Because Writing Matters

Promoting intentional writing development and high-caliber writing instruction & research to support the positive writing trajectories of 21st century students.

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

What teachers of writing did not receive in pre-service preparation can't be "fixed" in one 50-minute PD session. Writing & writing instruction are dependent on too many factors for that. Stop looking for the "quick fix." It doesn't exist. #writing #teacherprep

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@NCTE_CCCC FANTASTIC #CCCC2023 conference for this first-time attendee! Looking ahead to #Spokane for #CCCC2024!

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@ShaneAWood @ClarkPerryman None are close to the conference hotel, but La Villa in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, Marie's in Mayfair & Vito & Nick's is legendary down in Ashburn, I think. They have an Italian beef pizza that combines that Chicago favorite with the thin crust tavern style. To die for!

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@ClarkPerryman @ShaneAWood That's what we Chicagoans eat. Thin crust all day!

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@NCTE_CCCC First-time attendee at #CCCC2023 in Chicago. I'm in heaven surrounded by the scholarly comraderie around all things #writing!

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

BREAKING: ED has announced an extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, & collections as the Biden Admin asks the Supreme Court to review the lower-court orders preventing ED from providing debt relief for tens of millions of Americans. https://t.co/AWOeuk4EQQ

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Attention teachers! If you received Teacher Loan Forgiveness, the period of service that led to your eligibility can count toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Submit your PSLF application by October 31, 2022 to take advantage: https://t.co/hML8eDmgkb

[Steven Singer @StevenSinger3]

When your response to teachers leaving the profession is to make it easier to become a teacher but not stay a teacher, you’re part of the reason why teachers are leaving in the first place.

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

In the Summer of 2020, I posted a survey on the professional learning choices of secondary ELA teachers of writing. Those findings, along with what the focus group interviews revealed, can be found here: https://t.co/YsSzFbu0gO #professionallearning #writing #writingteachers

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

I believe the answer to this question is, "You can't."

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

"Teach the writer, not the writing."- @LucyCalkins

[ILA @ILAToday]

Writers grow most when immersed in the messy process of writing. During this free #ILAWebinar sponsored by @HeinemannPub, @SarahMZerwin reveals how to cultivate learning environments in which students feel safe to struggle in their writing.
https://t.co/ge0vtG06w6

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@ILAToday Steve Graham

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

@poetpedagogue I developed a whole feedback and self-reflection process for various stages of writing. It's not perfect but pretty effective; it's just too much to tweet. DM me if interested in having a convo about it.

[Carol Jago @CarolJago]

If your students find writing difficult, that’s because it is.

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

As I stop mid revision of my dissertation's Ch.3 to open a Ch. 5 file because that's where my brain is at the moment, I'm reminded of this: #WRITING is not a neat linear process because thinking is not a neat linear process.

[Laura Robb @LRobbTeacher]

Wisdom from Richard Allington!

[ILA @ILAToday]

We’re working on an article for an upcoming Literacy Today issue about the impact of COVID-19 on early literacy instruction, and we would like to get educators’ and literacy experts’ thoughts. To whom should we reach out for interviews?

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

Calling all HS ELA teachers of writing: Please share your teacher prep experiences and ongoing professional learning by completing this short doctoral research survey. https://t.co/UqfdHecPwf
@NCTEAROrg

@NCRLLorg

@anna_phd

#writing #ELAteachers #professionallearning

[Because Writing Matters @WtgMatters]

Calling all HS ELA teachers of writing: Please share your teacher prep experiences and ongoing professional learning by completing this short doctoral research survey. https://t.co/UqfdHecPwf
@LILangArtsCoun
@wvcte
@NebLangArts

#writing #ELAteachers #professionallearning