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Good morning! Jennifer from WI checking in this AM. I co-moderate the #TeachWrite chat and am a teacher of teachers. I LOVE today's topic. So important!
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Hello everyone I am a first year teacher starting in the fall! First grade from Clermont Florida. I’ve already done a maternity leave position for 1st grade for 3 months. #preservicelit#firstyearteacher
Thank you for joining us! Your work and support has been instrumental to my writing life, so I am thankful you are joining in to inspire others today! #preservicelit
A1: Teachers should write to experience the writing process for themselves. Only teacher-writers can celebrate, collaborate and even sympathize as writers with our students. #preservicelit
A1: We become better at anything when we do it more. Practice makes perfect totally applies to writing. Also if we want our students to write we need to model it as not just a task but as a life style. #preservicelit
Hello everyone I am a first year teacher starting in the fall! First grade from Clermont Florida. I’ve already done a maternity leave position for 1st grade for 3 months. #preservicelit#firstyearteacher
There is no better way to learn how to teach writing than to be a writer yourself.
You see the writing process from the inside, an confer with confidence & show students how to be brave with their words.
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A1: By engaging as writers, we live authentically and can’t help but bring this authentic work into the classroom. Real writing, revising and sharing changes the way we live and teach. #preservicelit
Such a great point. It reminds me of what @KyleneBeers said about engagement on the #g2great chat. We need to be engaged teachers so students can see us living what we are teaching. Our actions are so important. #preservicelit
I find it helps me understand their celebrations and challenges more as I have been there and confer as a writer, not as only a teacher. #preservicelit
A1. Teachers should write so they can literally show Ss how to get unstuck when writing gets tough.. Benefits to Ss, are more models!
Hate the old "Do as I say, not as I do" hypocritical approach by nonwriters.
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Hi! I'm from Long Island, NY. I teach in a special education 5th grade classroom. I am new to twitter and still figuring this out! I am looking forward to experiencing this live feed chat #preservicelit
A1. To really teach a process well, you need to practice it yourself. I wouldn't want a piano teacher who never sat down at the keyboard! #preservicelit
A1: We become better at anything when we do it more. Practice makes perfect totally applies to writing. Also if we want our students to write we need to model it as not just a task but as a life style. #preservicelit
A1: I think a lot of teachers are nervous about teaching writing because they have bad memories of their own writing instruction. (Red pens, anyone?)
Being a writer helps you take back that control and can make your instruction more authentic.
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So true, Fran! I can't tell you how many times I've discovered "problems" with a writing assignment because I was doing it with my Ss! Life saving. We are all in the boat together! #preservicelit
We need to uncover our literacy histories and then acknowledge how they influence our teaching and learning. Then, we can set goals right along with our students to grow together! #preservicelit
A1: I think a lot of teachers are nervous about teaching writing because they have bad memories of their own writing instruction. (Red pens, anyone?)
Being a writer helps you take back that control and can make your instruction more authentic.
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A1. The more I write, the more I discover what I still have
YET
to learn. AND that I write for so many reasons. The need to think. The need to share. The need to breathe out writing.
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Welcome, Lauren! You are going to love Twitter and these chats. Join us on Monday night at 7:30 pm ET for the #TeachWrite chat if you can.
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A2: We find time for what we value. Carve out #just10minutes for writing: when you first get up, before you go to bed, as a lunch routine or wherever it fits. Carry a notebook around for when inspiration strikes or you have a few free moments. #preservicelit
Such a great point, Fran. I would add the more I read, the more I need to learn as well. It is beautiful, complicated, messy growth forward. #preservicelit
Welcome, Lauren! You are going to love Twitter and these chats. Join us on Monday night at 7:30 pm ET for the #TeachWrite chat if you can.
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A2: I find time in unexpected places and always have a notebook or laptop available. My best writing has been written while waiting for my kids’ baseball/softball practices to end! #preservicelit
A2: A few minutes here and there is still writing. Somedays I just put a blurb in my google keep to save for later. It might inspire me to write more and it might not but the words are on the proverbial page. #preservicelit
A2: I use @TeachWriteEDU Daily Writing project to help! I might not publicly write about the word of the day, but I always think and doodle in my ‘sentence a day’ calendar! #preservicelithttps://t.co/lbukmOWNVx
A2: A few minutes here and there is still writing. Somedays I just put a blurb in my google keep to save for later. It might inspire me to write more and it might not but the words are on the proverbial page. #preservicelit
It has to be a priority if you want to make it a habit.
Have we made checking our social media a habit? Can we break that to make some time for writing?
It all comes down to priorities.
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A2. I jot notes and thoughts on my phone Notes app, then I can go back and elaborate on those ideas — kind of like the idea sheets we have students keep. Grabbing minutes here and there for casual writing works. #preservicelit
A2. Start small. Find 15 minutes in your schedule and write. Put it on your calendar. Make it a priority. What we do with our time shows what we really value. (Our Ss are equally busy!)
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A1: I think a lot of teachers are nervous about teaching writing because they have bad memories of their own writing instruction. (Red pens, anyone?)
Being a writer helps you take back that control and can make your instruction more authentic.
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Jennifer, that's such an honest response. As a teacher, you get to create the environment for your students so they don't have to live that fear. #preservicelit
Remember that much of the writing you will do will be for yourself - no red pen and nobody else’s thoughts or reactions until you’re ready. #preservicelit
A1: I think a lot of teachers are nervous about teaching writing because they have bad memories of their own writing instruction. (Red pens, anyone?)
Being a writer helps you take back that control and can make your instruction more authentic.
#preservicelit
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I do the same thing! My sentence a day journal has room for 5 years. I'm on year 3. It's so exciting to go back and look at past entries.
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Every writer has fear. It is how we channel that fear that moves us forward. I have found anything worth doing comes with a bit of discomfort. Start small and go from there. Try the sentence-a-day journal! #preservicelit
I've found so many friends through my writing. That honestly surprised me so much! Writing communities like #TeachWrite and #SOL has supported me so much! #preservicelit
a2: that is awesome Karen! Technology has done many great things for us. I can rarely remember information unless I write it down. Teachers write daily without thinking about at times: calendars, planners, and lesson plans. #preservicelit
A3: I use a notebook to keep track of things that come to mind or stick out in reading. I look at my blog as a digital notebook. Having a physical something and a pen in hand though is so much more powerful than keys being punched I feel. #preservicelit
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A3: I have multiple notebooks everywhere: by my bed, in my purse, on my desk and even in my car. My challenge? Remembering which notebook I wrote each idea in! #preservicelit
a3: Do the same or work you are asking student writers to do to GENERATE ideas. Once you have a few, reread for ways get another entry from the first entree. Things you raced over can become whole new ideas. Lifting a line is my favorite writing strategy #preservicelit
A3: Ahhh notebooks! My heart. Notebooks are my favorite tool as a writer. It's the place I get to BE myself with no judgement. Let go! Take risks. Just BE! Here's a shot of my 76 notesbooks. I've kept them for over 30 years. I LIVE this! #preservicelit
A2: Writing anywhere anytime. I know for me I don’t always have a journal on hand but I know I’ll have my phone and my google drive ready to write at anytime even without WiFi. #preservicelit
I've found so many friends through my writing. That honestly surprised me so much! Writing communities like #TeachWrite and #SOL has supported me so much! #preservicelit
I'm going to be a "later" morning writer. Going to start my day with a walk and then go out to write for the morning...until I finish and then swim after for a treat. That's the plan. #preservicelit
Jennifer,
Pushing "publish" on my blog posts is ALWAYS scary unless I'm tired and push it accidentally. All writing shared publicly is scary. (almost 600). It's all in the "degree" of scariness!
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A1: I think a lot of teachers are nervous about teaching writing because they have bad memories of their own writing instruction. (Red pens, anyone?)
Being a writer helps you take back that control and can make your instruction more authentic.
#preservicelit
A3: Ahhh notebooks! My heart. Notebooks are my favorite tool as a writer. It's the place I get to BE myself with no judgement. Let go! Take risks. Just BE! Here's a shot of my 76 notesbooks. I've kept them for over 30 years. I LIVE this! #preservicelit
Every writer has fear. It is how we channel that fear that moves us forward. I have found anything worth doing comes with a bit of discomfort. Start small and go from there. Try the sentence-a-day journal! #preservicelit
A3. Notebooks are a source of inspiration, a repository, a place to reflect, collect, and then build.
So many uses for a writers notebook
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First thing in the morning! And sneaky times, like waiting for my kids at baseball and softball practices! Some of my best writing has been in the car! #preservicelit
Yes, this is exactly what we are asking of our students. Many of them share the same fears. Sharing your vulnerability (and showing Ss that you struggle with writing too) can be very empowering! #preservicelit
I agree, Lauren. For me, NB writing is where I can let go. It helps me untangle life. It helps me "see" things differently. It does that for my students too! EVERYTHING goes into my notebooks. There is no judgment. It's definitely a different kind of writing! #preservicelit
I bought a small yearly calendar and each day, I write at least one sentence: a review of my day, a note of inspiration, a memory to remember, a line for later. It is amazing what that simple habit can do for a writing life! #preservicelit
A3. TJMaxx and Marshall's are great places to find beautiful notebooks that are a bit discounted. I browse every weekend to see their new selection! #preservicelit
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Definitely morning.
Although I am finding my creativity peaks in the late afternoon.
I think it depends on what kind of writing I'm doing. The more technical stuff comes early. The creative stuff later.
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Thank you for sharing this! Can't wait to take a look and then add it to my growing cart! I just added Ralph Fletcher's book on notebooks too! My fellow coaches @LitCoachConnect will be hosting a book study on it! #preservicelit
I have to start my day with writing. What was I planning as I fell asleep? Get those words on the paper. Then a bit of fun/talk to the dog and all is right with the world!
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A4: I loved #SOL18 I couldn't keep up because it started to feel forced but it did give me a boost. I love following @TeachWriteEDU and what comes from there. I love keeping a reading journal just to keep track of what my friend @CRCarter313 calls Golden Lines. #preservicelit
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Ideas for a notebook entry:
Three things:
- Something you saw that was out of the ordinary
- Something you heard
- A question you pondered
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I wonder what it is about the lines? If I write, then I need lines. But if I am stuck or need to sketch and organize, then I need blank pages. #preservicelit
Here it is! Our final #preservicelit question of the chat. Reply, retweet or create a new tweet with your response, but don’t forget to add A4 and the #preservicelit hashtag!
Here it is! Our final #preservicelit question of the chat. Reply, retweet or create a new tweet with your response, but don’t forget to add A4 and the #preservicelit hashtag!
A3: Writing about your choice of topic anywhere and anytime can only show your Ss they can do the same! My professor @SharonMcKool loved us to have our writers notebook anywhere we went! #preservicelit
Thank you to all #preservicelit educators chatting today! Let’s keep the conversation going and slow chat all month. Share titles, ideas and experiences as they relate to teachers as writers and be sure to check the feed all month! The archive of our chat will be posted soon!
I love that you started building this habit in your teacher education program. I would recommend always having a book close by too! You never know when both will come in handy! #preservicelit
a4: I know it helps to find someone to meet with in person. Two teachers “unsure about notebooks” can make a great once a week writing partnership. #preservicelit
My students took it over in May, so all of the May posts are written by my sixth graders. There is a wealth of information on the entire blog. @amylvpoemfarm is a brilliant author and a champion of teacher-writers! Her new book, Poems are Teachers, is amazing! #preservicelit
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I love this, Lauren! I have a notebook by my bed for to-do items and things I want to remember, but I never tried writing dreams for later reflection! #preservicelit
Here it is! Our final #preservicelit question of the chat. Reply, retweet or create a new tweet with your response, but don’t forget to add A4 and the #preservicelit hashtag!
Thank you to all #preservicelit educators chatting today! Let’s keep the conversation going and slow chat all month. Share titles, ideas and experiences as they relate to teachers as writers and be sure to check the feed all month! The archive of our chat will be posted soon!
A4: HIGHLY recommend Bird by Bird by @ANNELAMOTT and Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg are two fo my favorite writing books ever!!! #preservicelit
Thanks for joining us, Karen! We hop to see you here next month where we will focus on our reading lives. Head here to sign up for reminder texts! #preservicelithttps://t.co/RV4nlUyv0P
Here it is! Our final #preservicelit question of the chat. Reply, retweet or create a new tweet with your response, but don’t forget to add A4 and the #preservicelit hashtag!
