Earlier this month, I began sharing the four ways I notice making enriching writing in the workshops that I facilitate…
I’ve just returned home from an incredible week with writers and teachers from Chappaqua Central School District. They hosted a…
Earlier this week, I shared this matrix for designing rich learning experiences, and a bunch of people asked what each dimension…
Consider complexity: Now, distinguish it from richness: I’m wondering….. ….about the relationship between complexity and richness. ….about the…
On Tuesday, I shared a visual intended to help teachers conceptualize the whole of a writing workshop year before sharing…
It was empathy that drew me to design thinking. The notion that creative people might best begin their work…
Here’s the short story, as most people I’m familiar with tend to tell it: Design thinking emerged from failed attempts…
When I wrote Make Writing in 2015, I’d just finished a lengthy action research project that focused on engagement in…
I’ve spent much of the summer working with teachers who are eager to integrate making and writing but uncertain where…
Like many educators, I reserve July for relaxing, reading, and research that will fuel my learning and work throughout the new year.…