What Teaching Can Be

Observing a master teacher in action is like watching an artistic scientist (or scientific artist) at work. And the results, like great artwork or a scientific breakthrough, challenge and inspire. A school in Mobile, AL invited us to observe writing instruction taught by a teacher who attended a Writer’s Stylus course last summer. . . . → Read More: What Teaching Can Be

Growing Personally and Professionally Produces Meaningful Results

A few times every year, I get to lead a professional development event known as “Writer’s Stylus.” Each time, including just last week, it proves to be an exciting experience. We begin the week thinking we already teach writing. We end the week as writers, producing an essay that has undergone multiple waves of . . . → Read More: Growing Personally and Professionally Produces Meaningful Results

Writer’s Stylus Program & Training: New Info Available!

Writer’s Stylus equips teachers to develop writers, not just students with adequate writing skills. Students use their knowledge to not only correct errors in punctuation and grammar, but to improve the clarity and strength of their communication. As editors of their own writing, students use knowledge and skills gained from effective instruction to develop . . . → Read More: Writer’s Stylus Program & Training: New Info Available!