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What I learned from the writing teacher who changed my work forever A reflection on Donald Murray’s timeless lessons — on the writing process and problems all writers must solve — as Poynter ...
Five educators offer instructional strategies to use when teaching writing revision, including the power of an authentic audience.
That takes a lot of daily writing, a lot of thinking, and a lot of feedback that doesn’t shut that process down. In my class, students write every day.
Six educators discuss strategies they've used to encourage students to revise their writing, such as demonstrating their own practice.
This week, teachers all over the country have been sharing tales of teaching that most difficult of subjects—writing. So many of them are addressing the great underlying question—why is it so ...
The teachers indicated that the TCAP Writing Assessment palpably affected their instruction. Additionally the teachers revealed that they struggled to teach the writing process and showed reluctance ...
The Controversial but Useful Practice of ‘Ungrading’ in Teaching Writing A new edited volume makes the case for going gradeless.
After a long day of teaching and committee meetings, I look forward to my Thursday-night yoga class. The yoga studio is in the basement of a nondescript building on a busy city street.