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In this episode, Stacey shares five valuable steps for cooperating teachers who are hosting with student teachers in leading a writing workshop for elementary school students. Stacey begins by sharing her personal experience and the challenges she faced when initially handing over the reins to student teachers. The five steps for empowering student teachers are: establishing clear expectations, modeling effective teaching practices, gradually increasing responsibility, providing constructive feedback, and engaging in reflective discussions. Stacey emphasizes the importance of communication, collaboration, and support in helping student teachers succeed in leading a writing workshop.Click here to read past #TWTBlog posts about working with student teachersSome Book Suggestions:A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences, Grades K-8 by Carl AndersonA Teacher's Guide to Writing Workshop Minilessons by Lisa Eickholdt & Patricia Vitale-ReillyCraft Moves: Lesson Sets for Teaching Writing with Mentor Texts by Stacey ShubitzEvery Child Can Write: Entry Points, Bridges, and Pathways for Striving Writers by Melanie MeehanKids First From Day One: A Teacher's Guide to Today's Classroom by Christine Hertz & Kristi MrazMentor Author, Mentor Texts: Short Texts, Craft Notes, and Practical Classroom Uses by Ralph FletcherMentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Edition by Lynne R. Dorfman &Rose CappelliPatterns of Power by Jeff Anderson et. al. (Select the grade-level resource corresponding to your student teacher's certification level.)Practical Punctuation: Lessons on Rule Making and Rule Breaking in Elementary Writing by Dan FeigelsonTalking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers by Martha Horn and Mary Ellen GiacobbeTeaching Writing in Small Groups by Jennifer SerravalloThe Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work, 2nd Edition by Georgia HeardPlease subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district. Melanie Meehan: meehanmelanie@gmail.com Stacey Shubitz: stacey@staceyshubitz.com Email us at contact@twowritingteachers.org for affiliate or sponsorship opportunities.For more about teaching writing, head to the Two Writing Teachers blog.
This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we're excited to bring you the final of three special minisodes to invite you all into the conversations of the Heinemann Summer Book Study, hosted in the Heinemann PD Teaching and Learning Facebook Group.This year, we are hosting a conversation on two books with intersecting themes: Kids First from Day One by Christine Hertz and Kristine Mraz, and Being the Change by Sara Ahmed. Our book study facilitator, Jaclyn Karabinas, sat down with Jessica Lifshitz, a Heinemann Fellow from cohort one, to discuss this week's theme: Designing Informed and Responsive Curriculum
This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we're excited to bring you the second of three special minisodes, and invite you all into the conversations of the Heinemann Summer Book Study, hosted in the Heinemann PD Teaching and Learning Facebook Group.This Year, we are hosting a conversation on two books with intersecting themes: Kids First From Day One by Christine Hertz and Kristine Mraz and Being the Change by Sara Ahmed. Our book study facilitator, Jaclyn Karabinas, sat down with Amy Clark, a Heinemann Fellow from cohort one, to continue the conversation on this week's theme: Growing Socially Literate Citizens
This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we're excited to introduce the first of three special minisodes, and invite you all into the conversations of the Heinemann Summer Book Study, hosted in the Heinemann PD Teaching and Learning Facebook Group. In this year's Book Study, we are hosting a conversation on two books with intersecting themes: Kids First From Day One by Christine Hertz and Kristine Mraz and Being the Change by Sara Ahmed. Our book study facilitator, Jaclyn Karabinas, sat down with Aeriale Johnson, a Heinemann Fellow from cohort two, to talk about this week's theme: Building and Practicing the Real Skills of a Strong Community. Find the Book Study Group at hein.pub/PD/TLC
Today on the Heinemann Podcast, empathy…In Sara Ahmed’s book Being the Change, she writes about how empathy has become a buzzword and its practice tends to get lost under high achievement goalsAnd In their book Kids First from Day One, Christine Hertz and Kristi Mraz write:."You might think that being an empathetic teacher is just part of the gig, but in the heat of the moment and the stress of the job, it is easy to want kids to see it from our point of view rather than to see it from theirs. Yes, empathy is a feel-good idea, but there’s more to it than that.” In today’s podcast we’ve brought together authors Sarah Ahmed, Christine Hertz and Kristine Mraz, to discuss empathy not as something we have, but rather as an ongoing, daily practice that must be prioritized in our minds and actions. Our conversation begins with keeping empathy focused on the kids…
The classroom of your dreams starts with one big idea. Kids First from Day One shares how to put your deepest teaching beliefs into action. Listen in!
Authors Kristi Mraz and Christine Hertz want to change how we look at our classrooms. They say we need to think beyond the idea of "good in school" and ask; will our students be good in the world? Will these students have empathy, will they be resilient, can they face challenges with flexibility? These are […] The post A Mindset for Learning appeared first on Heinemann Blog.
Grit is another term being bandied about the education community. In this episode, we define grit, discuss whether grit can be taught and ask who is responsible for developing grit in students. Follow: @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork Ebony McGee, Assistant Professor of Education, Diversity and Urban Schooling, studies the educational and career trajectories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among historically marginalized students of color. Kristine Mraz is a kindergarten teacher to 26 amazing children in the New York City Public Schools. She is the co-author, with Christine Hertz, of the book A Mindset for Learning. Christine Hertz is a second grade teacher in northern Vermont. She is the co-author, with Kristi Mraz, of A Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent Growth. #edchat #teachers #edtech