It can sound scary and impossible, but it's not!

In this first episode with Mrs. Michelle Ruhe of Coach from the Couch, we share the power of peer feedback to:

• enhance writing quality
• engage students and
• distribute the feedback workload

You will hear about the transformative potential of peer feedback in fostering student ownership and improving writing through collaborative learning.

Listen in to this and next week's episode for practical and effective tips on implementing peer feedback in your writing classroom.

Michelle Ruhe is a 20+ year veteran elementary educator dedicated to helping others find the joy in teaching--because confident, happy educators are the key to inspiring confident and successful students! She wants others to love teaching as much as she does...and wouldn't dream of doing anything else!

Michelle has experience as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and virtual consultant and holds great knowledge of literacy!

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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