What’s All the Fuss With WATs?For the last several months I have been participating in a group called “Ahead of the Code” for the National Writing Project (NWP). This…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Cut to the Bone: A Beefy Perspective on Shorter Writing AssignmentsTeaching writing is not easy. Learning it is even harder and yes, we need to be telling our students this. So, why do we expect students…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Snapshots of WritingFor the past few weeks my students have been diligently working on narratives. For this particular piece of writing I asked my students to…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Published inAhead of the Code“Teacher, I Dun Be Confused”I have always laughed at the comments my students verbalize when they are writing for me using Google Documents. It seems to be the same…Aug 19, 20201Aug 19, 20201