- What will my Writer's Workshop look like?
- How I will create a Digital Writer's Workshop
- Challenges that I anticipate
Entry #2
- The need for explicit technology instruction
- My thoughts on the three elements of Hicks' (2009) framework
Entry #3
- How to respond to the "I don't know what to write" comment
- The value of journal writing
- Multiple avenues of journal writing
Entry #4
- Making connections through using digital tools (RSS' and social bookmarking)
- The benefits of using digital tools with the writing process
- New literacies may not be so "new"
- Self-assessment
- Metacognitive growth- Reading and writing as parallel processes
Entry #6
- Assess the writers not the writing
- The importance of self-assessment and conferencing
- Managing the demands of assessment in Writer's Workshop
Entry #7
- Biographical and expository reading/writing genres
- All reading and writing should not be referred to as "stories"
- The positives of assigning a multi-genre project
- The blessing and addressing of Jenna's Entry #6
- Are teachers currently devoted to truly teaching the genres?
- Is the Daily 5 enough instruction in the genres?
Entry #9
Entry #10
- Newfound self-awareness of descriptive writing
- Focus on words: The integration of word choice, vocabulary and spelling
- Descriptive writing's role in poetry
Entry #10
- The blessing and addressing of Carrie's Entry #4
- How and when should we teach digital and traditional writing?
- The importance of purpose in all writing
- How is each reading/writing genre unique?
- My new insights on each genre
- Reflecting on the "Student Learning Outcomes" for LTED 618
- My adopted beliefs: "Form follows function" & "Teach the writer not the writing"
