Tips+for+Teachers

 Tips for teachers
 * Your first few years of teaching are a very exciting time. You have spent the past few years preparing for your teaching experience. Here are some helpful tips you might want to consider when conducting your writing workshop.

Mini-lessons:
====-When conducting your mini-lessons be sure to stay focused on one key idea. Often times it is easy to move from one topic to another while teaching. Keeping your focus will also help your students to stay focused on the task at hand. ==== -Keep in mind how much time you spend lecturing during your mini-lesson. Mini-lessons are intended to be short and concise. Prolonging the lesson will become problematic young writers.

Conferencing: -Conferencing is a special time between you and your student. During this time it is important to pay full attention to what your student is sharing with you. Do not allow other students to interrupt this special time between you and your writer. (unless it is an emergency) -Keep in mind that even your best writers need to be conferenced with. Although other students may need extra help, it is very important that all students receive your attention.

Writing topics: -Allowing students to choose their writing topics makes them interested in what they are writing. If students enjoy what they are writing about they will have a positive experince with the writing process. -Not only is allowing freedom of topics beneficial for the students, it also makes the grading process more enjoyable. Who wants to read 100 papers about the water cycle?

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