Ruth Ayres and Stacey Shubitz • Foreword by Carl Anderson
328 pp • Grades K-6 • $28.00 • Available early November
http://www.stenhouse.com/0809.
Teaching writing in a workshop setting is hard work. To plan mini-lessons, understand the diverse needs of a classroom of writers, and lift the level of each writer, while at the same time building confidence, is a tall order.
Ruth Ayers and Stacey Shubitz, creators of the popular blogTwo Writing Teachers, have translated years of wisdom on writing instruction into a cornucopia of practical advice in their new book, Day by Day. Ruth and Stacey provide encouragement and manageable, bite-sized "discussions" that teachers can review daily to continuously improve their practice.
The 180 discussions are organized into 18 "cycles," which in turn are grouped into chapters for each of the pillars of writing workshop: routines, mini-lessons, choice, mentors, conferring, and assessment. The book can be used as a quick reference for inspiration, as intensive professional development on a particular topic, or as a day-by-day guide to teaching writing workshop throughout the year. Questions throughout encourage reflective practice.
As Carl Anderson writes in the foreword, "This is a book that asks readers to take an active stance toward their learning, a stance that will reward them with new knowledge, new teaching points, and new techniques that become a part of their teaching repertoire."
Print copies of Day by Day will start shipping early next month, and you can now preview the entire book online:
http://www.stenhouse.com/0809.
Ruth Ayers and Stacey Shubitz, creators of the popular blogTwo Writing Teachers, have translated years of wisdom on writing instruction into a cornucopia of practical advice in their new book, Day by Day. Ruth and Stacey provide encouragement and manageable, bite-sized "discussions" that teachers can review daily to continuously improve their practice.The 180 discussions are organized into 18 "cycles," which in turn are grouped into chapters for each of the pillars of writing workshop: routines, mini-lessons, choice, mentors, conferring, and assessment. The book can be used as a quick reference for inspiration, as intensive professional development on a particular topic, or as a day-by-day guide to teaching writing workshop throughout the year. Questions throughout encourage reflective practice.
As Carl Anderson writes in the foreword, "This is a book that asks readers to take an active stance toward their learning, a stance that will reward them with new knowledge, new teaching points, and new techniques that become a part of their teaching repertoire."Print copies of Day by Day will start shipping early next month, and you can now preview the entire book online:
http://www.stenhouse.com/0809.
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