Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Power of Pens and Pencils: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie
Writing tools are deeply personal, with each individual having a preferred instrument that feels comfortable and enables smooth writing. For children…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Transfer Writing Skills Across Genres: A Tip for Tomorrow from Stacey
This week, Stacey explores the concept of planning and implementing a series of small group lessons to enhance students' writing skills across differ…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Alternatives to Marking Up Student Work: A Digging Deeper Dialogue
We explore the reasons against writing directly on children's work in progress, including potential negative impacts on learning and agency. The epis…
1 year ago
Using Google Forms: A Tip for Tomorrow From Melanie
In our final episode of 2024, Melanie shares three ways to streamline your record-keeping using Google Forms. She explains how to use Google Forms to…
1 year ago
Your Small Group Instruction, Your Records: A Tip for Tomorrow From Stacey
This week, Stacey chats about the critical role of record-keeping in small-group instruction within the writing workshop. The episode highlights five…
1 year, 1 month ago
Celebrating Student Writers: A Digging Deeper Dialogue
This week, we explore the transformative power of writing celebrations in elementary classrooms. Discover how these joyful events showcase student wo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Leverage Instructional Minutes: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie
Melanie shares three practical strategies for maximizing classroom time. She emphasizes managing transition times to maintain student engagement and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Build Executive Functioning with Time Management Techniques: A Tip for Tomorrow from Stacey
Stacey explores the vital executive functioning skill of time management as it applies to the writing workshop. She identifies common challenges stud…
1 year, 1 month ago
Tackling Tricky Topics: A Digging Deeper Dialogue
We delve into the challenging subjects that often arise in elementary school writing workshops, ranging from bodily functions and violence to mental …
1 year, 1 month ago
Sentence Structure for Young Writers: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie
Writing complete sentences is tricky for most elementary school students. This week's Tip for Tomorrow provides concrete ways to make sentence constr…
1 year, 2 months ago