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Give your students opportunities to share their writing with flair. Sharing opportunities throughout our sessions and especially at the end keep motivation high. A huge motivating factor for revision is the desire to connect more effectively with our readers.
Explore more ideas and possibilities for sharing in Writerly Play: Transform Your Teaching with Game-Based Strategies and Tools.
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Sometimes having fun in class is as nerve-wracking as it is exciting. How do we strike the balance between making sure our students are having a blast, and maintaining a productive work environment? The key is filling up our educator tool-boxes so we’re prepared with classroom management when things begin to spin out of control.
Learn more about classroom management for Writerly Play in Writerly Play: Transform Your Teaching with Game-Based Strategies and Tools.
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Play opens up new possibilities in our storytelling. But how do we make the leap from play to paper? Two important kinds of writerly conversation bridge between play and writing. First, we host modeling conversations with the full class, in which we as facilitators think aloud as we connect the dots. Also, we individualize the learning through personalized conversations with our students writer-to-writer. These conferring sessions help students apply the general concepts from the day to their unique projects.
Explore strategies for conferring in Writerly Play: Transform Your Teaching with Game-Based Strategies and Tools.
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We all need a little guidance from time to time, and adding structure into a game is sometimes just the thing you need to get your kids playing freely. Sidecoaching is a tool to help educators facilitate thinking, learning and exploration in moment-to-moment play.
Learn more about side coaching in Writerly Play: Transform Your Teaching with Game Based Strategies and Tools.
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The first day of any new writing class can be daunting. There’s a lot to think about. Maybe you have a new group of students to get to know, or you are introducing a curriculum that’s new even to you. The first day is a chance to establish guidelines, rules, and relationships, as well as get your students excited about the lessons to come.
Learn more about setting up your classroom for Writerly Play in Writerly Play: Transform Your Teaching with Game Based Strategies and Tools.
