceWriting Instruction Considerations by Carl Anderson & Matt Glover

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    Melanie explores critical strategies to help you plan for your summer learning. Discover practical tips for organizing your classroom, finding or forming a study group, curating mentor texts, and engaging in personal writing. You'll leave this episode invigorated to try one or more ways to enhance your teaching skills for the upcoming academic year.

    Go Deeper:

    Join a hybrid book study and writing group led by #TWTBlog co-author Lainie Levin this summer. Learn more at this Summer Writing Refresh: A Grown-up Writing Circle.Simple and Functional Classroom DesignThe 9th Annual TWTBlog Author Spotlight Series


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    Stacey explores the importance of co-creating goals with students to help them grow as writers. She discusses how collaboration during goal-setting enhances students' ownership, motivation, and personalized learning. It also allows for individualized growth and fosters collaboration and communication with the teacher. If you haven't tried co-creating goals with your students before, this Tip for Tomorrow will inspire you to do so with future groups of students.

    Go Deeper with These #TWTBlog Posts:

    Aim Higher: Conferring and Student GoalsCreating Clarity for WritersHow Many Stars? Tools for Self-Assessment and Goal-SettingICYMI Aim Higher: Outgrow Old Goals and Set New Ones (Blog Series)Setting Goals with StudentsStudent Agency, Self-Assessment, and Small Group InstructionStudents and Goal Setting: My Choice, My Growth, My ResponsibilityThe Power of Goal-SettingWhen Your Reality Doesn’t Match Your ExpectationsWriting Checklists: Tools for Independence and Goal-Setting


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    In this episode, Melanie guides you through the art of crafting concise and well-structured paragraphs that are easy to follow and understand. With her expert tips on oral rehearsal and the use of sentence frames, she empowers young writers to hone their writing skills and develop a unique voice. Tune in to learn how to help students move from writing formulaic paragraphs to composing authentic pieces that truly showcase their writing talents.

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    Task initiation is one key to student success, particularly in the context of writing instruction. The episode highlights some students' challenges with executive functioning skills and how they struggle to begin tasks efficiently. The host provides nine effective strategies to help students overcome task initiation challenges, such as normalizing task-avoidant behavior, emphasizing work quality, preparing materials, using visual aids and organizers, breaking tasks into smaller steps, employing backwards planning, facilitating getting started, limiting distractions, and incorporating planned breaks. The episode also references Admiral William H. McRaven's "Make Your Bed" speech, emphasizing the significance of small tasks and their impact on productivity and motivation.

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    Plan Boxes Will Inspire You: A Tip for TomorrowConversation with a Colleague Episodes (with Lainie Levin)Addressing Perfectionism in Writing InstructionExploring the Power of Oral LanguageUniversity of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address and Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World both by Admiral William H. McRaven What Is Executive Function? And How Does It Relate to Child Development? from Harvard University’s Center on the Developing ChildWork Quality Continuum

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    In today’s Conversation with a Colleague, Stacey chats with Lainie Levin, a gifted interventionist and coach, about helping learners conquer perfectionism. Lainie unveils the manifestations of perfectionism in students, particularly during writing instruction, highlighting key signs to watch for. She shares an innovative work quality continuum she co-created with her students, as a powerful tool to address perfectionist tendencies. Practical strategies are discussed for reframing perfectionist behaviors, fostering a growth mindset, and embracing mistakes as opportunities for growth. Stacey and Lainie also explore the impact of perfectionism on partnerships and group work. Finally, they discuss where perfectionism is most prevalent during the writing process while discussing effective methods for addressing it.

    ABOUT LAINIE LEVIN:

    Lainie is a dedicated educator with 28 years of teaching experience and a strong advocate for children and public education. She is a gifted interventionist and coach in language arts and math, specializing in meeting the needs of gifted/talented elementary school students. Since 2021, she has been a valued colleague at Two Writing Teachers.

    Check out Lainie’s personal blog, Soapbox: The Way I See Things, follow her on X @mrslevin11, or read her Two Writing Teachers blog posts.

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    Advice for the Perfectionists in Writing WorkshopReframing Avoidance: Writers and PerfectionismWork-Quality Continuum

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    Make sentence structure more straightforward for students with Melanie's intentional activities in this episode. Melanie shares ways she helps students understand the definition of sentences, create sentences with phrases and pictures, and combine sentences. You'll help students recognize and create simple and increasingly complex sentences with Melanie's playful and purposeful ideas.

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    Sentence Patterning ChartsBring on the Fun in Sentence ConstructionWord, Sentence, Paragraph


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    Explore the origin and significance of end-of-year reflection letters in this week’s episode. Stacey highlights the unique nature of these letters, which go beyond self-evaluations of academics and instead focus on students reflecting on their growth as learners and individuals. Practical guidelines for structuring the letters are shared, emphasizing flexibility in paragraph structure to suit individual needs. The episode also features touching excerpts from actual student letters, showcasing their accomplishments, thoughts on cooperative group work, and advice for the teacher. The power of these reflection letters as tools for student self-awareness and goal-setting is celebrated, emphasizing the importance of taking a step back to recognize personal growth.

    Looking for what you can do after you receive these letters from your students? Check out “My Hope and Dream for You,” which explains how you can respond to your students as they exit your classroom door for the final time.

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    We explore the vast potential of student-facing AI tools. Join us as we delve into the benefits of tools like Co:Writer Universal, EverWrite, Grammarly, Read&Write, and Speechify. Discover how these cutting-edge tools revolutionize students' learning, writing, and communication and empower students to reach new heights of academic excellence.

    Check out the Los Angeles Unified School District’s AI policies.

    Listen to our previous episode: Boost Writing Instruction with AI.

    Related TWTBlog Posts:

    AI Tools for Writing TeachersCan AI Write a Good Speech?Co:WriterExploring Voice Typing During Writing WorkshopThree Ways to Use ChatGPT…TomorrowWe Need to Talk About AI Essays

    AI Tools We Mentioned:

    Co:Writer UniversalEverWriteGrammarlyRead&WriteSpeechify

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    It is helpful to create checklists that are accessible to students so they are manageable, digestible, and possible for students to utilize. In this tip, Melanie shares ways to help students chunk checklists, think with intention, and digitize checklists. In addition, she plants the seeds to help you think about ways to help students self-create checklists that will allow them to grow as writers.

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    In this episode, we talk about content creation, personalized learning, accessibility, efficiency & productivity with artificial intelligence. We share various teacher-facing AI tools and discuss how you can incorporate them into your writing instruction.

    Go Deeper:

    Leveraging AI for Writing Miniseries on Two Writing TeachersLos Angeles Unified School District's AI Page

    Previous TWTPod Episodes:

    Navigate a Digital World by Seeing, Hearing, and Reading: A Tip for TomorrowThree Possibilities for Using Chat GPT: A Tip for Tomorrow

    AI Tools We Mentioned:

    BingBrisk TeachingChatGPTDiffitGemini (previously known as Bard)

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    Learn about two engaging ideas for National Poetry Month, which begins on April 1. Stacey shares a bit about creating a collaborative "Living Poetry Anthology" where students curate poems to display throughout the school. Next, she discusses developing personal poetry collections featuring their work, inspirational poems, and reflections on poems they admired. Make poetry come alive for your students – listen now!

    TWTBlog Posts

    A Breakthrough In Poetry: How To Bring Playfulness to Every Genre Building a Living Poetry AnthologyIt’s Alive!Starting the Year: Poetry The Doors of Poetry: Guest Blog Post by Sarah Mulhern Gross

    Resource List

    Academy of American PoetsAwakening the Heart, second edition by Georgia Heard National Poetry MonthPoetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8, by Lynne R Dorfman and Rose CappelliPoems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

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    There's a lot of brain work involved in written expression. This week, Melanie shares a tip to help students reduce their cognitive load, which will help them express their ideas more easily. In this tip, Melanie shares how providing students with sentence frames and a bank of vocabulary words can aid students with difficulty with word retrieval. Plus, she shares ways to shift the agency to students so they are not dependent on their teacher to do this work.
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    In this episode, we explore accommodations for student writers. The episode has five categories: organization, materials/tools, time, response, and seating. This episode will equip you with ways to create an inclusive, accessible learning environment.

    PAST TWT BLOG POSTS

    Exploring Voice TypingFinding Accessible Fonts for Classroom Use Flexible Seating OptionsIt’s Time for a Chart Check-in Paper ChoicesPens vs. Pencils

    PODCASTS MENTIONED:

    Embrace an Asset-Based ApproachMentor Text ChartsNavigate a Digital World by Seeing, Hearing, and ReadingPaper PowerThe Benefits of PensThe Importance of Paper

    RESOURCES FOR WRITING ACCOMMODATIONS:

    Dysgraphia Accommodations and ModificationsThe UDL GuidelinesUnderstanding Accommodations

    BOOKS MENTIONED:

    Every Child Can WriteWelcome to Writing Workshop

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    Stacey explores the power of pairing written explanations with oral directions to enhance understanding in the context of writing workshop. She provides an overview of Driveway, a Chrome Extension that allows educators to create step-by-step process guides with written descriptions, highlighted screenshots, and optional voiceovers. Learn how to create interactive walkthroughs to help students become more independent with the technology they use in writing workshop.

    Here are some videos of Stacey’s sample guides created with Driveway (and then exported to YouTube):

    How to Create a Cover Page in Google DocsHow to Find and Download Stock Photos from PexelsHow to Generate Citations Using Cite This For MeHow to Resize and Wrap Images in Google DocsHow to Use the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus for Finding Relevant Synonyms

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    In this Tip for Tomorrow, Melanie provides three ways to use digital mentor texts. She provides insight on using videos as part of your whole-class instruction, inquiry lessons, and as a goal-setting tool. Take advantage of this episode if you need more ways to integrate digital mentor texts into your writing instruction.

    Read Leah Koch's Two Writing Teachers post, Energize Opinion Writing with Surprising Mentor Texts: Ready-to-Go Tip, which inspired this episode.

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    Discover the untapped potential of oral language in the writing process and gain valuable insights from Lainie Levin, one of our TWTBlog co-authors. Lainie and Stacey discuss the importance of oral language beyond the primary years of elementary school and how storytelling and oral language support kids in developing a sense of story and composing writing in a low-risk way. Lainie shares strategies for making oral rehearsal engaging for children.

    ABOUT LAINIE LEVIN:

    Lainie is a dedicated educator with 28 years of teaching experience and a strong advocate for children and public education. She is a gifted interventionist and coach in language arts and math, specializing in meeting the needs of gifted/talented elementary school students. Since 2021, she has been a valued colleague at Two Writing Teachers.

    Check out Lainie’s personal blog, Soapbox: The Way I See Things, follow her on X @mrslevin11, or read her Two Writing Teachers blog posts.

    GO DEEPER:

    Advice for the Perfectionists in Writing WorkshopReclaiming Joy: Effecting System-Wide Change in Writing InstructionReframing Avoidance: Writers and PerfectionismSharing the WealthTalking it Out: Oral Language as a Tool for RevisionThe Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From WorkWork-Quality Continuum

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    Research can be instrumental in supporting instructional decision-making for teachers. In this Tip for Tomorrow, Melanie gives an overview of some of the most critical research surrounding writing instruction. She will cover what the research says about:

    Teaching kids about different aspects of the writing process.Studying strong examples of writing to lift the level of student writing.Teaching students to become fluent with handwriting, spelling, and typing so the cognitive focus is on content, not construction and transcription.Providing daily time for students to write in and outside the writing workshop (e.g., content area writing, writing about reading).Creating an engaged community of writers where writers confer, collaborate, and think about their audience.


    Links to the research mentioned in the episode:
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    Elementary School Students to Be Efficient WritersWriting and Reading Connections/ content

    Constance Weaver:

    Grammar intertwined throughout the writing process: An “inch wide and a mile deep”

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    Join Stacey as she delves into the power of reflection shares to promote growth and development in student writing. She discusses how whole-group reflection allows students to share insights, experiences, and strategies, and fosters a sense of community and accountability. She emphasizes the importance of students feeling valued and included in the larger writing community, which increases confidence and engagement in the writing process. Near the end of the episode, Stacey shares a few prompts to help you get started with reflection shares in your classroom as soon as tomorrow.

    The reflection prompts mentioned towards the end of the episode:

    I still need help with…Something I will try again…A question I still have…I could teach others to…

    You can find these and some additional reflection prompts in chapter nine of Welcome to Writing Workshop: Engaging Today’s Students with a Model That Works by Stacey Shubitz and Lynne R. Dorfman.

    Two Writing Teachers contains excellent information about reflection and sharing. You may click on these category links to explore blog posts on these topics:

    #TWTBlog posts about reflection#TWTBlog posts about sharing

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    We explore the profound benefits of participating in the month-long writing challenge. Listeners will discover the power of making connections and gaining a true understanding of being a writer while cultivating a writing practice. The episode briefly overviews the Slice of Life Story Challenge's origins and purpose, pointing listeners to last year's Digging Deeper Dialogue for a more in-depth understanding. Whether new or returning, challenge participants will find a supportive global writing community filled with educators at all stages of their careers who want to connect and grow themselves as writers.

    Click here for an overview of the 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted by the co-authors of Two Writing Teachers.

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