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Melissa Morrison
- Jul 9
- 3 min
Getting To Know Your Writers: Part 1- Why You Should!
I'm just going to cut to the chase. If you want your students to make progress and grow as writers, you have to KNOW them as writers. Let...
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Melissa Morrison
- May 20
- 3 min
Creating a Writing Community
Let's imagine that you are sitting in a faculty or grade-level meeting, and have an idea you would like to share. What happens next? Do...
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Melissa Morrison
- Apr 13
- 4 min
Conferring-Differentiation at is Finest!
Differentiated Instruction has been an educational buzz word for quite some time. The idea of meeting each child at their level can seem...
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Melissa Morrison
- Jan 1
- 2 min
New Year, New Teacher?
Happy New Year! As I hear so many saying, "Here's to a better year," or "My plans for this new year are...", it makes me wonder, do I ...
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Melissa Morrison
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Gratitude = Joy!
I didn't want to write something about being thankful in November, because it seems so contrived. As thankful as I am for many things,...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
The 'Why' Matters.
While scrolling today (yes, a bad habit, I know) I came across a video of Eric Thomas (aka the Hip Hop Preacher) who is a motivational...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
Something to Think About
I was recently speaking to a middle school student (for anonymity's sake, I will not share their name or location!) and heard something...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
What Do Students Really Need in their Classroom Community?
We all know about building a classroom community, having a positive classroom culture, or building relationships with and between...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Another Change? Great!
I'm not sure that I know of another profession that has as much continuous change as education. Ok, maybe technology, but I think that...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Independent Reading Time
It seems so crazy to say now, but I remember, that during my first few years of teaching, I did not have time set aside for my students...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
How Can I Help You?
Teaching is so many things. It is fun, exhausting, creative and time-consuming. It is learning, and laughing and getting annoyed. It...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
Student Choice in Writing
Why is it so important to give students choice in writing? How do I handle that? These questions are those asked by many teachers, and...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Overwhelmed? Let's Fix that!
If your experience with teaching is anything like mine, you may often feel like your job is just never done. There is always something...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 4, 2021
- 1 min
Teaching With a Purpose
We've all had moments when we realize we aren't quite sure about our instructional choices. As we go through our directions or look...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Validation? I Got That!
I love my job! I find it so rewarding to help and support others, see them grow in confidence, push their learning, and celebrate their...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Yay!! It's Writing Time!
This is how I felt when it was time for writing in my classroom! It was my favorite part of the day. Students would gather on the carpet,...
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Melissa Morrison
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
ONE Thing at a Time :)
We, unfortunately, are unable to wash dishes and fold laundry while steaming the floor, or eat lunch while reading a book and driving. I...
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