Teaching is hectic. The combination of precision work and chaos theory can make the school year feel like an attempt to knit a sweater while riding a Tilt-A-Whirl. Most of us collapse on the couch at ...

As they prepare to teach writing, new teachers should respond to writing assignments that we deliberately design to be difficult, exploratory, or critically reflective, so that they may better develop ...

This guide provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of teacher education through the lens of threshold concepts. It includes: An overview of what writing characteristics are valued in ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is your advice for active K-12 educators who might be thinking about writing a book? Many of us feel like we have books “in us.” In theory, many educators (at ...

A mentoring relationship that began as part of teacher preparation can evolve into a professional community that stays connected through several means of communication. The common interest in writing ...

Our students don’t write to impress a rubric--they write to be heard, and using AI to grade student writing misses the mark.

Many teachers find that social media makes students engaged, creative writers. July 16, 2013 — -- Occasionally, Jennifer Woollven, an English teacher at West Lake High School in Austin, Texas, ...

Recent controversy about literacy guru Lucy Calkins has centered on her approach to reading instruction. But she came to prominence as an expert on writing, and her influence there has been even ...