This episode will prepare you to begin gathering formative data about your writers that will keep your instruction, and writer's progress, on track!

As the data conversation continues, I share more in this episode about:

• How data adjust goals for writers
• How data informs your instructional choices
• Simple ways to choose data points and collect data

If you want to teach writing more effectively, engage students in writing, manage writer's workshop and help struggling writers, formative data is where it's at!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Writing Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo (The Hierarchy of Writing Goals)

Writefully Empowered by Jacob Chastain

Data Collection Template (This can be copied and then edited as needed-use your chosen writing categories)

Previous Correlated Episodes:

Ep 84 Writing Conferring Series: Writer's Inquiry Conference

Ep 83 Writing Strategies Series: Engagement

Ep 44 and 45 All Things Writing with Jacob Chastain

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About Melissa:

Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education.  Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.

Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction. 

Teaching to Transform, LLC was founded by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.

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