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Tag Archives: middle school writing
The Power and Questions of Revision
Just over a month ago I was asked to write a chapter for a book dealing with Technology and writing. Another colleague and I had originally submitted a proposal for the book and our piece was accepted for a different project … Continue reading
Just Hanging Out…and Learning
This week has been crazy to say the least. On the other hand, it has been phenomenal! Tuesday, my 2nd hour seventh grade class began an adventure I felt was worth taking. For quite some time a writing project colleague … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Connected Learning, Digital Citizenship, Education, Middle School Teaching, National Writing Project, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Collaboration, Common Core Standards, Communication skills, Connected Classrooms, Connected Learning, Digital writing, Education, going digital, Google Hangout, middle school language arts, middle school students, middle school writing, national writing project, nwp, Published writing, teaching, technology in the classroom, writing, Youth Voices
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Why Twitter is Valuable in the Classroom
Have you ever looked at the idea of teaching informational writing and thought to yourself it was going to be a struggle to motivate your students? I honestly used to dread teaching any type of informational writing to my students. … Continue reading
Teaching Bad Writing Habits = Bad Writing
It has been almost a month since I have written for my blog. Something had to give with grading papers, writing a book, and trying to spend time with my kids. So, my blog took a back seat while I … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School Teaching, teaching, Writing
Tagged bad writing, bad writing skills, confronting colleagues, elementary writing habits, making middle shoolers better writers, middle school writing, poor writing habits, topic sentences, wrap-up sentences, writing, writing habits for students. 7th and 8th grade writing, writing skills
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This I Believe and Memoirs
I want to take a moment and say thank-you to everyone who comments on my blog and actually read it. Though I don’t get a lot of readers compared to most bloggers, I am happy to be as transparent as … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Academic Rigor, CCSS, CCSS and Rigor, Common Core, Google docs/drive, Middle School memoirs, Middle school This I believe essays, middle school writing, Modeling writing for students, nwp, Schoology, Writing in the middle school
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Getting a Grasp on Good Readers and Writers
It has been busy the last few school days of school. I feel as if I am wasting time at certain moments, but I know what I am doing only paves the way for the rest of the year. As … Continue reading
Posted in Connected Learning, Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged character perspective, digital portfolios, Gmail in the classroom, middle school, Middle School Reading, middle school teaching, middle school writing, Ron Jones, The Acorn People, Understanding middle school readers and writers
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Expanding Narrative Writing With Beliefs and Memoirs
Before I really get into my writing tonight, I wanted to write down what I do in my grade book. My school uses a program called Powerschool for our attendance and our grades. It is only our second year using … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Connected Learning, Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged 7th and 8th grade writing, Beliefs, CCSS, Middle School English, middle school language arts, middle school writing, Narrative writing, Narratives, Parent technology letter, The Common Core Standards, This I Believe Essays, tweet memoirs, Wordle
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So Much to do, so Little Time
The first week of school is over and it has gone by extremely fast. Friday was nothing but a blur. I am very grateful we decided to change our homebase from 40 minutes each day to 18 minutes every other … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Middle School Teaching, Reading, Technology, technology in the classroom, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged 7th grade, 8th grade, apps, CCSS, Celly, Common Core, dictionary.com, middle school homebase or advisory, middle school language arts, Middle School Reading, middle school writing, reading, research, Texting in the classroom, vocabulary, writing
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Not Enough Time: Digital Citizenship/Mobile Devices/Discussions
Day 2 of school had its bright spots and its challenges. We are fortunate enough to have a mobile lab with 30 Dell Laptops for our students to use. After finishing some typical house keeping items, I was ready to … Continue reading
Posted in BYOD, Common Core State Standards, Connected Learning, Digital Citizenship, Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Common Core Standards, digital citizenship, Digital Is, discussions, middle school language arts, middle school teachers, middle school writing, mobile devices, Narrative writing, nwp, Online teaching tools, Schoology, social media for schools, teaching, teaching writing, technology and the Common Core, technology in the classroom
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