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The importance of writing as a communicative tool has been stressed time and again – writing isn’t just a medium of communication, it’s also an essential skill that can help leverage an individual both in the job market, their personal relationships, and, primarily, in education.

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Celebrate Poetry Next Month!
posted by: Cindy Omlin | March 30, 2015, 11:16 PM

Next month is National Poetry Month. It's a perfect time to highlight poetry in the classroom. Here are some resources that can help you do just that:

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Blogging for Authentic Writing
posted by: Cindy Omlin | January 09, 2013, 08:48 PM

Last summer, Martha Payne made international news when her local government took steps intended to shut down her blog.  What spread this story so far is the fact that Martha is 9 years old and her blog, NeverSeconds, was designed to criticize her school lunches.  Her blog quickly gained an international audience and students around the world started to send Martha pictures of their lunches as a way to complain.  When news broke that the school had told Martha to stop and that the local government had even passed a law prohibiting photography in school cafeterias, there was a quick upsurge of support until the school and local government backed down and Martha was able to blog again.

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The Writing Curriculum is Changing
posted by: Cindy Omlin | November 15, 2012, 12:08 AM

Education Week produced a report today that looks at the changing role of language arts curriculum.  One of the most interesting aspects concerns the changing role of writing in the language arts.

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Do More With Writing!
posted by: Cindy Omlin | October 27, 2012, 03:08 AM
Let’s face it, writing is important.  It is a skill that is necessary in nearly every field, yet our students often feel that writing is something that they don’t need to know how to do.  They don’t see how their language arts classes will correlate to their careers in medicine, technology, or business.  While we as teachers understand the importance of this skill, this lack of buy-in on the part of students’ shows that we’re not doing all we can to communicate this to them.   Continue Reading...
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