Episode 66 Shake Up Writing Time

Getting Students to Write!/ Helping teachers transform writing time and grow writers who thrive!

What does writing time FEEL like in your classroom?

Is that feeling something your students need in order to enjoy and engage in writing?

Writing instruction needs to be explicit and effective, but in order for our students to WANT to write, writing time needs to be enjoyable, collaborative and engaging!

If you want to see a classroom full of students excited to write, taking risks and writing more,

this episode will help you reflect on the structure of your writing time and provide ways for you to create an environment that is conducive to writing for your students.

Ready to Shake Things Up? Press play!

Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 18 years experience in education. Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.

Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.

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