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3 Resources for Place-Based Writing Ahead of Write Out 2026 (opens the original)
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In my classroom, October feels like a pumpkin-scented plug-in, cozy, creepy short stories, two-sentence horror stories, and the National Writing Project’s Write Out. Write Out is a completely free collaboration between the National Writing Project and the National Park Service encouraging students to connect to their ecosystem and community through place-based
Building Evidence-Based Arguments: a FREE microcourse! (opens the original)
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Craft Close-Up: Low-Key Roundtable Event Arguments (opens the original)
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As you know, I left my former school at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, and when I left (despite my best attempts) my Google Drive was ravaged. Most specifically, it seems pretty much all complete student work samples are gone. SIGH. I have bits and pieces of things still. Today, I’m sharing a folder of materials created for my original Roundtable Analysis unit plan I shared in February 2022. I will continue to do this as I dig out. :) If you are missing things you’d like to have, feel fre
Random Resource Recap (opens the original)
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In the midst of our regular posts, I always forget all the other things I really want to tell you and show you and share with you! To be fair, a lot of them have to do with my new role at lilyPD. On the other hand, they are FREE! 7 FREE PD Micro-CoursesRight now, lilyPD is still in beta, which means all seven of our courses — including Civil Discourse and Nonfiction Reading Strategies — are absolutely free. At the end of each course, you get a certificate for 5 professional development hours val
September Unit: Launching Choice Reading (opens the original)
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