Judy Lindquist

Looking at the piece of writing that was being projected onto the SMART Board in my classroom, my colleague leaned over and whispered, “I...

As an educator, I have spent the greater part of my life facilitating and supporting others as they learn and grow.   It is my life’s...

It is that time of year! Everyone is heading toward the New Year with renewed energy and optimism. It does seem to be the perfect time to...

“I can’t decide if I want to do my traditional birthday-day-outing with my parents this year.”  A student was explaining to me that he...

This past week was my December School Author Visit Day! I took a personal day from my “real job” to visit a local school where I was able...

“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...

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...

Some numbers to consider…. 40 college students representing 3 Universities, working with 25 teachers at my school, logging over 550...

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...

It happened again this week.  A member of a writing group to which I belong, shared their very negative experience as they worked to...

I spent a great deal of time this week uploading student entries to a writing competition.  While I have written about the importance of...

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...

There was recently an article in the Atlantic about elite college students who had gone their entire school career without being assigned...

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...

Storytelling and writing, while seemingly synonymous terms, are anything but. They can certainly coexist. But they can also live...

Defined as the ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, resilience has become a new buzzword in education.  Yes,...

Banned Books Week starts today!  This is a week designed to raise awareness of censorship and to celebrate the freedom to read. First...

Self-Care.  A concept that has been around for generations, yet it seemed to have gotten a new label sometime during our pandemic years. ...

“Change is what happens. Transition is what we do about it.”   That phrase was recently share with my husband.  His company has just...

I was recently working with a group of students on revising their writing.  This seems to be the stage in the writing process that...