21st Century Writing

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You have back to back meetings on dress up days! 👻

Let's talk about 5 common teacher fears and how to reframe them to be fun and meaningful.

What is a Pumpkin Spice Story?

It’s a story (or any piece of writing) that excites you and your audience.

People who love PSL, LOVE them.

It’s a feeling. A vibe. A whole experience.

Writing should be a FUN experience. ... and ... Your audience should “get your vibe”.

Join me as we enjoy a PSL writing framework you can try with students today!

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What exactly is 21st century writing and why does it matter? That's the question I answer in this "unscripted" episode.

It's real world ideas… but applicable.

It's using analog and technology approaches, not just being on screens all day!

It's strategies that are fun and inclusive to different learning styles.

It's natural differentiation through leveling because writing is a personal process.

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This is a shorty episode, but it's got some good information if you're looking to take writing instruction to the next level!

Communication is the life skill our students will need most in their futures but the one we don’t spend as much time really teaching. We teach around it with writing assignments and presentations, but we don’t have the time to teach the how of communicating well.

Communication is divided into 3 subsections:

1- presentations/public speaking

2- reports

3- emails

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We share stories all day long for various reasons. We want our friends to be on our side and we want our students to feel seen and understood. Honestly, storytelling is my favorite WHY. I also think it’s the most important in this new age of AI and fake news...

5 strategies for encouraging personal storytelling in your classroom:

1- student reminder

2- mentor text

3- talk it out

4- prompts or games

5- ask a question

What stories do you want students to share? What ideas are bouncing around in your mind? Let me know… head over to Instagram and shoot me a DM letting me know!  @inspired.to.enrich

I hope that you will subscribe or follow this podcast as we continue this writing series. Our final part will come on June 30 and is all about communication… plus, I have a big announcement to share. If you listen on the day the episode airs, there’ll be a little surprise just for you!

Remember,  It’s essential that we start teaching students how to write their ideas, communicate, brainstorm and transition that into something purposeful. Using 21st century writing strategies is the most effective way to uncomplicate writing lessons and support student success.

Writing instruction across the board is not fun and I feel that that is a big part of why students don't want to write. Kids go from being expected to write a sentence or two to writing paragraphs with text evidence, but there's no time to teach them the appropriate way to do that.

However, I can't help but thinking if we give our students a true purpose to create something using their writing skills, then maybe we wouldn't have such pushback.

In this episode, we dive into ways for students to use their writing for production:

1- audio

2- multimedia

3- video

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It’s essential that we start teaching them how to write their ideas, communicate, brainstorm and then transition that into something purposeful, especially utilizing technology. Using 21st century writing strategies is the most effective way to uncomplicate writing lessons and support Student Success. 

4 Whys of Writing:

I would love to know your thoughts on the state of our writing instruction in the US! If you're abroad, I would love to know what you do in your country to support student writing. Let's continue the conversation over on Instagram.. You can find me @inspired.to.enrich

This is the third summer we’ve planted a garden… and so far, it’s been the most successful. In fact, I just harvested 6 radishes yesterday. Gardening is a great way to connect kids with nature! Research has shown that exposure to nature and outdoor activities has many benefits for children, both physically and mentally.  In this episode, we'll focus on three important garden helpers: earthworms, honey bees, and caterpillars. 

Reviewing for state testing (or any testing, really) doesn't have to suck! These quick, creative ways to make reviewing skills and content fun and engaging… and they don't require you to spend money, print anything out, put kids on a computer screen.

1- Use Games

2- Get Vertical

3- Group Discussion

4- Story Coins! (learn more about this game here)

5- Teach the Teacher

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