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Dec. 8, 2024: To-Do
“Can I be your hug for today?” I looked up from my laptop, where I was answering a parent email. It was lunch time in my...
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Dec 12 min read
December 1, 2024: Traditional Cards and Letters
At the grocery store this week I asked the cashier if they had gotten in their Christmas Stamps yet. When she said that they had, I...
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Nov 241 min read
Nov. 24, 0224: Gratitude
Some numbers to consider…. 40 college students representing 3 Universities, working with 25 teachers at my school, logging over 550...
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Nov 173 min read
Nov. 17, 2024: School Visits and Fees
This week was my first School Author visit of this school year. It was thrilling to meet with 100+ 4th graders and their teachers to...
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Nov 103 min read
Nov. 10, 2024: The Case For Traditional Publication
It happened again this week. A member of a writing group to which I belong, shared their very negative experience as they worked to...
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Nov 32 min read
November 3, 2024: The Power of Writing Contests
I spent a great deal of time this week uploading student entries to a writing competition. While I have written about the importance of...
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Oct 272 min read
Oct. 27, 2024: Rowing to Great Writing
If you have ever watched a team of rowers glide their boat across water, it can be mesmerizing. There is a grace to the smooth, poetic...
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Oct 203 min read
Oct. 20, 2024: Book-in-a-Day: A Deconstructed story
There was recently an article in the Atlantic about elite college students who had gone their entire school career without being assigned...
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Oct 131 min read
Oct. 13, 2024: Thank You Helpers
It has been a stressful few weeks for those of us in Florida. Two powerful and deadly hurricanes, arriving nearly back-to-back, have left...
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Oct 62 min read
Oct. 6, 2024: Storytelling or Writing?
Storytelling and writing, while seemingly synonymous terms, are anything but. They can certainly coexist. But they can also live...
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Sep 293 min read
Sept. 29, 2024: Resilience
Defined as the ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, resilience has become a new buzzword in education. Yes,...
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Sep 223 min read
Sept. 22, 2024: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week starts today! This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. First...
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Sep 152 min read
Sept. 15, 2024: The Self-Care Conundrum
Self-Care. A concept that has been around for generations, yet it seemed to have gotten a new label sometime during our pandemic years. ...
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Sep 82 min read
Sep. 8, 2024: Change and Transition
“Change is what happens. Transition is what we do about it.” That phrase was recently share with my husband. His company has just...
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Sep 12 min read
Sept. 1, 2024: Revising
I was recently working with a group of students on revising their writing. This seems to be the stage in the writing process that...
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Aug 252 min read
Aug. 25, 2024: Everyone's Path is Different
“Everyone’s path is different.” That exact phrase was recently said to me in two very different settings. As the Lead Mentor at my...
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Aug 184 min read
August 18, 2024: Creating Teacher Materials
Creating teacher materials to go with your books. That was a recent topic in an online writer’s group and differing perspectives soon...
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Aug 112 min read
August 11, 2024: Being Banned
Banned books is certainly not a new topic. People have been banning books for as long as there have been books. When I teach the...
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Aug 42 min read
Aug. 4, 2024: New Beginnings
Although August is still considered a summer month, here in Florida, (and many other southern states) the new school year gets underway...
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Jul 282 min read
July 28, 2024: Unbiased Word Choice
A discussion I have had with my elementary school writing students, my college students, and in my adult writing groups…. Is there such a...
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