Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach

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Jen Gennari, author of Muffled and My Mixed Up Berry-Blue Summer, talks about flagging filter words, personifying drafts, and cultivating artistic vision.

To win a critique or a virtual author's visit, go to www.katenarita.com/podcast during the month of March and leave a comment on Jen's post saying which giveaway you'd like to win. Good luck!

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In this episode with Gita Varadarajan we talk about national boundaries dissolving in the classroom, writing as therapy, and the power of writing partnerships.

Gita is as delightful as her books Save Me a Seat and My Bindi, which a lucky listener can be eligible to win simply by sharing this episode on social media and tagging Gita and me.

To prep for our next episode with Alaskan author Brooke Hartman, be sure to read one of her fabulous picture books such as The Littlest Airplane or Dream Flights on Arctic Nights.

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Mk Smith Despres talks about all the different kinds of walks they take from the everything-is-the-worst walk, to the there’s-a-problem-in-the text walk, to the walking-with-the-kids walk.

But most of all, this episode focuses on the importance of relationships–relationships with our editors, our students, and our writing process.

You can preorder Mk Smith Despres' debut picture book from  Imaginary Bookshop or The Eric Carle Museum.

To prep for our next episode with Gita Varadarajan, be sure to read her new picture book My Bindi and reread the fabulous novel she co-authored with Sarah Weeks, Save Me a Seat.

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Earlier this fall, we had an all things kindergarten chat with Jyoti Rajan Gopal and Tina M. Cho. Today we talk about all things preschool with Susan Edwards Richmond and René Colato Laínez.

We chat about classroom communities, differentiation in the classroom, and the importance of families.

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Kristy Acevedo talks about how writing is like painting, writing with pens and pencils, and the importance of creating personal checklists.

To prep for our next episode, grab a copy of Susan Edwards Richmond’s, Night Owl Night and René Colato Laínez’s We Play Soccer/Jugamos al fútbol. We’ll talk about these books along with their other amazing creations and we’ll celebrate the joy of early childhood communities.

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Veera Hiranandani and Ruth Behar talk about the incredible parallels in their work, othering and writing from a personal place.

Join us for our next live chat on Sunday, October 29th at 12 PM EST. We’ll be talking all things preschool, picture books, and early literacy with Susan Edwards Richmond and René Colato Laínez. Sign up on my website at www.katenarita.com

For our next episode, read Kristy Acevedo’s young adult novels, The Warning and The Fallout. 

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Debut picture book author, Hà Dinh, talks about being a night owl, wildflower wonders, and the importance of trailblazers.

To prep for our next episode, read or listen to one of Veera Hiranandani’s novels and one of Ruth Behar’s novels. We’ll travel back through time to pre and post World War II and the 1960s. Pack your bags and get ready to go.

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On this episode, Jyoti Rajan Gopal and Tina M. Cho talk about all things kindergarten. We talk about beautiful beginning of the year books to build community, the importance of extended family, and Tina and Jyoti’s upcoming releases.

To prep for next episode, read Hà Dinh’s wonderful debut picture book, Where Wildflowers Grow.

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In this episode,  H.M. Bouwman teaches us how to embrace interiority, separate out revision rounds, and share our writing processes with students.

To prepare for our next chat and episode, read one of Tina M. Cho’s or Jyoti Rajan Gopal’s fantastic picture books to prepare for our chat. It’s fun to compare and contrast Tina’s The Ocean Calls with Jyoti’s My Paati’s Saris.

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New England SCBWI’s regional advisor, Stacy Mozer, delves deep into writer’s workshop. In addition to writer’s workshop, we also talk about how reading is a writing and a teaching superpower, and the importance of developing a relationship with your local librarian.

Before our next episode, read one of H.M. Bouwman’s fantastic middle grade novels. Gossamer Summer just came out this past May. In addition to being truly delightful, it’s less than 200 pages. It’s a quick, fun read jam-packed with magic.

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