Chaos to Calm: How to Take Control of Writing Workshop ft. Jamie Sears

Teaching writing is tricky to say the least. It can feel very chaotic when our students are each in various places in their writing and all have different needs. On any given day, you may have students who are pages in while others are struggling to write their first sentence. If you are finding it difficult to teach writing, and be excited about it, you are most definitely not alone! My guest today, Jamie Sears, is here to help take the chaos out of writing workshop so that you can feel in control of your classroom again!

Jamie Sears is a fun-loving mom of 5 (soon to be 6), wife, entrepreneur, and forever a teacher at heart. After several years in the classroom, her passion to make learning fun and effective for students and teachers alike inspired her to start the Not So Wimpy Teacher. Now she has the honor of serving hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world by providing easy-to-use hands-on resources that help students to love learning and teachers to love teaching.

In this episode we discuss:

• Components of a super successful writing block
• The importance of keeping your mini-lessons MINI
• Problems that arise with the traditional writing workshop model
• How you can make writing workshop work regardless of how long your writing block is
• Simple and creative ways to get our kiddos excited about writing

Resources mentioned:

• Check out Jamie’s Not So Wimpy Writing Masterclass

Connect with Jamie:

• notsowimpyteacher.com
• Instagram: @notsowimpyteacher
• YouTube {Not So Wimpy Teacher}

Connect with Megan:

• Check out my TpT Store
• Join The Literacy Dive Facebook Group
• Subscribe to my E-mail List
• Instagram posts
• Blog posts
• Facebook posts
• Watch my YouTube channel

About The Literacy Dive Podcast:

Do you find yourself seeking new ideas when it comes to literacy instruction in elementary classrooms? The Literacy Dive Podcast was created to offer actionable steps and to share information for teachers, like you, who are always looking to improve their craft! ELA is our jam and we are excited to dive into all things reading and writing with you!

Your host, Megan Polk, is the creator and owner behind Miss P’s Style. She is a literacy specialist and loves to support students and their teachers with curriculum, literacy instruction, best practices, and engaging literacy activities. Through this podcast, she will share literacy tips and strategies that she has learned from the many years of experience she holds from being an elementary teacher and literacy specialist. Megan has taught all elementary grades (K-5), but an intense passion and love for upper elementary came about!

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