Connecting with your writing teaching, your students, and your colleagues

To feel connected to your teaching, students, and colleagues, embrace being a writer-teacher. Here’s how:

1. Model the writer’s life to your students

• Learn more – [What Does Effective Shared Writing Look Like?]
• [Living a Literate Life]

2. Provide mentor texts to help you teach writing effectively and authentically

• Learn more – [Reading In The Writing Classroom]

3. Connect with students and invite them to generate their own writing ideas

• Learn more – [The Writing Realities Framework]
• [You’re Their Writer-Teacher! Supporting Children To Find Fruitful Writing Ideas]

4. Earn credibility and trust by writing yourself

• Learn more – [Getting Writing Instruction Right]
• [What Does Effective Shared Writing Look Like?]

5. Collaborate with colleagues in implementing evidence-based practices

• Learn more – [14 Ways To Improve The Writing Teaching In Your School]

6. Establish a Teachers’ Writing Group

Go to the National Writing Project for ongoing professional development and support.

Together, let’s elevate our writing teaching and empower our students to become confident and connected writers!