Calling all educators!

What a pleasure it was to speak with author, educator and podcast host Mr. Jacob Chastain.

Mr. Chastain's passion for students and for writing (and for student writers!) is clear and contagious, and is such an inspiration for all educators, regardless of the grade level or content they teach.

A few quotes from our guest:

"Not everyone is going to be a certain type of writer. Our job is to be their writing coach..."

"In real writing a lot of writing happens in the head before it ever comes to the page."

"Let's make our classrooms a place where writers can mingle, and they can get distracted, and they can live the writerly life. It's not just a free for all. We are still thinking about writing!"

"I was never going to get [my students] to retain those grammar things if I never got them to care about what they were writing in the first place."

If you are looking for help with teaching writing in a way that works for your students, this is the episode for you!

You can find Mr. Chastain on Instagram @heychastain, Facebook at Teach Me, Teacher and on each of his two podcasts: Teach Me, Teacher and Craft and Draft.

Also check out his two books; Teach Me, Teacher and Writefully Empowered

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.

If you would like to learn more or refer Melissa to your district, check out her website below!

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