A big aha moment for me as a teacher and human being (we are both) was when I realized that I was the best writing teacher for my students — not graphic organizers or worksheets or packets or textbooks (certainly not anything someone else created).
Draw Your Story: Visual Thinking Strategies in Writing
The blank page is daunting for any writer. Talking in front of peers in middle school might be even more so. A picture, however, can do the talking for us, and once it does, the writing comes. Take a look at my drawing. Yes, look, please. …