TRAILBLAZERS
PUSD Writing Project - Volume 1 Issue 17- January 11, 2016
Writing Workshop January Goals
- To implement daily writing conferences using the Research-Decide-Teach-Link format.
- To keep track of daily writing conferences using anecdotal notes.
- To write and share your drafts with your students during writing workshop.
Check Out Our Winter Writing Institute!
Don't Forget to Apply!
Applications are due this Friday, January 15, 2016.
Online Food for Thought
Websites & Blogs Worth Following
- Two Writing Teachers - https://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/
- Nerdy Book Club - https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/
- Read Write Think (NCTE) - http://www.readwritethink.org/
- Chart Chums - https://chartchums.wordpress.com/
- Choice Literacy (some free and some paid here) - https://www.choiceliteracy.com/
- There's a Book for That - http://thereisabookforthat.com/
- Teachers Write - http://www.katemessner.com/teachers-write/
- Read Write Reflect - http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/
- Watch. Connect. Read. - http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/
- A Teaching Life - https://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/
- The Goddess of YA Literature - http://professornana.livejournal.com/
- Kid Lit Frenzy - http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/
- TC Reading & Writing Project - http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources
- Growing Educators - http://growingeducators.com/events/
- Heinemann - http://www.heinemann.com/blog/
- Stenhouse - http://blog.stenhouse.com/
- Scholastic - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-ideas
Columbia University's Teachers College Reading & Writing Project has a collection of classroom videos on Vimeo that take you inside reading and writing workshops at various grade levels. Check them out here: https://vimeo.com/tcrwp/albums
The Making of How to Swallow a Pig
Important Dates - Mark Your Calendars!!!
Join us for our 2015-2016 Trailblazer Writing Labs! You won't want to miss these ongoing opportunities to come together as a community of writers and teachers of writing to dive deeper into various aspects of writing instruction.
These labs will be held on the B Mondays listed below from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. Attendance is voluntary. Goodies will be given away at each lab to those who participate. Let's keep the energy alive!
#3 January 25, 2016 ~ Mentor Texts (Location: NCES 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.)
#4 February 29, 2016 ~ Small Group Work
#5 April 18, 2016 ~ Student Work & Resource Share
WRITING UNIT PLANNING RELEASE TIME (see calendar invite for details)
February 16, 2015 ~ McKinley Grades 2 to 5
February 17, 2015 ~ Norma Coombs Grades 1, 2, 4, 5
February 18, 2015 ~ Madison Grades K to 2
Note: If you don't see your school or grade level listed, we're likely still working out the details.
Writing Lab #3
- To energize a community of teachers to explore the teaching of writing
- To develop a deeper understanding of what mentor texts are and how to use them
Monday, Jan 25, 2016, 02:00 PM
Norma Coombs Elementary School, Paloma Street, Pasadena, CA, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Alyson Beecher
Email: beecher.alyson@pusd.us
Website: http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com
Location: Pasadena Unified School District, South Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States
Phone: 626-644-1642
Twitter: @alybee930