I Dream of Betty

Betty White, that is. Allow me to explain. Back-to-school anxiety dreams. We all have them, right? I had my first of the year last week. It was a usual for me. I was unprepared. I couldn’t find my materials. And–as is always the case for my BTS dreams–I was teaching in an L-shaped room whereContinue reading “I Dream of Betty”

Creating Culture Through Peer Writing Feedback

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” J.K. Rowling I first encountered writing workshops as a pedagogical practice back in the nineties. I learned at the feet of such greats as Donald Graves and Nancie Atwell. Over the years, I have experienced writing workshops from all angles: teacher, writer, workshop-facilitator.Continue reading “Creating Culture Through Peer Writing Feedback”