How Inquiry-Based Freewriting Can Deepen Student Writing Adding freewriting to a unit can build students' writing confidence and make their writing more authentic, fluent, and complex.

This @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social post includes step-by-step methods for how to use inquiry-based freewriting—and student reflections showing how well it worked for one teacher! buff.ly/RG1XypB #ELASky #EduSky

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How Process Checklists Support Student Writing Skills in the Age of AI Teachers can provide a detailed checklist to guide students to produce a strong piece of original writing.

What’s a simple tool that can help students produce strong, original writing—without relying on AI? A process checklist! ✅

Here’s how to create one.

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How Process Checklists Support Student Writing Skills in the Age of AI Teachers can provide a detailed checklist to guide students to produce a strong piece of original writing.

A simple checklist can help prioritize process over product, while making sure students deeply process their thoughts and produce solid writing! ✍️

Bonus: It’s a great approach to try if you’re struggling with the effects of AI in your classroom.

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Me, an instructional coach, personally escorting Lucy Calkins’ curriculum to the trash where it belongs—because it’s banned in my state and she’s getting sued. A two-for-one special. 🗑️ #CurriculumCleanup #ByeLucy #LiteracyMatters #teachersky #elasky

Using Maslow’s Hierarchy to Teach Literary Analysis The ability to understand why people do what they do starts with empathy, and using the hierarchy of needs can help students understand fictional characters.

The hierarchy of needs can help students understand fictional characters! 📕 Teacher Jodi Fernandez explains how. #ELAsky

Cultivating Writing Skills in Young Learners This strategy for teaching creative writing to first- and second-grade students uses an engaging and differentiated approach.

This writing project for early grades:
📝 Scaffolds the writing process.
⭐ Meets diverse learning needs.
🎉 Empowers young writers to produce work they’re proud to share.

Here’s a detailed guide, complete with *all* the materials you’ll need.

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How to Make One-on-One ELA Conferences Work Middle school teachers and students can both benefit from individual conferences, and this routine makes them manageable.

A practice so effective “I wished I had used it all along”! Here’s how one-on-one conferencing with students can help you build relationships *and* drive deep learning. 🤩 #ELAsky

What Works For Me! “Cool things happen when you ask students to just write and even cooler things happen when you show off the things they write to other students.” —Marcus Luther, Teacher

2 photos from teacher Marcus Luther. The first is a close-up of a question, printed out and affixed to a bulletin board: Why is consciousness such a difficult word to spell? The second is a wide shot of the entire bulletin board, the “Beautiful Language Wall,” with dozens of snippets of students' writing.

Check out what works for @marcusluther.bsky.social : a Beautiful Language Wall! ✏️ #ELAsky

21 Effective Learning Games for ELA Classes Developing students’ language skills can be more engaging with games that address vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Get your elementary students excited to build vocabulary, grammar, speaking, *and* listening skills with these language games! 💬🎉

Check out 21 ideas from first-time Edutopia contributor Donna Paul. #ELAsky #ELAchat

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One of my FAVORITE parts of the old place was #MSChat - a place where middle school educators could come together - I haven't seen much here yet want to restart #MSChat in 2025 - Please join us on January 9th at 8:00 PM Eastern! @blocht574.bsky.social #edusky #booksky #mathsky #elasky

I’m curious. What type of integration would you want to see with AI and ELA? I’m building a course the next couple of weeks on how to best do this. As a former HS ELA teacher, I have an idea, but I’d love to hear from others. #ELASky #EduSky #EduSkyAI

Hey #NCTE! Join @jacquiegardy.bsky.social and yours truly for our poster session from 12:30 - 1:45 on Friday in Hall A! We will be be talking #criticalcreativity in ELA around the globe! #ncte2024 #ncte24 #edusky #ELAsky

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Gratitude A letter of GRATITUDE

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Letters of gratitude from students to school adults. 10/10 #EduSky #ELASky docs.google.com/presentation...