💬 My AMLE25 Talk (“Help! I don’t know how to teach writing!”)
Missed my recent speech? I’ll fill you in.
My Speech
Last week I spoke at AMLE25 in Indianapolis. If you’re not familiar, AMLE stands for the Association of Middle Level Educators. Basically, this is the biggest conference in the world for middle level education.
My speech, “Help! I don’t know how to teach writing!”, was based on two recent blog posts. I’ve linked them below along with conference slides.
Follow Up Questions (Future Posts)
As my speech concluded, folks completed a Google Form with questions. While I have a slew of other posts outlined, I will be spending some time reflecting on these excellent audience questions. Until then, I wanted to preview the questions asked:
1. What strategies would you suggest for students who run out the clock and refuse to produce unless you spoon feed them?
2. How do you model making mistakes in writing?
3. How do you practically teach reading and writing together in your classroom?
4. What is the best way to motivate students to write?
5. What type of writing do students like or connect with the most?
6. How would you integrate writing in other disciplines?
🌟 7. What were those books you mentioned?
8. How do you integrate vocabulary into writing?
9. How do you help students who do the bare minimum?
10. How do you make writing social rather than solitary?
11. How do you preview and review topics in daily journals?
12. How do you handle students with significant learning challenges?
13. How do you handle everyone reading everyone?
🌟 14. I know teaching is a continuous process. How long did it take you to develop classroom staples and routines? Did you have any big fails you remember consistently?
Until then, I’ve linked to a recent post which features links to my posts from 2024-2025. This all-in-one post should help connect with resources.
