Episode 33 Just Keep Swimming Just Keep Swimming

Just like me, I bet you have said, "they just aren't growing!" and you've felt frustrated with your students' writing growth. What do we do when our writers (or we) struggle with writing instruction. Long story short, Just Keep Going! It takes time and lots of repetition for students to grow and succeed, so we need to keep teaching, writing, sharing, trying and supporting our students! Listen in to hear about what I mean and how and why to just keep going with writing instruction!About Melissa:Melissa is an enthusiastic educator and continuous learner with over 19 years' experience in education.  Her passion and expertise is transforming writing programs so that teachers are confident in writing instruction and student writers thrive! She strongly believes teachers are the key to effective instruction and their writers are their best resources.Melissa knows that too often, explicit writing instruction is pushed aside in elementary education, and she feels it is her calling to help schools make it front and center, providing teachers with the knowledge and support necessary to implement effective and engaging writing instruction.  Teaching to Transform, LLC was founded by Melissa in 2018 and partners with school districts to provide professional development in writing instruction.If you would like to learn more or refer Melissa to your district, check out her website below!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachingtotransform/message