Getting Students to Write- Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers improve student writing.

By Melissa Morrison, Elementary, Middle School Writing Consultant, Literacy CoachEducation How To

Getting Students to Write- Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers improve student writing. episodes

March 26, 2024 Episode 58 Stop Overwhelm and See Progress!
Are you feeling like you don't know where to go next with writing? Do you notice your elementary or middle school writers lacking progress? This episode is for you!
Whether or not you are utilizing a writing "program" with lessons already provided, you may find yourself feeling lost or unsure of how to proceed during each writing block.
A program also will not ensure you are meeting each writers' needs.
In this episode, I share the ONE THING that is crucial for teaching writing and growing writers-You must KNOW THEM!
I will discuss ways to be sure you do, as well as the second integral practice for feeling secure in your planning AND seeing progress with each and every writer.
Listen in and for teacher strategies and tips that will transform your writing time and help you feel more confident as a writing teacher!
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!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
28 min
March 19, 2024 Episode 57 Teacher "After Workshop" Q&A
I just love the Question-and-Answer portion of workshops! This is when I truly know what the teachers need!
Today's episode will cover these two questions:
How can I support emergent writers?
After finding out students' writing level - do I split them into groups and focus on their level or do the teaching as a whole class?
Happy Listening!
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!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
17 min
March 12, 2024 Episode 56 Teacher "After Workshop" Q&A Pt 1
This episode shares questions from teachers' exit tickets after attending my workshop "Unveiling the Artistry of Teaching Writing".
Today's questions are:
How can I instill motivation in writers?
How will I be sure my lessons are diverse to meet all writers' needs, challenging students who need it without overwhelming others?
I hope the ideas and suggestions shared will not only help the teachers who provided these questions but you as well!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
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!
27 min
March 05, 2024 Episode 55 Supporting All Learners with Risa Woods Pt 2
I know you will gain so much from this conversation from Mrs. Risa Woods, educator and ELL expert!
Risa provides high-impact teaching strategies and mindsets that are geared toward supporting multi-lingual learners but will benefit all students in your classroom.
The information Risa shares is of great help to teachers who are limited in support when teaching English Language Learners.
In this episode, Risa and I continue our discussion with ideas for supporting learners new to literacy instruction.
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Risa Woods Website
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
16 min
February 27, 2024 Episode 54 Supporting All Students with Risa Woods, ELL Expert Pt1
I know you will gain so much from this conversation from Mrs. Risa Woods, educator and ELL expert!
Risa provides high-impact teaching strategies and mindsets that are geared toward supporting multi-lingual learners but will benefit all students in your classroom.
The information Risa shares is of great help to teachers who are limited in support when teaching English Language Learners.
In this episode, you will hear what Risa believes to be most important for the students in your classroom as well as thoughts on translation tools to utilize- and her answers may be surprising...they were to me!
Risa Woods IG
Risa Woods Website
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
21 min
February 20, 2024 Episode 53 Understanding the Connection between Reading and Writing
It is impossible to ignore the connection between reading and writing.
This episode delves into the ways that understanding that connection help to inform and enhance writing instruction.
Melissa shares what research says about how reading and writing work together, ways to begin to make this connection known to students and the 'behind the scene' ways that reading strengthens writing.
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
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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32 min
February 13, 2024 Episode 52 No More "Should"
Hey There Writing Teacher!
Have you asked these questions before?
'How much should my students be writing?' 'What should their writing look like?' 'What should I focus on?' How should I instruct this writer?'
Well-today we turn stop saying 'should' and start using 'can'!
This episode will share Melissa's take on how teachers can approach their own learning of student-centered writing instruction by accepting the journey. We will also discuss the importance of knowing students' abilities and valuing the joy of writing!
21 min
February 06, 2024 Episode 51 The Writing Process Series: Editing and Publishing with the Writer in Mind
'Publish means public, not Perfect' and 'Value the Process, not the Product!'
These are the mantras I'd like you to take on when thinking about the editing and publish portion of the writing process for your students.
When we keep the writer in mind (teach the writer, not the writing!) we will not have them edit to "perfection". We will have them edit to their level of skill with editing.
When we value the process, not the product and we know that "publish means public, not perfect" we do not need to have our writers completely rewrite their final product.
I hope this episode will help you to continue to transform your writing time!
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About Melissa
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!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
20 min
January 30, 2024 Episode 50 The Writing Process Series-Revising with Purpose
Why are we having our students revise? Sure, we want them to make their piece the best it can be! But, are we revising with a focus on the writer, or on the writing?
This episode will discuss two thoughts on the revision portion of the writing process:
1-Why do we revise and how can we make it effective for our writers?
2-When do writers revise
Melissa will share how the idea of "teaching the writer" is still vital and effective for revision as well as ways to choose revision strategies in your classroom.
If we want to get our students to write, we must teach them!
Happy Listening!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
Freebie- Building Independent Writing Stamina Checklist
Grab the Checklist Here
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!
20 min
January 23, 2024 Episode 49 The Writing Process Series: Details of Drafting
Drafting is so much more than we realize!
In this episode, Melissa shares the details of drafting by exploring all the purposes of this part of the writing process for our student writers as well as for ourselves as teachers, and how important it is for us to understand this aspect of writing for our writing instruction.
Discussion points include:
How planning is also "drafting"
Drafting is a vulnerable step that requires a safe community of writers
Students and teachers learn from a draft
Multiple drafts per unit
Freebie- Building Independent Writing Stamina Checklist
Grab the Checklist Here
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!
Website and Blog Read the latest blog posts and find out more about services provided by Melissa
TikTok Follow Melissa for tips and support with writing instruction!
YouTube Find out more about teaching writing as you watch webinars and model lessons taught by Melissa
LinkedIn Connect with Melissa!
20 min

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Are you a K-8 Elementary or Middle School ELA teacher wondering how to get your students to write? This podcast is for teachers looking for a way to revamp and transform their writing time! You don't need daily lesson plans or prompts-you just need to understand what writers need!