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Welcome to the 2020-21 school year. You’ve probably already faced several challenges since going back to school this fall. What we're doing right now is hard and we have to give ourselves grace. Navigating through...
Written by Vivian Chen, Staff Developer, Literacy Partners. Recently, my friends’ daughter graduated from college. I got a text inviting me to a surprise graduation car parade for her. I didn’t want to go. That would...
After visiting hundreds of schools, I’ve noticed there’s often confusion around the stages of the writing process. The old school way of teaching writing had everyone doing this: BRAINSTORM → PRE-WRITE → DRAFT →...
I’ve visited hundreds of schools and noticed a lot of confusion around the stages of the writing process. To learn more about the writing process for the upper grades (3-8), you can find it here: Stages of the Writing...
Lately, I’ve been paying very close attention to the way I learn. Anytime I’m in an environment where I’m learning something from a teacher or coach, I study them. I pay close attention to their methods and techniques.