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Risking Writing–an Awesome NCTE Session About Modeling Writing for Students

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I wanted to share my writing from one of my favorite NCTE sessions. The topic was Risking Writing, and in it, Shanetia Clark, Mary Lee Hahn, Heidi Mordhorst, and Patricia Hruby Powell, talked about and demonstrated the process of writing in front of an audience. I have done this on some school visits and in […]

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Penguins, Nerds, Swing Dancing, and the Road to Hell – NCTE, part 2

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I shared a bit about my NCTE Friday last week, and I just wanted to tell you about Friday night, which was a great time. I went to the Penguin Nerdy Cocktail Hour, which was a cocktail party (generally, my least favorite thing in the whole world). It was fun! I now know enough people […]

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Poetry Friday: March Madness, Poetry-Style

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Ed DeCaria at Think Kid, Think has got the March Madness Poetry Tournament going in full swing. So today for Poetry Friday, I’m sharing the poem I wrote in a slight foggy panic Wednesday night after two days of school visits (which were wonderful, but exhausting). But you have to go here to see my […]

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