Find Inspiration for Summer Writing: A Conversation With a Colleague

Summer vacation can be when children's writing lives take a backseat to other activities. What if we could help our students pursue writing that interests them during the summer break? Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski, a former #TWTBlog co-author, joins us to discuss how to keep students writing during the summer months.

Join Kathleen and Stacey as they explore practical strategies for encouraging and supporting our students' writing lives during the summer months. From journaling to blogging to creating digital stories, there are many ideas to help keep your students engaged and motivated to write all summer long.

You can find Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski online at Courage Doesn’t Always Roar or on Twitter, @MrsSokolowski

#TWTBlog posts related to this episode:

• A To Be Written List
• Closing the Summer Writing Gap
• QR Coding Our Way to Summer Writing
• Ready for a Challenge? Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer
• Reimagine Tools for Summertime Writing
• Six REAL Purposes For Kids to Write This Summer and Beyond
• Soft Starts
• Summer Notebook: A Worthy Mission 
• Summer Writing Projects in the Upper Grades
• Writing Victories: Keep Learning Going Throughout the Summer

Other helpful resources:

• Best Apps for Creating Books and Storybooks (Common Sense Education)
• Everything You Need to Teach Digital Citizenship (Common Sense Education)
• Independent Writing: One Teacher – Thirty-Two Needs, Topics, and Plans by M. Colleen Cruz
• Keeping a Notebook Videos on YouTube (Betsy the Writing Camper)
• Publishing Opportunities for Students (Common Sense Education)
• Sharing Our Notebooks (Amy Ludwig VanDerwater)

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