Getting Students to Write- Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers improve student writing.
By Melissa Morrison, Elementary, Middle School Writing Consultant, Literacy Coach
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Are you a K-8 Elementary or Middle School ELA teacher wondering how to get your students to write? This podcast is for teachers looking for a way to revamp and transform their writing time! You don't need daily lesson plans or prompts-you just need to understand what writers need!
In this inspiring podcast, you will hear about the struggles, pitfalls, practices, and joy of teaching writing in a student-centered (workshop) model. Melissa guides you through the journey away from a more traditional, product-based writing time to a much more authentic, progress-based way of teaching writing.
In each episode, you will gain insight into a student-centered model for writing instruction and receive bite-sized strategies that are able to be implemented right away.
If you would like to feel more confident in teaching writing AND see your writers flourish, just press play!
Let's begin your writing TRANSFORMATION!
Melissa's Website: www.teaching-to-transform.com
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A Thank You to Listeners
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Handwriting as a Main Character with Holly Britton
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Replay! Ep 97 Little Things Make a Huge Difference
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Two Things Can Be True: An Interview with Leah Mermelstein
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Replay: Am I Over Scaffolding My Writers?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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A Passion for Writing! An interview with Ana Siqueira
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Replay! Episode 60 What You Say Matters: The Language of Writing Instruction
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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More Freedom Equals Real Writers: Interview with Ralph Fletcher Pt 2
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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What Writers Need: Interview with Ralph Fletcher Pt 1
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Independent Writing Series: Observe, Assess, Decide
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Independent Writing Series: Combating Common Obstacles
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Exploring "The Writing Rope" with Pat Pollack
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Independent Writing Series: Anchor Lessons
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Honoring Joy, Skill and Purpose in Writing with Kate and Maggie Roberts Pt 2
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Honoring Joy, Skill and Purpose in Writing with Kate and Maggie Roberts Pt 1
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Replay! Ep 102 Help! I Don't Know What to Teach Them!
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Independent Writing Series: Just Get Started!
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 132 Time Stealers turned Time SAVERS
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 131 Writing Together, Growing Together with Authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 130 Struggling Writer Should Not Equal Limiting the Writer
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 129 Rethinking Editing: Tips to Support Writers with Grammar and Mechanics
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 128 Narrative Know-How with Trevor Bryan
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 127 Strategies for Grading Writing
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 126 The Ins and Outs of Language Composition with Matt Glover
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Why the Paper Matters-Supporting students with paper choices
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 124 Nurturing All Writers with Author Christine Devane
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 123 Practical Support for Utilizing Formative Data with Writers
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 122 Knowing What's Next-The What and Why of Formative Data for Writers
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 121 How to Move from Telling to Teaching
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 120 Your Writers Need More.
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 119 BOY Lessons that Spark Writers
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 118 From Reluctant to Engaged-Finding Meaning for Writers
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 117 Writer's Identity as a Fuel for Growth with Leah Thomas
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 116 3 Tips for Starting the School Year with Your Writers
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 115 The Heart of Teaching Writing with Melanie Meehan
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 114 Wins Wins Wins: 3 Classrooms' Journey of Independent Writing Time
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode 113 Tips for Fantasy Writing with Carl Anderson (Pt 2)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 112 Fantasy for the Win with Carl Anderson Pt 1
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 111 Myths and Misconceptions about Writer's Workshop
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 110 All Things Kinder with Zeba McGibbon
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 109 An Inside View: 3 Classrooms' Journey of Independent Writing Time
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 108 Practical and Effective Tips for Supporting Multi-lingual Writers with Katherine Hamilton
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 107 Thoughts on "Free Writing" and Journals
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 106 Meaningful Grammar Instruction with Patty McGee
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 105 Holding Space for Writers' Needs: One Teacher's Win!
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 104 Empowering the Writer Within with Author Sarah McDavis
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 103 Master Sentences before Writing? I Don't Think So
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 100 Elevating Writing Instruction with Carl Anderson and Matt Glover Pt 1
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 101 Elevating Writing Instruction with Carl Anderson and Matt Glover Pt 2
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep 99 But We Don't Have Enough Time!
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 98 Writers Struggling? Try a New Perspective!
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 97 Little Things Make a HUGE Difference!
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 96 Why Can't We Just Use the Oreo Planner?
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 95 Peer Feedback that Works with Michelle Ruhe Pt 2
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 94 Peer Feedback that Works with Michelle Ruhe Pt 1
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 93 Are You Over-Scaffolding your Writers?
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 92 Writing Strategies Series: Volume
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 91 Writing Conferring Series: Research-Decide-Teach
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Edited! Episode 90 Writing Strategies Series: Elaboration
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 89 Lessen Your Mental Load by Establishing Student Agency
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 88 Writing Conferring Series: Re-teach Conference
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 87 Writing Strategies Series: Generating Ideas
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 86 Writing Conferring Series: Compliment Conference
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 85 Writing Strategies Series-Independence
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 84 Writing Conferring Series: Writer's Inquiry Conference
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Ep 83 Writing Strategies Series- Engagement
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep 82 A Few Things to Know for the Upcoming Series
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode 81 Four Tips for Finding Explicit Writing Lessons
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 80 Writing in Special Education with Dana Teague Part 2
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 79 Writing in Special Education with Dana Teague Pt 1
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 78 But What if They Write it Wrong?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 77 Let Your Students be the Prompts
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 76 4 Easy to Implement Techniques for Writing Across the Curriculum
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 75 Volume Volume Volume! Let them Keep Writing!
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 74 Let's Energize Writing with Cassandra Williams
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 73 Beginning of Year Writing: Setting the Stage
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 72 Easy and Effective ways to Engage Writers with Hannah Roudebush
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 71 Choosing and Implementing Writing Mentor Texts
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 70 How and Why to Implement Shared Writing Effectively
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 69 New Writing Practices Not Working? I've Got You!
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 68 Interview with Coley Conter and Katy Wischow Pt 2
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Episode 67 Interview with Coley Conter and Katy Wischow Pt 1
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 66 Shake Up Writing Time
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode 65 Writing Instruction: Conventions vs Composition
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 64 Stop Performing and Start Learning: Growing in Writing Instruction
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 63 You Are Only One Part of Their Journey in Writing
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 62 The Benefits of Share Time in Writing
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 61 Why You Should Write Too:)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Episode 60 What You Say Matters! The Language of Writing Instruction
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 59 - Writing Isn't Math, But It's Taught Like it!
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 58 Stop Overwhelm and See Progress!
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 57 Teacher "After Workshop" Q&A
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 56 Teacher "After Workshop" Q&A Pt 1
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 55 Supporting All Learners with Risa Woods Pt 2
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Episode 54 Supporting All Students with Risa Woods, ELL Expert Pt1
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 53 Understanding the Connection between Reading and Writing
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 52 No More "Should"
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 51 The Writing Process Series: Editing and Publishing with the Writer in Mind
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode 50 The Writing Process Series-Revising with Purpose
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode 49 The Writing Process Series: Details of Drafting
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 48 The Writing Process Series: Effective Planning for Writers
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Episode 47 What Does Writing Mean to You?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Episode 46 All About Relationships- My word of the year!
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 45 All Things Writing with Special Guest Jacob Chastain Pt 2
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Episode 44 All things Writing with Special Guest: Jacob Chastain Pt 1
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 43 Your Students are Writers RIGHT NOW!
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 42 Thoughts on Common Practices
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 41 Don't Expect-Find Out!
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 36 Part 2 Building a Positive Writing Classroom
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 35 Part 1 Building a Positive Writing Classroom
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 40 What Questions Should I Ask?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 39 Pt2 Teaching Writing is Like Coaching the High Jump
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Episode 38 Pt 1: Teaching Writing is Like Coaching the High Jump
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 37 Be Encouraged!
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 34 So many levels!
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 33 Just Keep Swimming Just Keep Swimming
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Episode 32 Why Don't We Trust Our Writers?
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 31 Why Don't We Let Them Talk?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 30 Why are we afraid to teach writing? Let's change that!
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 29 Bare Bones of BOY Writing Instruction
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 28 Reflections on Ms. Rotter's episode and Implications for your Classroom
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 27 Interview with Kimberly Rotter
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 26 How to Use a Mentor Text
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 25 A Quick One About Modeled Writing
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 24 Revisiting Unit Planning
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 23 An Interview with Michelle Ruhe of Coach From the Couch
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 22 The What and Why of Mini-lessons Part 3
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 21 The What and Why of Mini-lessons Part 2
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 20 An Interview with Melissa McCall
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 19 The What and Why of Mini-lessons Pt 1
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode 18 Planning a Writing Unit
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Ep 17 More About Letting Your Writers Teach You
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 16 Q&A from listeners!
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 15 Let Your Writers Teach You!
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 14 Teaching Writers for the Future Part 3
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 13 Teaching Writers for the Future Part 2
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 12 Are You Teaching Your Writers for the Future or the Right Now?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 11 Two Ways to Choose Writing Strategies Through Student Data
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Ep 10 Why You Don't Need a Writing Program to Start Your Transformation!
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 9 An Interview: The Journey of Two Teachers
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 8 Collaboration is Key!
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 7 Let them Write!
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 6 Transformation Troubles
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 5 Getting to Know Students as Writers
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May 24, 2022 |
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Transformation Takes Time Part 2
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May 06, 2022 |
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Transformation Takes Time Part 1
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 2-The one where I explain Student-centered writing instruction
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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1-The one when I tell my story
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Apr 08, 2022 |