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I am afraid...

...that I won't be as effective as I could be. I am afraid that I will get to a point where I won't know what to do to "make it happen" for my students. I want them to be amazing, know they are...

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What if

What if I secretly still feel like a bad writer? Or maybe one that's just pretending?

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What's this in my throat?

My day is done. I plop down at my computer to review my plans for the next. I have an idea for our second ever assignment on the YWP site. As I am finding the shortcut for the web browser on my...

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First month

Beware...this might all just be my own personal challenges as an educator...maybe the YWP just has it's own special way of bringing these challenges out for me to struggle with...just kidding of...

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sigh of relief

My issue with chatting seems to be under control. I have a couple of 6th graders that continually push into the "silly conversation" side of things rather than writing about the writing. Overall, it's...

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movin' on to 5th grade

6th grade is going well. Though I did plan to be using the YWP with 4th and 5th by Christmas, I feel good about the timing. Last week I introduced the YWP to my 5th grade. When I introduce the site to...

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The impact on my teaching and my students

Although I am fairly new to teaching and even newer to teaching writing at the middle school level, I have to say, the digital classroom from the Young Writer's Project has had a tremendously positive...

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Sharing the concept with others

Katie and I were fortunate enough to be able to pilot the Young Writer's Project this year at our school. It has been greatly beneficial for our teaching and our students' learning, however, sharing...

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one last project...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wish the year wouldn't end! I have so many ideas, for next year, I guess.read more

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In case you missed this...

Thanks to Kendra Schaap, a member of the 09/10 Digital Writing Practicum, who created this Prezi about the impact of the YWP Schools Project training and classroom at her school. For more about the YWP...

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