Susanna B.

Associate prof of English (English Education), Director of Indiana Writing Project, academic mama, reluctant tweeter.

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

So honored to be part of this ceremony (that’s my classroom!!); I love to do this rewarding work w @MuncieSchools teachers!! Grateful to @BallStateCSH,
@ballstatetc, @ballstateotescp, and @bsuenglish for supporting this important partnership!

[Lee Ann Kwiatkowski @MU_DrK]

Great collaboration between @BSU and @MuncieSchools. Today we had a ribbon cutting ceremony outside the rooms where our PDS liaisons work with teachers and students.

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@indianawp would love to see these Titan writers at our camps this summer!!!

[NMS Principal @NMS_MCS]

Titans at Ball State for the Peer Tutoring Writing Expo! Good writing has and will always change the world! Check out more opportunities for our Titan Writers! #mcs #northsidetitans

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

Back at it! Happy to be learning with my ⁦@MuncieSchools⁩ middle school ELA teachers and my ⁦@indianawp⁩ teacher leaders. Lots of laughs AND learning about assessing argument!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

⁦love being with two of my favorite teacher groups today—@indianawp⁩ teacher leaders and teachers from ⁦@MuncieSchools⁩! We are hard at work reading informational texts, finding central ideas and evidence, and working towards writing source-based arguments!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

SO proud of the work that young writers did this summer at IWP, including students from @MuncieSchools! Thanks to @bsudailynews for this article about our Journalism camp. Grateful to @bsuenglish for supporting IWP's work! We've already started planning Summer '23... stay tuned!

[Indiana Writing Project @indianawp]

Fostering Creativity: 9 Delaware County fifth-ninth grade students spread their creative wings at Indiana Writing Project's Writing Camp 2022. https://t.co/IlV9gbmls0

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

I LOVED having so many teachers from @MuncieSchools as part of this professional development last week and I can't wait to continue our learning (and keep reading and writing together) when we are back to school. But, we'll let the teachers have a little summer break first!! :)

[Indiana Writing Project @indianawp]

Last week, IWP Teacher Consultants and teachers from in and around Muncie came together to study C3WP materials from @writingproject. We are so excited to walk alongside these teachers as they teach argument writing next academic year!

[Laura Malafarina @lauramalafarina]

Hey English teacher friends! This year in Creative Writing, I started a daily sentence study warm-up that I called Word Lab. It was the most beneficial 10 minutes of our class, hands down, and I want to share all of the resources I created with you! [thread!]

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@indianawp friends, take note!! I’m thinking this will be pretty awesome.

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@MelissaABlossom @NIETteach @MuncieSchools Bravo, all! Can’t wait to see these amazing teachers and leaders next week!!

[Indiana Writing Project @indianawp]

A great day at eLead today with IWP Teacher Consultants. Loved talking about all of IWP’s offerings and making connections for future projects!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@readingrural Hooray!!! Glad to have you back in Indiana!!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@habernathy83 @WRITE_Center IWP summer read?! I’d love to read and chat about it with someone!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@MelissaABlossom @MuncieSchools @NIETteach What a crew!!! 💙💙

[Julie Stern @JulieHStern]

I've worked with thousands of teachers in every content area preK-12 on boosting our practice for an ever-changing world.

Here are my top 3 low-lift, high-impact shifts. 🧵

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@adamrbeach But he’s wearing the same tie, so that’s got to count for something!!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

Another great day with @MuncieSchools ELA + other teachers from Northside and Southside and amazing Teacher Consultants from @indianawp. Looking forward to this summer -- not only for the sunshine, but also for more opportunities to learn and work w/ this awesome crew!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@CreynoldsMCS You’re welcome—thank YOU and Dr K for making this possible for the teachers. I’m grateful for the opportunity to do this work!

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

ELA + intervention faculty from @SMS_MCS @MuncieSchools came in an hour before school and stayed during their first period prep to learn about better supporting their readers. Teachers are the best people, and I'm glad to work with this crew.

[Muncie Community Schools @MuncieSchools]

How's your Friday going? Teachers at Southside Middle School are participating in a book study discussing strategies to work with struggling readers. #CradleToCareer

[Kelly Gallagher @KellyGToGo]

Why reading for pleasure is so important——Opinion: Fewer kids read for fun anymore. They’re losing out on more than great stories https://t.co/5wOW5OggCU

[Susanna B. @slbenko]

@jill_christman I was thinking about exactly this when my husband poured over our at-home test results, looking between the kit's "answer key" and our little stick with two clear lines. We've had so much practice wishing for two lines. It's just this time, we didn't want a positive result :(