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1 min read 2021-10-25 20:30:00

Digital Notebooks, Remixes and Infographics: The Stealth Writing Workshop

A few weeks ago I outlined my peculiar teacher headspace this year as I face the challenge of teaching AP Lang after years of working to perfect

1 min read 2021-09-15 20:00:00

As an American now living and teaching in Canada, I’ve had to learn a lot in a short period of time. I’m teaching a self-contained 3rd + 4th

1 min read 2021-09-10 20:30:00

Before laying down an opening for this year’s first post, I found myself browsing around the Moving Writers site and checking out some of the

1 min read 2021-06-28 20:00:00

One of the most rewarding aspects of my Moving Writers beat is hearing from other educators about how they encourage students to identify when they

5 min read 2021-03-05 21:00:00

Things are a little stressful in Texas, where I live. We just survived a snow-pocalypse the likes we’ve not seen in a century. Many of us had

6 min read 2020-12-04 21:00:00

Things are crazy right now, to say the least. When I started my instructional coaching job, I made a vision and a mission statement that I hung up

5 min read 2020-10-01 20:00:00

Becoming an “Expert” – Moving Writers (Above is a recording of the following article) If I had a quarter for

6 min read 2020-03-28 08:00:00

At this point in time, I’d be surprised if a teacher told me they haven’t gotten “the call” yet. And by “the call,” I mean when an

6 min read 2020-03-28 01:18:04

At this point in time, I’d be surprised if a teacher told me they haven’t gotten “the call” yet. And by “the call,” I mean when an

5 min read 2019-12-16 17:24:04

It’s been a minute since I last wrote a post. With the ‘before winter break shenanigans’ in full effect the past couple of weeks, I just now

4 min read 2019-10-03 20:30:38

This year at Moving Writers, I’ll be dedicating some of my posts to exploring the ways I try to help two of my students, who I’ve nicknamed Troy

4 min read 2019-09-19 16:14:59

It’s the start of a new school year and this is my fourth year at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi. And yes, it is ridiculously hot

4 min read 2019-09-05 20:30:55

Since my students only just finished their second day of school yesterday, I’m going to use my first post of the season (Welcome back, Moving

2 min read 2019-06-03 20:50:59

The 2nd annual 100 Days of Summer Writing is underway! Welcome, new friends! So good to see you, friends from last summer! We are hopeful that this