by kmessner

Announcing “Teachers Write!” A Virtual Summer Writing Camp for Teachers & Librarians

Teachers Write! is an online virtual summer writing camp for teachers and librarians who understand how important it is for people teaching writing to walk the walk. If you’re a teacher or librarian who would love to work on your own writing, we’d love to have you join us.

Here’s how it all works:

Location: www.katemessner.com/blog (Post Category: TeachersWrite) New posts will be shared each weekday morning, and you can check in whenever it’s convenient.

Dates: June 4th– August 10th

Schedule:

Schedule is kind of an ugly word for summer, isn’t it? So let’s call this the plan-of-the-day instead. Feel free to participate in whatever floats your boat and skip the rest.

Mini-Lesson Mondays: Mondays will feature a mini-lesson on writing craft or logistics (how to make time has been a big question already!). I’ll share a workshop-style lesson with ideas, tips, and examples, and then there will be something to work on during the week. Or not. You can also just bookmark it for later. It’s summer, after all.

Tuesday Quick-Write: Tuesdays will feature a writing prompt that can be used to brainstorm new ideas or deepen your thinking on the project you’re working on now.

Wednesday Q and A: Ever wished you could just pick an author’s brain about how they do it?  Each Wednesday, we’ll have a post where anyone can ask questions about writing .  I’ll answer, along with an awesome panel of  author friends who come to visit.

Thursday Quick-Write: Like Tuesdays, Thursdays will feature a writing prompt that can be used to brainstorm new ideas or deepen your thinking on the project you’re working on now.

Friday Writing Happy Hour: Fridays will feature virtual lemonade and time to share anything you’d like – progress for the week, links to projects you’re proud of, snippets of writing that you like or want feedback on.  Author Gae Polisner will also be hosting a Feedback Friday on her blog, so feel free to stop by there as well to share your work & offer feedback to others.

Sunday Check-In – Weekends are for recharging, spending time with family and friends…and that includes online writing friends, too!  Amazing teacher-writer Jen Vincent is having a weekend get-together on her blog, Teach Mentor Texts.  Jen will be hosting an online writing group there. Each Sunday, she’ll be sharing reflections on her journey as a teacher who writes and encouraging others along the way. Think of it as a support group for writers, and head over there on Sundays to talk about goals, progress, struggles, and more.

Beyond these daily posts, you can expect the occasional surprise along the way – guest posts and some book giveaways for your classroom libraries, because teachers & librarians who write are worth celebrating.

Teachers Write! Virtual Summer Writing Camp Q and A

Who can join?

This writing camp is for teachers and librarians who work with kids of any age in any capacity. I’d ask that the Q and A and feedback requests be limited to them and the published authors who agree to help out, so the people who are working with kids get plenty of attention when it comes to mentoring and feedback.  If you’re not a teacher or librarian, you’re  still more than welcome to follow the posts and do the writing.

What does it cost?

 It’s free. If you’re a teacher or librarian who’s found this, you’ve probably put a lot of my books in a lot of kids’ hands already, or nominated them for state award lists, or reviewed them online, or purchased copies for your library.  I’m thankful for all of those things– and this seemed like a fun way to say so. The guest authors you’ll meet along the way are volunteering their time for the same reasons — because we appreciate teachers & librarians and value the work that you do.

Umm…I followed a link on Twitter and ended up here. Who are you, exactly?

Oh, hi! I’m Kate. I write books for kids of all ages, and I wrote a book about revision for teachers. I was a middle school English teacher for a long time and will never really get that out of my system.  You can explore my website links  to learn more. I’m visiting Mr. Schu’s Watch.Connect.Read.  blog today for an interview about my upcoming mystery for kids.  Mr. Schu and 4th grade teacher Colby Sharp recently chose my MARTY MCGUIRE books for their Twitter book club; you can read about that at SharpRead. I’m also guest-blogging about my love affair with encyclopedias at the Nerdy Book Club today. My favorite things are my family, being outside, reading, writing, and chocolate. All that should help you decide if you’d like to hang out here for the summer or not. I’m friendly, I promise.

What if I’m brand new at this whole writing thing?

Then the Teachers Write! Virtual Summer Writing Camp is especially for you. Welcome. You don’t need a license or a creative writing degree or permission from anyone to be a writer. All you need is the desire to write. Beginners and experienced writers are all welcome. Don’t worry… you can go at your own pace and only share what you want to share.  If you’re happier lurking as a stealth writing camp member, that’s okay, too.

So will you respond to our questions and give us feedback?

Yes. But be patient with me, okay? I have two big writing deadlines and some book travel this summer and marshmallows to roast, too, so it may take me a while for me to approve and reply to all the comments sometimes. The good news is that this camp can run quite nicely even if I’m away. Daily posts will be scheduled, and all of you can cheer one another on and provide feedback. Our guest authors will be around to help with that, too.

What if I can’t start until later? And what if I’ll be on vacation the last week of July?

That’s fine. Sign up. Join us when you can. Take breaks whenever you like. We’ll keep your lemonade cold while you’re away.

How do I sign up?

Added on 6/2: I was originally having people sign up via comments…but at this point, I need to stop approving all those comments and get back to working on our camp agenda!  You are welcome to sign up for camp at ANY time during the summer, though. Even if I don’t get a chance to welcome you personally, please know that I’m thrilled to have you join us.

To sign up, please click here to visit the current Google sign-up doc and leave your name, where you teach and what you teach, and your online contact info (Twitter, blogs, etc.) Thanks!!

If you tweet about writing camp along the way, please use the hashtag #TeachersWrite to help facilitate the conversation on Twitter.

If you’re on Facebook, you may also want to join the TeachersWrite! group there so you can connect with other members & receive notifications. Just go here & click on the “Join Group” button on the top right of the page. It may take me a day or so to approve your membership, but then you’ll be able to see all the members & links.

Hey… Why do you want all that information?  Are you going to stalk me?

No. Your name & role are to help me figure out who’s participating as a teacher/librarian and how to tailor the workshops.  I’d love to know where (generally) you work because occasionally when I travel for conferences, I have time to sneak in a local school visit, and I’d like to be able to let you know about that if I’m in your part of the world.  Items 3-4 are to make it easier for Teachers Write! Summer Writing Campers to connect and stay connected for writing support and critique groups if you so choose.  I’m going to share a list of participants on the blog so you can find one another easily.  If you don’t want your name/info shared here, you can email it to me instead (kmessner at kate messner dot com).  I do hope you’ll consider connecting with one another, though, because there’s so much value in being part of a writing community.

Either way, I promise not to use any of this information to stalk you.  And if I do, I will be wearing a big floppy hat and those glasses with the fake nose & mustache, so you’ll never know it’s me anyway.

Got Questions?

Fire away – and if you know you’d like to join us, go ahead and leave  your name & info in the comments. Watch for an exciting list of Teachers Write! guest authors soon, and next week, we’ll roll up our sleeves and get writing!

Note: 1st-time commenters on this blog need to be approved, so don’t worry if your question or sign-up comment doesn’t appear right away. I promise to get to them all by the end of the day.

1,229 Replies on “Announcing “Teachers Write!” A Virtual Summer Writing Camp for Teachers & Librarians”

    2. 1. Heather Corral
      2. 8th Language Arts Teacher
      3. @heathercorral
      4. website is under construction – not happy with current one.

    4. I am a former elementary educator and now teach elementary education literacy courses at the university level. I am so excited about this opportunity! Thank you!

  4. Hello! Thank you so much for organizing this!! I’m so excited to join. My name is Jenna and I teach 6thrade language arts in Villa Hills KY. @jennasthings

  6. Hi Kate,

    This sounds amazing, and I’m excited to help spread the word. I’m also a little nervous to commit–I’m too busy, aren’t I?–but I think my hesitation has more to do with fear than busyness. (Interesting that my VCFA lecture was on fear . . . ) But you’re flexible and it’s an incredible opportunity, so I’m in!

    My name is Kellye Crocker, and since January I’ve been working as a youth services librarian assistant at the Urbandale Public Library in suburban Des Moines, Iowa. I work with all ages, from toddlers to teens (LOVE!) and oversee the YA collection, including ordering. I’m @kelcrocker on Twitter. I have a fledgling website at http://www.kelcrocker.com, which needs to be updated, and I haven’t blogged since 2007 (except for a photo a day project I did last year on posterous.)

    I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone! Thank you again for your amazing generosity.

    Best,
    Kellye

    1. Happy to have you here, Kellye – and no worries about the commitment. You can join us whenever it works and maybe bookmark other posts to return to when things aren’t so busy.

  8. Tammy Delaney
    6th Grade Reading/Language Arts Teacher
    Spencer Community Schools, Spencer, IA

    This will rock! Great idea. 🙂 I can’t wait to learn with everyone.
    Tammy

  9. I’m so very excited for this and grateful for your willingness to put it together for us teachers and librarians! Thank you! Here is my info that you asked for:

    Carrie Garrison
    5th Grade Cluster teacher at C.W. Harris Elementary, Phoenix, AZ
    @Carrie_Garrison
    (no blog these days)

  11. I’d love to join your Teachers Write. I work as a freelance writer and homeschool my son – hope I still qualify. I love writing for others and have a hard time writing just for myself! 🙂

    Jessica Whitmore
    I have homeschooled my son for the past three years and teach writing classes at our homeschool co-op. I’m in the Western Suburbs of Philadelphia.
    @jmwhitmore
    jessicawhitmore.com

    Thanks!

  12. I’ve been looking for something just like this! Thanks so much!

    Valorie Engholm
    GED teacher at YouthBuild KCK, Kansas City
    @engval
    No website

  14. I teach 7th grade math in a small k-12 school. I also have over 1500 books in my classroom library that I share with students (even some that have graduated).
    Find me @childofthe80s on twitter and http://sandiw.blogspot.com

  15. Wheeeeee! Gurrrrrl, this is going to be amazing, thank youuuu! I’m a 2nd/3rd grade highly capable teacher in Federal Way, WA. I’m @MsHoughton on The Twitters.

  18. This is absolutely amazing Kate…If I weren’t working on my dissertation I would join in for sure. I think I may lurk for inspiration :). @kmcilhagga

  19. This is just what I needed this summer. I’m planning to finish the first draft and hopefully at least one revision of my current YA WIP before school begins in August.

    Kelly D. Vorhis
    10th-grade English, Creative Writing, Advanced Composition, Academic Team Coach
    NorthWood HS, Nappanee, IN
    @kelvorhis

    Hoping to get ideas about starting a teen writing club as well as hone my own writing skills.

  20. Sounds like an incredible experience… Thank You!

    Kelly Ickes
    3rd Grade Teacher
    @TeachLions

    (another summer project to redo the blog… nothing active right now)

  21. I’m Jan Hamilton; I teach language arts to 8th graders in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Twitter is @JanHamilton7
    This sounds fun. Thank you!

  22. This sounds like what I’ve been needing to push me along. I’m not a teacher or librarian, but I do have a 5yr old that devours books and who has renewed my love of writing. We are moving to Cape Town, South Africa in September, and I am hoping to work with Litworld to create libraries in townships there. I am extremely excited about that opportunity!

    I would love to join your group.

    Carole Lindstrom

  24. Here’s my info:
    Kathleen Armstrong
    Twitter @ kwarmstrong
    I teach 5th grade Language Arts at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) in St.Louis, MO.

    I love this opportunity. I haven’t had a writing group for years and I miss it. I will tell colleagues in my department too.

  26. I’m in! My name is Deb Day and I teach high school English 9, Creative Writing, Speech and Drama in Cresco, Iowa. I’ve been really working on putting my teaching where my mouth is, but lately the writing has been taking a back seat to everything else. This will be the kick start I need.

    My blog is called Coffee With Chloe and it can be found at http://deb-day.blogspot.com/
    My twitter name is @mrsday75

    Can’t wait to get started.

  28. Micki Fryhover
    7th grade language arts teacher, Wichita, Ks
    @MickiFryhover
    mdfryhover.wordpress.com

    Thank you, Kate, for setting this up. This truly is a gift!! I am STOKED!!

  29. This is going to be so great, Kate! I am excited to see everything you come up with and all the writing that will come with it!

    I’m Jen Vincent, I am a hearing itinerant teacher in a large district in north-western suburbs of Chicago. I work at 7 different schools with students who are deaf and hard of hearing in grades K – 12. I do know sign language and can speak Spanish, too!

    I tweet at @mentortexts and blog at http://www.teachmentortexts.com.

    Thank you for all of this Kate! It’s going to be great!

  30. Erica Ford
    6th L. A. In Highlands Ranch, Colorado
    @eridau

    Thanks do much. I’m looking forward to this!

  31. Moving from 7th reading and English to third grade self contained. Looking forward to the change.
    Twitter:@dteachur
    Huber Heights, Ohio

  32. I am so excited about this! Jen and I were brainstorming ways to do this and this is even better than I could have come up with! Thanks Kate and Jen!

    John Scovill
    Twitter handle: johnlit360
    I teach 5th grade
    lit360.wordpress.com (I believe)

    I can’t wait for this and I am super excited!!!

  34. Sooo excited for this!
    Grade 3 teacher- Berlin, Germany
    @Victortweets

    Thanks, Kate, for offering this great opportunity!

  37. 3rd grade teacher
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    I can’t wait to improve my writing skills! 🙂

  38. Rita Grimes
    Youth Services Library associate II (Infants thru teens)
    N/A
    N/A

  39. I teach 6th, 9th, and 10th Grade English at a small private school in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Sara Lewis Holmes is my sister-in-law and how I found out about this. Sounds fun! Interested in your book about revision, too. 🙂 Thank you!
    My twitter: mrslewislps
    My blog for my teacher identity: Mrs. Lewis Thinks on WordPress
    http://mrslewisthinks.wordpress.com/
    My blog for myself: Surly Gurlie also on WordPress
    http://smclewis.wordpress.com/

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  41. Greetings,
    My name is Judy Twetten. I teach K-8 Gifted and Talented in Cresco, IA. Writing scares me and I have the least experience with writing. But would like to follow in some of my students’ writer footsteps. 🙂

    I having been taking online college classes the last few years, I think writing may lead to a better fit for me. I decided to sign up because of your line ” “If you’re happier lurking as a stealth writing camp member, that’s okay, too.” 🙂

    Just started doing Twitter. @jtteachercresco

    My school website-
    http://webmail.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/elemtag/K_8_GAT/Welcome.html
    Started blogging last year & love it.
    http://gatblogger.blogspot.com/

    1. Hi, Judy! It’s okay that writing scares you (though I hope we’ll change that!), and I think it’s awesome that you’re here. Welcome!

  42. Christy Newsham z
    Kindergarten teacher at Tillman Elementary in Kirkwood,Mo.
    No twitter acct.
    Just starting a blog, haven’t published anything yet!

  44. Maria Selke
    I’m a gifted resource teacher (K-5) in Pennsylvania.
    I’ve been through the PA writing and lit project (a branch of NWP) but it’s been years since I wrote any fiction!

    I am mselke01 on Twitter
    I recently started blogging at http://www.mariaselke.com

  45. Sue Fauser
    Elementary SpEd (written language small group/individual instruction)
    Volunteer adult literacy tutor

    What a wonderful idea, thanks for implementing it!

  46. Hi – This sounds right up my alley. With a one-year old at
    home, I had planned on staying out of PD’s and trainings as much as possible this summer, but now I’ve got a potentially great naptime activity.

    1. 7th grade language arts teacher
    2. Kentucky
    What else did you need? I am theoretically on twitter but haven’t done anything with it in over a year. I am on facebook a lot and my username there is just my name.

    1. Naptime is perfect for writing – that’s when bunches of my first book got written (before my daughter decided naps weren’t her thing.) Welcome!

  47. Susan Young
    9th-11th grade English teacher
    Atlanta, GA

    Eager to get some help with my self-discipline for summer writing :-).

  51. I am looking forward to improving my writing skills. I plan on taking classes online for my MA and I hope this will really help me. Plus I tell my students to continue learning over the summer, I need to also…lol

  53. What a great way for us to practice what we preach! My name is Angela Jones and I teach fifth grade in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Twitter @Jones4225

  54. Mara Southorn
    6-8 Reading Specialist, Naperville, IL
    @Scarlet910
    No website yet!

  55. I’ll be teaching 6th grade this next school year with son’s charter school.

    I’m @ixtumea on Twitter

    I’m excited to be a part of this!

  56. Retired 8th grade English teacher who wants to write and needs the structure of something like this! I also like the idea of a schedule..even in the summer. How nice of you to encourage all of us. No Twitter , no Blog, just a head full of ideas!

  58. Your name: Emily S.
    Your role and city/town where you work: Elementary Education graduate student, soon to be student teaching in Rexburg, Idaho
    Your Twitter name, if you’re on Twitter: @Darth_Chic
    Your blog or website, if you have one: http://www.emsreviewsbooks.com/

    This is fantastic! I’m so excited to be a part of this…I’m almost done with my graduate program and working on writing my own novel. This will be perfect. Thank you!!

  59. Hi Kate

    So excited for this opportunity.

    Karen Cingiser
    3rd and 4th grade teach in Moretown, Vermont
    @cingy3
    No blog at the moment…perhaps this will push me to blog again

  60. Name: Dana Schreiner
    Role: Currently a literacy coach in a K-6 building but I am going back to teaching next year and will be teaching English as a Second Language to students in grade K as well as students new to country in grades 4, 5, and 6 during the 2012-2013 school year.
    Twitter: @teacherdbs
    Blogs: shewritesbecause.blogspot.com, cvliteracy.blogspot.com,

    This is awesome Katie! Thank you!!!

    2. Oh… and I am in a suburb of Minneapolis (I need to learn to read/write directions) 😉

  61. Michelle Kane
    8th grade English and 7th grade Reading
    No Twitter or website yet
    I am also an aspiring writer and got.my degree in Writing for Children from Simmons!

  62. I saw this floating around the Twitter-verse and thought it sounded like a great idea! 🙂 I’m hardly a writer, but love to teach it, so why not?

    My name is Darin Johnston, and right now, I’m a 5th grade literacy and science teacher in Elgin, Iowa but this may change at any second! 🙂 Thanks for giving us this opportunity to stretch our minds this summer!

    Twitter name: @AnIowaTeacher

    My blog: http://iowaconflictedteacher.wordpress.com/

  63. Lori Trisler
    5th grade teacher
    Wichita, KS
    @twizzle77

    Looking forward to rediscovering an old love.

    1. Your comment made me smile – I spent a long time away from fiction writing in my 20s & rediscovered stories in my 30s. Hope you have a great summer with us!

  65. I am a grade K-12 Library Media Specialist.
    Twitter: @cjd1030
    No website at this time 🙂

    Thanks so much for the opportunity to learn and grow.

    1. And I love you right back. (Angie is one of my friends & fellow speakers from the 2012 TED Conference, everybody!) Glad you’re joining us!

  68. Hi Kate;
    I am a Public Librarian for all ages. We run a writing group for adults once a week, and this would be great to keep myself creative. Thanks. I don’t have twitter, but I do email

    Thanks.

    Tara

  69. This is JUST what I need this summer! I want to do more writing but don’t make the time to do so. Thank you!

    I teach 4th/5th grade at an independent school in Philadelphia, PA.
    musingteacher is my twitter name.
    I have a blog but haven’t posted anything in a while. (http://musingteacher.wordpress.com/)
    Whee!

  70. Rebecca Stephenson
    6th grade language arts in Winchester, VA
    Twitter: MsAvonlea (Though I’m a relative twitter newbie)
    Blog: http://readerswritersworkshop.blogspot.com/

    What a great idea! I have always enjoyed writing, but often need motivation to actually make time for it like I should. Hopefully this will help. 😉 Thanks!

  72. Hooray! It’s my goal to write every day this summer, and I have a feeling this will be fantastic motivation.

    1. Megan Dincher
    2. I’m actually a pre-service teacher studying at Miami University to teach high school English, and I’ll be student teaching abroad in Luxembourg in the fall.
    3. @mdinch
    4. Don’t have one–yet!

  74. What a fantastic opportunity!

    I am Head of Modern Languages and Director of eLearning at Berkhamsted School, UK. I teach 11-18 year olds French and Spanish.
    Twitter: @elearninglaura
    Blog: elearninglaura.net

  75. Hi! This sounds like a great summer project! My name is Kim Vance, @mrsvance on twitter. Currently without a blog, although, I hope to correct that this summer also. I am at St. Boniface Catholic school in Cincinnati, OH. I teach English LA for grade 6 and Social Studies for grade 6 – 8. Looking forward to this project.

    1. There’s nothing to be afraid of – I suspect if you read & teach, you’re already a writer. You just need to get comfortable calling yourself one!

  77. I am an 8th grade ELA teacher who desperately needs to devote more time to writing. I am looking forward to this opportunity. Thank you for making it happen.
    Twitter name @aldc2

  79. Kerry Ciccone
    3rd grade teacher
    kerryc156

    This is exactly what I need to be a better teacher of writing! Thanks.

  80. Excited and nervous to join
    Meghan Fatouros
    PK-5 elementary school librarian. Arlington, VA
    Twitter: mmflibrary

  82. Susan Wright
    6th Grade Reading Teacher
    Rowlett (Dallas), TX
    Twitter: @wrightsb32
    An avid reader who is always being told
    I should write a book! Maybe I should.
    Thought this would be a good place to start.
    Thanks for doing this! Authors are the nicest people!

  84. Catherine Larkins
    Library Media Specialist 6th-8th
    Sierra Nevada Mtns., CA

  86. 5th grade
    Twitter -kkilpatrick7
    No blog, yet, hoping to get it together this summer

    I am so thrilled to be working with you and the amazing teachers on Twitter. Yeah for writing camp!

  87. I’m in! Thanks so much for doing this, Kate! I also passed the word on to a few teacher friends. 🙂

    Your name: Sarah
    Your role: HS English teacher/ Lincroft, NJ
    Your Twitter name, if you’re on Twitter: @thereadingzone
    Your blog or website, if you have one: thereadingzone.wordpress.com

  90. Yay! Just what I needed!
    1. Audrey
    2. in between roles..may be a high school English teacher OR may be a high school library/ media specialist when we come back in August. Who knows?!
    3. twitter audreyw222 (I think?)
    4. readwriteteachlearn.blogspot.com

  91. I teach 11th and 12th grade English in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. This sounds like a great plan — I’ll do my best to write something this summer!

  92. Hi Kate,
    I’m excited! A very observant parent of a student called me today to tell me about your writing camp. I was thrilled.
    I’m Denise Krebs
    I teach 7th-8th grade in a small school in Granville, Iowa–language arts and social studies and one science thrown in for fun.
    Twitter: @mrsdkrebs
    Blog: http://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org

    Thanks again. Looking forward to it!
    Denise

  94. Thank you for this opportunity!
    Michelle Copland
    Grade 4 teacher-Westborough, MA
    Twitter name: mdcopland

  97. Kate,
    Writing Camp sounds fantastic and the perfect addition to my summer plans. Looking forward to sharpening my skills to benefit teachers, students, and myself!
    Thank you!!
    Name: Kellie
    Role: Reading Specialist
    Town: Lake Bluff, IL
    Twitter: @kellie_bae

  98. What a great idea! I just decided to plan out a summer schedule for writing, so thanks, I’d love to join! I heard you at NESCBWI this year and you were great, and I’ve used your Real Revision book for my own inspiration and recommended it to teachers. I’m a K-5 library teacher in Wellesley, MA and have been writing a blog in the voice of my stubborn foxhound for almost three years: http://dreamsdudog.blogspot.com

  99. Name: Terry Turner
    Role: Currently working as a paraeducator in a self contained preschool class in Essex, CT. (Awesome job). I finished my certification for school librarianship this year (I already had my MLS) and am applying for jobs as a library media specialist, so I’m pretty sure I kind of qualify for this, right?
    Twitter: I have a name somewhere but don’t participate.
    Website: I have a blog at http://cynical-baby.blogspot.com but of course, I haven’t blogged since January, and if I had the discipline to blog more regularly I might not be needing a course like this so desperately.

    I was sent here by a post on Loree Griffin Burns’ facebook page.
    Thank you!
    Terry

  100. Name: Bobbi Capwell
    Role:Technology Integration Specialist at 2 PK -5 Title 1 schools
    Twitter:@BobbiC07
    Just started my blog. I am not a writer and excited to do this camp. Thanks for doing this. 🙂

  101. 11th Grade English and AP English Language and Composition

    @PaulWHankins

  103. Jan Jarrell
    Community College English & ESOL
    @City_jj
    No blog or web site

    Super happy that you’re doing this! Thanks!

  104. What a wonderful idea! Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Athena Meacham. I teach 2nd grade in Roseville, CA.

  107. This sounds like fun! I am a Teacher Consultant for the Area 3 Writing Project. I teach 4th grade. This is my 37th year of teaching (yes, I AM old)!

  108. What an incredible idea, Kate. I can’t wait to participate and share with every teacher I know. Thanks for the opportunity.

    Donna Santman
    Literacy Consultant / Author
    Home Base: NYC
    Work – all over USA

    2. Hi Donna! I believe we worked together a looooong time ago. I believe you were a consultant through Teacher’s College?

  109. I’m in!

    Jennifer Sisul
    Principal- Robinson Elementary, Kirkwood, Missouri
    Twitter: ok, I have no idea, I just stay logged in so I can read smart people’s wise words.

    Thanks!

  110. 1. Ashley
    2. 10th grade English, 12th grade English, Journalism, Composition, and Yearbook
    3. @ashleybz
    4. No blog at the moment!

  111. Terre Holland
    Language Arts/reading (6-8)
    Florida
    Twitter: @terreholland

  112. I’m Marquin Parks. I am a 5th grade teacher, author, and consultant with the NWP

    I would love to participate as much as possible. My writing goal for this summer is to finish my 6th chapter book and get book two ready to be published. I am willing to write and available to speak as an author.

  113. Hi! I req. to join the FB group.

    I’m Barbara in real life but am also MISS BARB to bunches of munchkins in my job as a children’s librarian in a public library in North Huntingdon PA. Summer is my BUSIEST time since school is out, and I have to run my Summer Reading program, but I do submit to a local paper every few weeks and would like to start writing more, so I welcome feedback.

  114. I am a Learning Disabilities Specialist at Hollis Upper Elementary School, Hollis ,NH
    Twitter: nancy55

    This is an exciting opportunity! Thank you, Nancy

  115. Hi, Kate. Thanks for doing this. Because I have no sense, I’m teaching summer school, which makes me wonder how well I’ll keep up here. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Let’s go.

    1. Gary Anderson
    2. High school English teacher
    3. Palatine, Illinois
    4. Twitter: @AndersonG
    5. My blog: http://whatsnotwrong.wordpress.com

    1. The great thing about virtual writing camp is that you can show up when you can show up. Open 24-hours. That sort of thing. Glad you’re joining us!

  116. I currently teach 5th grade ELA at Monument Valley Middle School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. I’m @gilkatgil on twitter and blog at http://kathgillis.wordpress.com/ (Gillis and Her Big Mouth). I’m excited to do this, although my summer vacation doesn’t begin until June 20th!

  117. Yay! I’ll be involved (in and out because of travels) as much as possible.

    Kristy Dempsey
    Librarian
    Preschool – 12th grade
    American School of Belo Horizonte
    Twitter:@kristydempsey

  119. Yay! This sounds like fun!

    Joy Olenick
    6th Grade Literacy Coach
    Council Bluffs, IA
    Twitter: @JoyOlenick

  120. I’m excited about this!! I’m a K-2 Literacy Coordinator and Coach. I am co-teaching in a Kindergarten next year and can’t wait! I work in Apalachin, New York.
    Twitter— @Pamhrtn

  121. Hi Kate!
    Scrolling through all of the participants, I can now see why you are feeling a little overwhelmed! Thank you for offering and coordinating this amazing opportunity.
    My name is Kristin Bispels. I work at an elementary school in northern Chester County, PA. I am a Reading Specialist and teach kids from K-6th grade. On twitter, I am @KristinBispels .
    My life as a writer began in the late 1970s when my 3rd grade teacher published my poem on purple ditto paper. (I still have it- is that dorky or creepy?) I aspire to be like her- a spark of inspiration to my students. I’m so excited! 🙂

    1. I’m overwhelmed in the very best possible way – no worries. We’ll find a way to make this work with however many teachers & librarians want to sign up. I’m excited you’re joining us!

  122. Excited about the possibilities!
    Sharon Leerar
    Gifted instructor/coordinator, grades 3-8
    Hudsonville Christian School, Hudsonville, MI
    @sharonlynnl

  123. Hi, Kate! This sounds fantastic. I’m busily trying to finish a novel this summer, and this sounds like a great place to hang out.

    Name: Kate Armstrong
    What I Teach: 8th and 11th grade English and 11/12th grade Creative Writing (in Rockville, MD)
    Twitter Name: @katejermain
    Blog: http://missadventureporting.blogspot.com

    Looking forward to it!

  124. I am a fourth grade teacher & have been for 13 years. I keep joking that I am going to write a book with all the funny & unusual things that have happened, esp. this year. On twitter I am hshaner. I look forward to participating!

  125. I can’t wait to write and share! Thank you, Kate.

    Rachel Harcrow
    Language Arts teacher grades 6-12
    from Yuma, Arizona
    @missharc

    1. Happy to see you here, Adam! (And umm….no…I didn’t anticipate this response and am blown away & overwhelmed but excited. We will find a way to make this work with however many teachers/librarians want to join us, though. I think it’s great!)

  127. Katie Wheeler
    Junior High English and Theatre
    Cheyenne, Wy
    @kwhee27

    I love this idea! Thank you so much!

  132. I am excited to join this summer experience. I will be on vacation a lot of the summer but look forward to participating when I can.

    Kristel Nichols
    4th grade

  134. Theresa Ahmad
    3rd grade in Cerritos, CA
    No twitter or website

    Looking forward to rediscovering the joy of writing and improving my writing instruction!

  135. 1) Maria Coble
    2) I will graduate May 4, 2013 with a degree to teach English to 7th-12th grade students.

  137. Wow, this is already an amazing group! Thanks Kate, and Jen, for doing. My summer is looking good and now this is also just fun to think about. I am a literacy coach, former longtime middle school ungraded class – independent school in Denver, CO. I’ve always written with my students, but can also always improve my writing, & I’d love support in inspiring the teachers with whom I work to write too! @LBaie

  138. Amy Ball
    4th grade ELA teacher in Texas.
    I don’t have Twitter or a blog yet, but plan on joining the Facebook group.
    Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!

  139. I am really excited about this opportunity to work with you and other Writing teachers! My name is Cheree Holmes; I teach 8th grade Language Arts in Jonesboro, GA.

  140. 5-8 language arts/reading teacher
    Lake City, Florida
    no twitter, but I do have Facebook where I signed up!

  144. Leanna Morton
    First grade teacher
    Basin, Wyoming

    No twitter or blog, but I did request to join the Facebook group.

  145. Magen Slesinger
    Elementary School Music Teacher (K-5)
    No twitter or website yet, but I’ll find you on facebook.
    I’m excited about this opportunity to practice… thank you for providing!

  147. Nine years teaching sixth grade Language Arts. Would love to join. I tried on Facebook and it wouldn’t let me 🙁

    1. Welcome, Kristi! FB group memberships go to me for approval, and I’m just catching up this morning. (So much happens on the Internet while you’re asleep!)

  148. Melanie Cameron
    Director of a small K12 Private School – I also teach a novel writing class each year (NaNoWriMo)
    Twitter – hawaiiala
    Laie, Hawaii

  151. Hola!

    I’m a high school English teacher originally from Canada but now working in Mexico City.

    I teach grades 9, 11 and sometimes 12; next year’s courses are still in flux.

    I can be found on Twitter under the handle @df_dixie.

  154. Ann Yenne
    Literacy Resource Teacher
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    @yenneam
    No blog yet, but I’ve been thinking of starting one. This might just be what I need to get moving.

  155. ELA teacher for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade gifted/talented students
    Red Cedar Elementary School, Bluffton, SC
    Twitter: virginiagp

  156. I teach sixth graders in Ashburn, VA. I am an English teacher. Thanks for this cool opportunity! I included my blog, even though it’s not focused on education. Oh and at twitter, I’m @Mhaseltine .

    Thanks again!

  157. I saw this shared on facebook and was so excited. I hope I am one of those that can qualify to participate in this summer activity.
    I have a literacy/music program for early learners 3mos – 5yrs. I implement my program in ece centers in Atlanta, Ga. (I only started writing this January and have never taken a writing class. I only know I want/have to write).
    Twitter: @MyLMNOP
    blog: http://mylmnopreadstokids.blogspot.com

  158. 1. Arpi Greco
    2. Grade 4/5 teacher
    3. @arpigreco
    4. Website in the near future…

    This is very exciting!

  159. 4th Grade Teacher
    Huntington Beach, CA
    @GreenTeach08

    Thanks for doing this! I’m writing my first novel. Snippets of many exist.

  161. I teach fourth grade in Manhattan Beach, California.
    I will also be leading professional development for Head Start teachers and paraprofessionals during the 2012-13 school year.

  162. I teach fourth grade in Concord,CA.
    No Twitter or blog. I am excited to hear from middle school and high school teachers, as I feel like elementary is trying so hard to set a strong foundation in writing, but not getting too far…

  163. Things I am hopeful for this summer: my entry into the world of Twitter; the start up of a new blog (or two) so that my blogs can be purposeful, rather than a jumbled all-in-one of my entire life, as is; the opportunity to connect with other writers so that I can grow as a writer, and a teacher of writing! Yippee! So excited! Thanks for arranging the opportunity! 🙂

    Name: jen baumgarten
    Blog: http://www.jenbaum-laughoftenlovemuch.blogspot.com
    Twitter: see above – hopefully soon to come!
    Role: Learning Specialist (aka – I specialize in Reading Intervention, but oversee all intervention programs in my building, and I do some coaching)

    I think I have covered my bases… I hope! 🙂

  164. This sounds like a lot of fun! Our professional development this fall will be focused on writing so I am super excited about doing this to gear up for it.

    1. SO excited I forgot to leave my info…:-)

      5th grade teacher; Twin Cedars Elementary, Bussey, Iowa

  165. This should be fun!
    I teach 6th grade self contained classroom in Santa Rosa, California.

  167. Sandy B
    Literacy coach, K-5, Oakland, CA
    Library media specialist
    Book lover, wannabe writer (so I can write with my teachers and students)

  168. What fun! Thank you!

    Deborah Bright
    Upper School English Teacher
    Community School of Naples
    Naples, FL
    Blog: spritecsn10.edublogs.org
    @sprite1961

  169. 1. Carol Anne Wall
    2. Adjunct professor of business and technical writing
    3. Twin Cities, Minnesota
    4. Twitter: @EmDashProf
    5. http://www.emdashprof.com — but I haven’t posted there in a while, I’ve been busy grading and doing course re-design.

  173. Wow, I’m so excited for this opportunity! Thanks for offering!
    Registration info:
    Cheri Hart
    Currently 5th grade but may change at the end of the is year
    No Twitter account
    No blog but it’s a goal!

  176. Twitter is @glennmccarty

    I teach HS ELA near Rochester, NY. Project this summer is massively revising my middle grade adventure manuscript which was “finished” this spring. Ha. I was naive enough to think it was done then. Foolish mortal.

  179. I was planning on working on my writing this summer and then found this! It’s meant to be.
    Thank you!

  180. I just bought Real Revision and it’s in my summer reading pile!
    Kim Oldenburgh
    Grade 2, College Seminar Instructor for Student Interns, Maine Writing Project Teaching Consultant
    Orono, Maine

  181. Gail Stevens
    7th grade language arts teacher
    Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC
    @jerseygirl_1021

    Hi Kate,
    Very excited to be a part of this endeavor! I will be busy this summer writing curriculum for the county (implementing CCSS into 7th grade language arts), but hope to find the time for some personal writing.
    Thanks!

  183. Rachel Wahlquist
    4th grade homeroom teacher
    Not on Twitter (yet)
    No blog (yet)

    Looking forward to doing this!

  184. Rachel Wahlquist
    4th grade homeroom teacher
    Berlin Brandenburg International School
    Berlin, Germany
    Not on Twitter (yet)
    No blog (yet)

    Looking forward to doing this!

  187. Martha Turner
    9th and 10th grade English teacher
    Mankato, Minnesota
    @mydogradley

  188. Greetings!

    I am Brandie T. I teach high school English (Lit, Comp, Poetry, and dual credit English 100) in rural Kentucky, and I serve as a leader for the National Writing Project.

    I am excited to work with this community of writers! Thank yor for the support and encouragement!

  189. Tracey Pinch (so excited to join!!)
    7th grade Language Arts
    Sherman Middle School
    Holly, MI
    Not a twitterer
    Web page in process

  191. JaNhea Stephens
    Captain of the Grammar Police
    Ft. Myers, Florida

    Language Arts Instructor – 8th Grade
    Drama Instructor – 6th, 7th, 8th Grades

    My students helped me come up with a brilliant idea for a young adult novel. I am hoping to spend this summer writing it, and being part of this group may help me keep my focus.

    1. Welcome, JaNhea! I spend some time in your part of the world most Aprils – my mom & dad live in Naples part of the year.

  192. Thanks for offering this! I’ll be a pop in writer, but I will try to get on fairly frequently!

    Pam Taylor
    Full Day Kindergarten
    Brampton, ON, Canada
    Twitter: @spammela22

  194. sitwittwit@twitter
    First grade teacher turned Instructional Coach turned Freelance Writer turning right back around to teaching 3rd and 4th graders in the writing lab in 2012-2013. Couldn’t be more excited!

    Thank your loads and loads for this opportunity!

  195. Hi. I am a special education teacher. I teach 3-5 grade at a children’s hospital in New York.

  197. I’m excited to join in the merriment and fun. Can’t wait to learn something new this summer. I teach 5th grade in Waterford MI. I have a twitter account, but never posted anything on it and don’t know the name. I don’t have a blog, yet. Maybe I will be inspired to try something else new.

  198. Hi. I am a special education teacher. I teacher 3-5 grades at a children’s hospital in New York.

  199. I am Tracey Nelson, and a 7th grade Language Arts teacher in Hot Springs, Arkansas. I am currently not on Twitter.
    I implemented Kate’s Revision book last year in my classroom with great success!

  205. I finally scrolled all the way down. So many people, so exciting adventure. Way to tap into such a powerful group, teachers wielding their writing skills once the students leave….

    1. Kenny Yim
    2. High school teacher
    3.@kensuiyim
    4. Theseagullswings.blogspot.com

  208. 1. TSJ
    2. Middle School, Special Education Language Arts Teacher, Cranford, NJ
    3. No Twitter account 🙂
    4. I LOVE writing and am excited to join the group!

  211. Yay! Summer camp for teachers that sounds like fun!
    Bernadette Vitale
    4th Grade Language Arts teacher, Ocean Springs, MS
    @bernrice (don’t do much with this though)
    haven’t figured out the blog thing yet

    Thank you for doing this!

  212. 1. Monica McCormack
    2. Gifted Resource Teacher; located in Fussa, Japan (at a US Air Base)
    3. N/A
    4. N/A

    Can’t wait to see what we learn!

  213. 2nd grade teacher
    @smith_gems

    Looking forward to helpful tips to teach writing…

  214. Hi! I’m a 5th grade teacher at West Hill School in Rocky Hill, CT. And this school year will be the completion of my 34th year in Rocky Hill! I can’t quite believe it! I only wish that all the opportunities, such as this writing camp, that technology has to offer was around 34 years ago. New teachers are very lucky.

    I am very excited to have this chance to write and learn. Looking forward to it!
    Lucy

  215. Please sign me up for the Writer’s camp! I am a high school librarian and former English teacher. I was one of the first district trainer’s for the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas. I miss time to write!

    My twitter name is dlpierce2.
    thanks!

  217. 6th grade reading
    Haysville, Kansas

    This sounds like fun! Thank you!

  218. Tonya Stivers
    7th grade English/Language Arts
    Oldham County Middle School
    Don’t twitter
    Website being rebuilt

    Very excited about this opportunity. I will be unable to attend the first full week, but can start up on the 10th.

  219. 1. Megan Van Loon
    2. 7th Grade LA/LIT Teacher, Arlington Heights, IL until June 6th then transitioning out to Seattle, WA.

    I can’t wait to start this as my summer project!

  220. 1. Terri Stauffer
    2. 6th grade language arts and 8th grade reading teacher
    3. East Clinton Middle School, Lees Creek, Ohio
    4. @terristauffer
    5. No blog. I love reading other blogs.
    I can’t wait to learn more for everyone.

  222. Thank you for this opportunity!

    Wendy Fairon
    Chico Country Day School in northern California
    7th and 8th grade English
    @wfairon

  225. My assignment was changed from 8th grade Spanish to 5th grade ELA! This will be a huge help to get me ready for teaching writing this fall.
    Boone Middle School
    5h Grade ELA and Social Studies
    I don’t twitter or blog (yet).

  226. Hurray!
    Melissa Ackerman
    middle school English Language Arts, Spreckels, CA

  229. Susan 7th grade ELA
    Hamilton, Virginia
    Twitter name: sfm00sfm
    I’m so excited about this opportunity. THank you! (I’m in London from June 21-July 12 but I may be able to check in there.)
    🙂

    1. Welcome, Susan – and no worries at all if you need to miss a week or two. Most of our summers are like that, I think.

  230. 1. Gerard Sukhram
    2. Still in school, getting my masters in teaching! 🙂
    3. Well, I go to the University of South Florida.
    4. @GerardSukhram
    5. gerardwrites.wordpress.com though I haven’t used it much yet.

    This sounds awesome! Thanks for doing this 😀

  231. Love Twitter! @meg_allison and I also manage @MoretownSchool

    I am the library teacher and technology integration specialist. Looking to make a new blog for reflection and resource sharing. The one listed is one I use to blog with my students.

    *See* you on Skype next week 🙂

    Cheers,
    Meg

  232. Can’t wait!

    6-8 Language Arts and Reading Teacher
    7th Grade Religion
    Green Bay, WI

    @Mrs_Parker202

  233. Kate,
    I am so excited you are hosting this summer camp! I have heard you speak at several conferences and my own girls love your books.
    Georgia Parker
    English 8 Teacher @ Trinity Prep School
    Winter Park, Florida
    https://twitter.com/#!/gksparker

  237. Kate- You rock! Thanks so much to you and all the other authors for givng so generously of your time!

    1. Teresa Bunner
    2. Academic Support Specialist (and 20yr veteran classroom teacher). I will actually be hosting a 4 day writing camp in July for our high schoolers!
    3. @rdngteach
    4. Uh, yeah, my blog. Think I’ll wait to share that until I start doing some writing. It has cobwebs!

    Can’t wait!!!

  238. I am a retired elementary school teacher and worked in our district’s curriculum office. Currently I am living in Iowa and volunteer in an area elementary school.

  240. Beth Friese
    My “role” is in flux right now. I’m a Library Media Specialist who is about to finish her PhD. Looking for a place to land!
    I’m @librarybeth on twitter.
    Looking forward to being a part of this community!

  241. Nancy Kampfe
    Retired English teacher with 30 years experience, most recently taught ninth graders.
    I live in South Dakota and substitute teach regularly.
    http://twitter.com/2LateKid

    What a wonderful opportunity this is for me to get back to daily writing! Thank you, Kate.

  242. So…I was sitting here planning how to start a writers group of teachers in our school district and wondering if I would get any responses and WHAM! This invitation falls in my lap. Some things are just meant to be. Thank you, Kate, for hosting this!
    Mary Meihaus
    K-5 Library Media Specialist
    Kirkwood School District
    St. Louis, Mo.
    No tweet, no blog, no website

  244. Susan Spengeman

    I teach AP Literature, 10 Honors, Introduction to Journalism, and Newspaper in Loudoun County. Ever since attending the Northern Virginia Writing Project, I always say I’m going to start writing again, but something always gets in the way. This sounds perfect to help motivate me to write this summer.

  246. Carol Ann Osler
    I teach little ones in Head Start.
    Salt Lake City, Ut.
    I am so excited.

  247. Hello! I am a student teacher. Is it possible for me to do this or is it just for full time teachers?

  248. What a great opportunity! Thanks for arranging it! Here’s my information:
    1. Colleen Milligan
    2. 6th/7th Grade Language Arts teacher
    3. Have Twitter acct., but can’t find it..arrghhh!
    4. Have blog, but have neglected it….as you can see…I need this!

  250. 1.Cynthia
    2. 9th grade Regular and Honors Comm Arts in Overland Park, KS.
    3.@Cyo1369
    4.www.cyo1369.blogspot.com

  252. Jaime Mendelis
    Instructional Coach / 8th grade ELA
    Owego-Apalachin Middle School, Owego, NY
    @mrsmendelis

    So excited!

  254. Hi Kate –
    I’d love to help you as a guest published author. Let me know what might work best for you.
    What a great idea!!!
    Jean Reidy

  255. Wow, this is awesome! I’m happy to see several of my friends from Slice of Life Tuesdays here! 🙂
    I’m Jennifer Mitchell.
    Through tomorrow, I’m a 6th & 7th grade Spanish teacher. Next year I’m plunging into teaching high school ELL, which is why this is perfect for me — I need all the help I can get this summer from wonderful teachers of writing! I teach in Dublin, OH.
    Not on Twitter because I already feel like I’m drowning in ideas!
    I blog at http://ihabloespanglish.blogspot.com/

  258. 1. Mrs. S
    2. 1st/2nd grade teacher all subjects
    3. no twitter
    4. website tbd

  259. This is definitely something I need to do, no matter how nervous it makes me. Here is my information:

    1. Heidi Schone
    2. 5th Grade teacher and 5-8 Spanish teacher in Appleton, WI
    3. I am not a tweeter.
    4. I do not have a website.

    I just started teaching Writing Workshop in my room, and I am desperately in need of new ideas and ways to help the students in their writing. I am very new to the writing workshop model and could use all the help I can get.

    I have a question. Do you email us something everyday or do we need to check the website everyday? I only ask because I will admit that I can be a little forgetful. 🙂 I will do my best though! Thank you for taking the time out of your summer to help the teaching community, and our students in the process. What a blessing this will be to many teachers! I am excited to be a part of it!

    1. I will not be emailing anything – I’ll be posting here on weekdays, and you’re welcome to join us whenever you remember. No worries if you miss a few days!

  260. This is definitely something I need to do, no matter how nervous I am. Here is my information:

    1. Heidi Schone
    2. 5th Grade teacher and 5-8 Spanish teacher in Appleton, WI
    3. I am not a tweeter.
    4. I do not have a website.

    I just want to let you know that I can be a bit forgetful, but I will do my best to check in everyday! Thank you for taking time out of your summer to help the teaching community, and our students as well. What a blessing you will be to many teachers and schools! I look forward to this opportunity to learn and grow!

    1. Sorry! I commented twice. The first didn’t go through right away, and I found the answer to my question. Please disregard the first message.

  261. Becky Wojahn (aka W.H. Beck)
    K-5 school librarian/middle grade author

    Would love to help out as a published author/teacher/librarian!

  263. Hi Kate, I am a big fan of your books. This is a very cool thing you are doing for teachers and librarians. Unfortunately, I am neither of those, just a pre-published pb writer. I look forward to reading your posts and doing the assignments. My understanding is that I can follow along but can’t ask questions or ask for feedback, correct? Thanks!

    1. Darshana Khiani
    2. Neither, just an aspiring PB writer learning her craft
    3. @darshanakhiani
    4. http://www.flowering-minds.com

    1. That’s how I’m working it for now, Darshana – just because we have so many teachers/librarians signed up and I really want it to be a professional development opportunity for them. But – Gae’s Feedback Friday on her blog is open to everyone, and all the posts here are public, so we’re more than happy to have you following along

  266. WOW! What a great opportunity for PD with so many teachers. I can’t wait to begin and am in the process of recruiting fellow teachers in my building.

    I am a reading specialist at Sweet Home Middle School in Amherst, NY

    Twitter name: tdmann4

    1. Welcome, Dina! I grew up in Western NY and remember playing volleyball against Sweet Home in high school (they were always SO good!)

  268. My name is Catie Krautsack. I am a fifth grade self contained teacher in Buffalo, New York. I’m always looking for ways to improve writing in my classroom. This is an awesome way to keep my mind active over summer! My twitter name is @Catie_Krautsack. Thanks again!

  269. Kristie Schmidt
    HS English: AP Lang & Comp, World Lit, Intro to Media
    @KristieSchmidt
    no blog yet

  273. I am an ELA consultant for secondary school. I work with middle and high school teachers and teach literacy instruction.
    I am not on twitter, but will check out the Facebook group!

    Thank you.

  274. Hi Kate,

    I love this idea and thank you for giving up your time for us to help with writing and instruction. I teach 10th grade in a rural town near Hickory, NC.
    Twitter: @smccabe29

    Thanks,
    Stephanie McCabe

  276. Your – Ashley S
    Your role – 4th/5th grade teacher
    Your Twitter name – ashmk31

    SOUNDS FUN! I’m graduating in a week with my bachelors and teaching certification!

  277. My name is Cynthia Colletta-Schloss
    Literacy Instructior
    Cicero Public Schools, Cicero, Illinois.
    I am interested in the summer writing camp for both personal and professional reasons.
    Thank you for doing this!!!

  278. This sounds great….thank you
    Carla Sulli
    4th grade teacher Rancho Cucamonga, California

  279. Paula Tremba
    4th grade teacher Charles Town, WV
    I don’t twitter or blog. Will that be a problem? I did join the group on Facebook.

  280. Hi! My name is Rhonda Tate and I teach 6 and 7 Writing (as well as 6, 7, and 8 Science) in Dedham, Maine. In my pre-teaching life I was a freelance journalist so I am excited to dip my toes back in to the grown-up writing world! Thanks for organizing this!

    1. Welcome,Rhonda! I was a journalist, too – spent seven years in TV news before I went back to school to teach and eventually found my way to writing fiction.

  281. Your name: Kim Leimer
    Your role: K-8 ELL Specialist
    Your Twitter name, if you’re on Twitter: @kleimer40

    I can’t wait! I participated in the RI Writing Project a few years ago, and loved it. Thank you!

  294. Fifth grade teacher teaching reading/writing to my own class and math to 3 sections of fifth grade in Duluth, Mn. Every year I resolve to do a better job with writing, and hope this can help!

    Twitter name: SauerDW

  296. Hi! So excited for this! I’m leaving the classroom (4th grade) to become a full-time instructional coach after my maternity leave this summer. I know I’ll have my hands full with a new baby, but the flexibility will give me a chance to keep writing and in touch with other teachers:)
    thank you!
    Kirsten Shrout Fernandes
    Instructional Coach, Grades 3-5
    Rhode Island

    1. I have fond memories of writing one of my first books with a baby in my lap. (She’s ten now & writes with me!) Welcome!

  298. 2nd grade at Sunrise Elementary in Appleton, Wi
    I’ll be joining the group through Facebook!!
    Seriously can not wait for this opportunity!!

    1. Welcome, Jennifer! Daily posts will be here on my blog & I’ll try to post each day to the FB page with links, too.

  299. Denise Cooper
    First grade teacher at Bright School, Chattanooga,TN
    @1stgradedcooper

    Can’t wait!

  300. Sounds great!! Thanks so much for doing this!!
    I teach 4th grade in Florida, so I prepare my students for the state writing test.
    On Twitter I am @mhutcheson.
    Thanks, Kate!! Looking forward to a great summer of writing!!

  301. What an amazing opportunity that you and others are organizing. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your passion and expertise! I am a 4th grade teacher who works with kids in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

    Looking forward to having some fun writing and thinking together!
    Kathy

  302. Hi Kate, I am so glad I came across your site. I just completed my PDP for the upcoming school year and my goals are around writing and the new common core standards. Writing is definitely an area I struggle in and nothing like the present to work on fixing that. Here’s my info:
    1. Teresa Oliveira
    2. 3rd grade teacher, urban district, NJ
    3. my twitter name is Teresa110980
    4. no website/blog

  303. This is so exciting! I can’t wait to get started. My name is Catherine Flynn and I’m the literacy specialist in a PreK-8 school in Sherman, Ct. I’m on twitter @flynn_catherine. I have a blog with one post from last February, but it will have more soon!

  305. Can’t wait to get started!

    Jen Brieske
    4th grade literacy teacher in Hartland, WI
    Twitter: thewritingteach
    Working on developing my website (www.thewritingteach.com) this summer!

  310. Lauren “Up” – 3rd grade teacher
    Central Falls, Rhode Island

    I have never participated in anything like this but cannot wait! 🙂

  311. Lynette Varnon

    high school English teacher in South Deerfield, MA
    I live in Greenfield, MA

    no twitter or current blog 🙂

  312. Thanks a bunch Kate for giving access to this writing camp to teachers from near and far and for free! Feeling so lucky to collect some new ideas and pieces in my writer’s notebook to share with my fourth graders in September.
    Kelly Seperack
    4th grade reading/writing teacher in Garner, NC

  313. Hi, Kate,
    I just started teaching Creative Writing this year at a local theater– my students are middle schoolers. Looking forward to gaining some new strategies and ideas!
    1. Mary E. Cronin
    2. Creative Writing teacher– Cape Cod, MA
    3. Twitter– maryecronin
    4. Your blog or website– http://maryecronin.livejournal.com/

  314. Hi, Kate,
    I started teaching creative writing at a local theater this year– my students are middle schoolers. I am looking forward to gaining some new strategies and ideas!

    1. Mary E. Cronin
    2. Creative writing teacher– Cape Cod, MA
    3. Twitter– maryecronin
    4. Blog– http://maryecronin.livejournal.com/

    Thanks!
    –Mary

  315. Katie Delaney
    7-12 ELA Teacher Central City Iowa

    This will be a great opportunity! Thanks!

  316. I am a national children’s literacy consultant with a passion for teaching/coaching writing. I’m from Huntsville, AL and have five picture books in my head just waiting to come out. I am also a professional author with three published titles for librarians and teachers and parents – home base is Huntsville, AL

    @litambassador
    website included above. I’ve some blogs that have been neglected for a while (one for parents reading with children of all ages, one for preschool teachers and one for K-12 teachers) but I’m hoping to start them back up this summer (see my website for details).

  317. What an exciting and slightly intimidating idea! I am a literacy consultant (although I do not embrace that term) for the Vermont Reads Institute at the University of Vermont. I work in several elementary schools (K-6) in the state as an embedded consultant, usually for three years. I also design and present workshops and seminars on many aspects of literacy.
    I look forward to this opportunity to strengthen and expand my writing skills.

  319. My name is Lydia Graham and I’ll be teaching students in 4th grade this year…at Tilden Hogge Elementary in Morehead, Kentucky. My (unused) Twitter account name is @GrahamLydia and I will be working to use this very soon. My webpage is…er, uh, in progress…under total reconstruction this summer. It can be found at http://www.rowan.k12.ky.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=908 or through the Tilden Hogge Teacher Websites link on the Rowan County Schools website. I’m excited about this opportunity!

  320. Hi Kate, This is a wonderful idea. I’m looking forward to being a part of it – just hope I have something to add. I am a Literacy Leader and Reading Recovery teacher at Bradford Elementary School in Bradford, VT working with Kindergarten through 6th grade. My twitter name is @carvteach, but to show how often I use Twitter, I had to go and post something so that I could find out what it was. Pretty sad, I know. As for a blog….I had a blog once…hmmm…Buried in Books was the name…wonder what ever happened to that (shows my lack of diligence that hopefully this group will help improve).

  321. Hi Kate!

    What an amazing response from so many educators! This is going to be fun! Thanks for hosting this.

    Mary Bellavance
    K-5 Literacy Specialist
    Waterboro, Maine
    @MaryBellavance
    Summer goal: start my own blog

  322. I would love to do this, but I’m taking my last class for my Masters (plus it’s SUMMER!), so I can’t trust myself to check up every day on my own. BUT, if I can get an email every day, that would be completely different. Are you planning on doing an email every day?

    1. I’m not doing emails – it’s simply a matter of checking in when you want to join us, but feel free to be sporadic about it if you have a busy summer. That’s fine.

  325. Scrolling and scrolling and scrolling . . . look! I finally made it to the bottom!
    What an opportunity – thanks!

    Michelle Nero
    K-5 Reading Specialist
    Northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
    @litlearningzone
    http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/

  326. Forgot my information!
    Right now working for Dept of Public Instruction, NC as an Instructional Coach
    Live in Charlotte, NC
    Twitter: @becoming
    more of a Facebook fan though

  328. Looking forward to writing this summer!

    Patrice Pintarelli
    4th grade teacher
    Roosevelt School
    Have to look Into this twitter. Signed up but haven’t had the opportunity to play.

  330. 1. Tanya Chiasson
    2. 7th ELA, Lafayette, LA
    3. not on Twitter
    4. http://www.speakingofliterature.blogspot.com/ (Used with students, so purged each year for online safety/privacy)

    So excited to participate in your summer writing camp! “I won’t ask you to do anything I am not willing to do myself” is my classroom writing motto. So here I am: ready to take some risks, learn, grow, and stretch as a beginning writer. Thanks for this opportunity! 🙂

    School will be in session by the time this camp is over, so I would like to share this site with my students and colleagues in August. Would that be okay with you?

    Thanks,
    Tanya

  331. I’m excited to join you!!

    1. Sara Hensley
    2. I teach high school English in Alton, IL. In the past, I have taught 9th and 10th grade, but next year I will have a group of seniors as well.
    3. @SaraHensley11
    4. Blog- http://shensley23.blogspot.com/

  335. Whew! Took me so long, I forgot the order of information. B-)
    Toshia Mamning
    7th grade ELA, Rocky Mount, NC
    Twitter: jollyswife

  336. Kate Lechtenberg
    High school English teacher of 10 years
    Next year I’ll be a teacher librarian at an 8-9th grade building
    Des Moines, IA
    @katedower (but i’m just getting started)

  338. Lea Campbell
    5/6 GATE in Orange, CA
    @Arghimedes (I’m a math nerd/pirate enthusiast)

  339. Sue Crean
    Grade 5 literacy
    Brookfield, CT
    @SueCrean

    What a terrific idea! Thanks so much!

  340. Tammy Astor – Skokie, IL
    4th grade until June 13, then seeking an elementary position
    Your Twitter name, if you’re on Twitter – signed up, but can’t remember name or password
    Your blog or website, if you have one – plan to develop website this summer

  341. 1. Debbie Wilks
    2. Third grade in Kansas
    3. Twitterless
    4. debbiesdabblings.blogspot.com

    This sounds like a great opportunity! I’m looking forward to participating. Thanks!

  342. I’m a first grade teacher of years too many to mention! Just thinking about my own writing assignment gives me sweaty palms. Now I know how my kids must feel! Very excited to be a part of this group…

    1. “Now I know how my kids must feel!” This, I think, is really at the heart of why we’re all here. So glad you’re joining us!

  343. Sharon Lanasa
    Youth Services Manager and Children’s Librarian
    Dorchester County Public Library
    Share books, words, and stories with toddlers, school-age children and middle schoolers
    Twitter: #PinkShad

    Awakening the long dormant writer within …

  344. This is awesome!
    I’m Julie Meiklejohn
    I teach 10th,11th, and 12th grade English in La Junta, CO
    Twitter @jem2323
    No website

    Thanks, Kate! I’m so excited!

  345. 1. Mary Jo Wentz
    2. 4/5 reading teacher & literacy coach
    3. no Twitter
    4. no blog

  346. This sounds amazing and Iam so excited to be participating. I have a hard time carving out time to write so a group and a flexible schedule will hold me more accountable.

    I work as a literacy consultant in Pre-K through Middle Schools. I am currently working in scholsin NC and SC but I live outside of Charlotte, NC.

  347. 1. Chris Kervina
    2. English 11 (regular and AP) and journalism (new this year!) at Centreville High in Clifton, VA
    3. @ckervina
    4. VERY sporatically at http://mrskervina.blogspot.com/ (I always swear I’ll blog regularly after NCTE…)

    Thanks for offering this, Kate. I will be jumping in and out all summer. I can already see my summer filling up with an in-person writing seminar, yearbook camp, a JEA conference, and more.Whew! I think that “how do I make time” lesson will be a good one for me!

  348. I’m excited about this opportunity to practice what I believe in….great teachers of writing get involved in writing also. I am a literacy teacher/coach in an elementary school in Illinois.

  350. This sounds awesome! I’ll be teaching 4th grade gifted reading in the fall. One of my summer goals is to figure out Twitter, and I don’t have a website.

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  352. Hello! Thanks to a wonderful parent volunteer who wishes to become a librarian someday (best job in the entire world) your website was sent to me via Facebook. I am an elementary librarian for grades K-4 with 35 classes and see over 700 students per week! I am all about books and reading and would love to learn more about writing. Thanks!

    http://moulton.al.lce.schoolinsites.com/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=1&StaffID=103885&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=103885

    *Above website is more about me.

  353. I am moving into a new position as an Instructional Coach. I will be teacher two sections of English I in the fall, then coaching other freshmen teachers in my district. Excited but nervous.
    I am in Carrollton, Tx.
    My Twitter is @amyrass
    My website I write with Molly and Heather is http://www.threeteacherstalk.com

    I am looking forward to this camp. I hope I can keep up! I will be writing curriculum during June, so this will be a challenge.

    1. That’s absolutely okay – just check in here on my blog & you’ll find updates every weekday starting on Monday!

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  358. Wow! What a wonderful opportunity and a bit scary, too! Thank you, Kate. I can’t wait to get started on this. I currently teach grade 2 in Calgary, AB in a Spanish bilingual school but I am making a major move this summer back to Ecuador. I will be teaching grade 3 (or grade 4) there at an international school. My twitter name is @elisaw5
    Looking forward to this. Thank you, Stacey Shubitz for blogging about this!

    1. Don’t be scared – or at least know that you’re not alone in that and enjoy yourself. This is going to be fun!

  360. Jan Newport
    Instructional Specialist for teachers in ELA K-12 in a large school district
    Twitter: JanNewport2
    Have abandoned a former blog and am in the process of creating a new blog for middle school teachers to use for Professional Development.

    This is just what I was looking for! With all the summer work of the district working with Common Core…this will feed my need while I try to feed others. Thank you!

  363. This sounds excellent! Looking forward to learning and growing!
    My info:
    Melanie Hoeksema
    Reading Consultant K-4th grade (Forest Hills Public Schools) Grand Rapids, MI (former 1st and 2nd grade teacher too)
    Twitter: @mhoeksema (Melanie Hoeksema)
    I have a blog…but haven’t written in awhile…this will be a great way to fire it back up!
    http://www.readingconsultant.blogspot.com

  364. Hi! My name is Paige Blackoff and I am teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades — particularly 6th and 7th grade in Central New Jersey.

    My twitter name is @paige_blackoff and I do not currently have a website.

    I am looking forward to learning this summer and am hopeful to find some great ideas to use in my classroom next year!

    Thanks so much for doing this!

  365. Please sign me up!

    Kristi Oritt
    7-8 Language Arts in Salt Lake City

    Thanks.

  366. My name is Janet Ilko
    I teach writing to seventh and eighth grade English Language Learners and an AVID class that preps students for the college experience. I also host a writing club in the mornings for any student interested in Writing Called Writing for Change. We are hoping to host a camp this summer with the San Diego Area Writing Project.
    My twitter name is writin4change
    I have a blog that I try to post on at least once a week during the school year, but plan on refocusing energy on that space this summer. http://writinginmyhand.org/?p=491 that is my latest post.
    I think this is going to be a great opportunity to write and respond to writers, I just can’t wait!!

  367. Please leave a comment here that includes:
    I am so excited about this opportuntity!

    1. Tammy Zeaser
    2. Instructional Specialist (Grades K-5), Mechanicsburg, PA
    3.I’m on twitter, but rarely use it, but I think my twitter name is trzeaser or tzeaser – I can’t even remember (how sad is that!)
    4.www.zeaserspalace.wordpress.com

  368. What a fabulous opportunity. Thanks!!!

    Here’s my info
    1. Heather Temske
    2. Fourth grade teacher in Roswell, Georgia
    3. @htemske (although I go in and out of phases using it)
    4. I have a class website that isn’t useful to people outside my classes. My plan is to start blogging this summer.

  370. I teach ninth grade literature, British literature, and AP English literature and composition. What a wonderful opportunity to learn from others!

  372. Valerie Cornett
    Literacy Specialist in Lexington, KY (K-5)
    @valcornett
    I’m looking forward to learning new ideas!

  374. Valerie Stein
    K-8 Library Media Specialist/Curriculum Coordinator in a small independent school in WA state.
    http://vst3in.wordpress.com/ – Blog. I’m also feltmaker/teacher and writer so it’s a mix of me!
    @stein_valerie – Twitter
    You’ll find me on FB too. Excited to participate!

  376. Special education 9-12
    No twitter
    No blog
    I need to learn more about writing and teaching it!
    I am very excited for this!

  378. Just finishing my first year of teaching in 4th grade… definitely feeling the need to “walk the walk” with writing. Thank you for the opportunity… I’m sure my 3rd graders will benefit from this next year. 🙂

  379. Laurel
    Youth Services Librarian serving children 0-12 (public library, Central New York)
    I also teach a course in children’s literature
    no Twitter
    no website

  380. Thank you for this great opportunity! Looking forward to a summer of writing. Yikes!
    Cherisse Barrett
    Literacy Coach K-5
    CT Schools

  381. No website or Twitter, just a sixth grade teacher in Sacramento, CA striving to improve her writing and teaching. Looking forward to the challenge of writing daily with the group. Thanks so much.

  382. Hi Kate – what a fantastic idea and a great way to bring together teachers and librarians with common questions, ideas & visions!

    1. Nicole Frederickson
    2. 4th Grade – Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada
    3. Twitter @nbcheshu
    4. morethanblueberries.blogspot.ca

    Thank you in advance for your work in putting this together!

  383. I teach Advanced Placement Literature and Composition 11 in Lewis Center, Ohio

  384. Primary grades
    Twitter: eatingpath2yoga
    *please feel free to email me for more specific info on city/state/grade level

  385. Hi! My name is Heidi Myrick and I am an instructional specialist (I work with kids who need a little intervention in literacy or math) for students in grades K-5.

    I’m super-excited about this opportunity! Thanks!

    Now I have something great to look forward to on Monday!!!

    1. Oops! My twitter name is @kkidsinvt. My Kindergarten class twitter account that I use with my students is @kkidsinvermont123

      Wasn’t sure how to add this to my previous post! Thanks

  388. Thank you so much! This sounds so great!!
    I am a writerand an artist~ I have a children`s book called ~ To the Cider Mill~it involves kids to draw along and prepare them for illustration and writing themselves. The book has an fb page~check it out!!
    I also teach drawing and art to kids~ home school, after school,whoever. I home schooled my own children and always taught hs kids literature and writing.
    I am working on more books and LOVE writing.
    Thanks again!!
    Danna York
    Just to check out~
    https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/To-the-Cider-Mill-Danna-York-author/109833769069763
    http://hellohomeschool.blogspot.com/

  389. Hi, I’m from Jamaica and I just completed my undergraduate degree in Literacy Studies. I’m not presently in the classroom , but I’m hoping to start in the upcoming school year. I would really like to be a part of this programme as I believe that writing is probably the most neglected of the language arts, yet it is so critical to one’s academic sucess. I do hope that I can join the group.

  390. Jennifer Weigand
    Currently teaching 3rd grade
    Columbus, Ohio

    Can’t wait to get started

  391. My name is Shelah Novak. I teach 8th grade English in Loudoun County, Virginia.

    I have no twitter account or website or blog.

    I look forward to participating in this wonderful opportunity

  393. Tammee Petersen
    4th Grade Dual Language English/ Spanish Teacher – school year
    Literacy/Math Coach – summer school
    Beardstown, Illinois

    I am looking forward to incorporating these ideas during our summer school program!

  394. Kari Routledge
    2nd Grade – All Subjects
    Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
    Commerce Township, Michigan

  396. I teach 4 and 5 year olds in public school in Georgia. I’m a member of NWP but this summer we aren’t having summer institute so this may get me thru my withdrawal from my writing community.

  397. Hello! Kristin Moon from Oregon here. As of this morning I am teaching 8th grade Math, Science, Language Arts & Social Studies (a.k.a. a 8th grade self-contained classroom). My Twitter account is
    @ogsmoon. School doesn’t end for a couple of weeks here, but I am excited to start this learning adventure!

  398. M. Cari L. Sadler (students call me M 🙂 )
    9/10th grade Reading/English teacher (next year 11th graders and Semantics and Logic too! Logic…clearly administration doesn’t know me very well. lol)
    I don’t tweet. I don’t have a blog/website (yet)

    Am thrilled to be considered a part of this!

  399. Hi my name is Monique Leonard and I am a teacher in Rocky Hill CT. I have taught for 12 years. I am currently a fifth grade teacher but have taught 4th, and 2nd. I look foward to our summer writing.

  400. I teach 6th grade reading/LA in Mansfield, CT.

    Twitter: @jmeizels

    Looking forward to working on some writing I can share with my kids next year!

  401. @MikeLandroche
    I work with 9th Graders and AP Lit students, and I have for …gulp… 30 years. I think I’m ready to write more than curriculum materials, grades and comments, college recs and Commencement benedictions. Thanks for the opportunity.

  404. K-12 Literacy Consultant with a local Intermediate School District

  406. This is great! Thank you for getting this going. I’ve shared it with my staff and I hope we have some of them join us.

    Most sincerely,
    Todd

  407. Debbie Tofte
    6th-8th Grade Reading Intervention Teacher/8th Grade Language Arts (reading/writing)
    Live in Sherwood, OR
    Work in Newberg, OR
    On Facebook

  408. This looks amazing! Just today I was adding your books to my summer reading recommendations list for my 5th graders!

    Christina Williams
    5th grade, Bexley City Schools
    Bexley, Ohio
    @CWilliams2323

  409. 1. Bethany Stoller
    2. 6th grade (this school year, next school year I will be teaching 8th grade Writing and Reading) Writing, Reading and Social Studies teacher at Chehalem Valley Middle School in Newberg, Oregon.
    3. I do not have one yet.
    4. I do not have one yet…I have been debating whether or not to have one!

  410. What a testimony to social networking! Can’t wait for this authentic PD, with a hundred of soon to be writing partners.
    I’m Liz Deskins, a library media specialist currently enjoying the challenge of engaging high school readers after 25 years in an amazingly literacy rich elementary setting. My twitter handle is “library”‘and my blog is
    wanderingandwonderinginlibraryland.blogspot.com/.

  411. Thanks to Kate & team for providing this opportunity! Time to finally get serious about the middle-grade novel I’ve been brainstorming so long…

    1. Katy Manck, librarian-at-large, Gilmer TX
    2. project development & publicity for the GiggleIT Project of International Association of School Librarianship (free online international writing project for kids & teens) – http://www.iasl-online.org/sla/giggleIT/index.htm
    3. http://BooksYALove.blogspot.com – I recommend young adult books beyond bestsellers
    4. @BooksYALove

  412. I am a retired teacher (10-12) and librarian (K-6). I’ve taken one of Molly Beth Griffin’s classes at the Loft in Minneapolis. Hoping you are admitting retirees too:)

  413. Name: Peg D
    Role: Instructional Assistant with Kindergarten and reading intervention with 2, 5, 6, as well as doing “Success” time with 4th grade.
    Location: Northern Indiana
    No twitter

    http://archermom.blogspot.com/
    I love to write but don’t do it enough. Hoping this will motivate me. 🙂

  414. Hi! My name is Erin Pennington. I teach 3rd grade all subjects in San Antonio, Texas and I just love teaching writing. I have no Twitter account or website, but lots of enthusiasm! I am so excited about this opportunity. Many thanks for doing this.

  415. Hi, I’m Tricia and I’m a 5th grade language arts teacher in Skiatook, OK. I’m looking forward to this camp!

  416. Wow, Kate! This must be a record (or mp3, maybe) for comments! Anyway, sounds like fun. I’ll be working on a big project this summer as well as lots of unCCSS stuff for my district. This sounds like a great daily warm-up for all the (ahem) serious stuff.

    I am west of Boston. During the school year I teach two sections of Grade 8 English and do curriculum work/guest-teach/team-teach/coach in other middle school classrooms the rest of the time. Off hours, I “extra, extra, blog all about it” at kenc.edublogs.org.

    See you soon.

  417. What a great idea – would love to participate.

    sebj830@gmail.com
    no website
    don’t twitter

    Sheri Barth-Johnston, teach special education (LBS) at Crow Island School in Winnetka, IL

  418. Hello, my name is Esmeralda Garza. I have been teaching 4th grade for 6 years. Thanks for making this possible!

    4th Grade SLA/ELA
    San Antonio, TX
    Twitter @ esgarza1

  419. I teach 1st, 2nd, and 7th grade currently, plus a class of teens once a week on literature studies. (Yes, we home school.) I suppose I’ve taught the gambit of preschool through elementary to this point, but it’s not until this last year (after 10+ years of teaching) that I finally decided to categorize myself as an educator. I mean seriously, other than writing, that’s what I do.

    This sounds like a ton of fun, but since we school through the summers (they’re an optimal time to be indoors in Florida), I will only be able to participate one or two days a week. I do look forward to it.

    @crystalcollier1

  420. I am a third grade classroom teacher in Commack, NY
    @MarshaJB23

    We don’t finish school until June 22, but I will try my best to write as much as I can.

    Thanks.

  422. Katrin Beinroth
    Fifth Grade Teacher
    Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
    @kbeinroth

    This is a fantastic idea, thank you!

  423. I teach 4th graders in Rochester, NY. This sounds like a fabulous opportunity. One of our favorite memories this year was blogging with you about Gianna Z! Many thanks. ~ Theresa

  424. Kate, you’re a rock star on so many levels! I would love to join if possible:
    1. Marissa Graff
    2. Currently teaching 1st grade in Northern Virginia, but about to go on hiatus to start an MFA program in Children’s Literature.
    3. Twitter: 4YALit (shared with Martina Boone) and blogging at Adventures in YA & Children’s Publishing (http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com)

  427. Wanda Zehr Anderson
    Title I Reading Specialist, K-5th
    Arlington, VA

  428. Erin Ochoa
    English teacher: grades 10, 11 & 12
    @erinneo

    Looking forward to this!!

  429. Sheila Cochrane
    K-4 Literacy Specialist/Coach

    Looking forward to the writing ahead 🙂

  430. Stacey Callaway
    6th Grade ELA
    Midland, Texas
    On Twitter I’m BookGirlStacey

  431. 1. I teach sixth grade language arts in northern Virginia…about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C. I’m just finishing my eighth year teaching. I really enjoy teaching, but teaching writing has always been a struggle, as I don’t feel that I’m a writer myself (except for writing papers for college and grad school!). I’m really eager to become a better writer myself, so that I can help my students.

  432. Looking forward to becoming a better writer so that I can better serve my students.
    I teach 5th grade Dual Language in Englewood, NJ.

  433. Chris Flench
    Librarian PreK-5
    Manassas, Virginia
    no blog or twitter yet… but maybe that’s on the horizon.
    Thanks for hosting such a worthy project this summer!!!

  434. Sprinkle of fresh stories and a dash of writer’s block! I’ve been teaching special education students for 8 out of 12 years with primary aged students. It’s been a long time since I’ve taught writing.

  435. Kate,
    I am throwing caution to the wind and joining the summer writing camp. I know I will be all the better for it.
    I am a fifth grade teacher
    Ridgefield, CT
    twitter: @shogem84
    shogem@wordpress.com

  436. I am a fourth grade ELA teacher and I am excited about this. Thanks for offering. Writing is the main content area I teach and I am looking for new ideas!

  438. I am an elementary Media Sspecialist. I love books and want to know more about the writing process. On Twitter I am Queenslace515.

  440. Claudine DiMUzio
    Principal
    Hauppauge, NY

    Thanks for this exciting opportunity!

  442. Cindy Skibinski
    6th grade language arts and one reading/writing class for struggling students
    Oak Creek Wi
    @cskibins

    Thank you for this exciting opportunity!! Its just what I’ve been looking for as I’ve got readers’ workshop going but still need to improve the writing element.

  443. Kim Barrett
    First Grade
    Southern California
    writekimwrite.wordpress.com

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  444. I teach 8th graders in Dalton, Georgia. My current language arts classroom will change to a literacy collaborative classroom next year, so i wll be teaching both reading an writing next year. I majored in writing college, but I have not had time to write for pleasure in a long time. I am currently working on a non-fiction book which is foreign to me because my normal writing genre is fiction. I am looking forward to dusting off my skills and getting out of my witing comfort zone. Like many teachers, I feel that enthusiasm teaches as much as any lesson. When the students see that you are excited about writing, it usually rubs off on them as well. Happy writing everybody!

    1. Please forgive the typos in my previous message. I hit send before I had an opportunity to proof read.

    1. Hi, Amy! The schedule above (weekdays here, Fridays at Gae Polisner’s blog, & Sundays at Teach Mentor Texts) all happens online. We’re not emailing assignments, but you can bookmark this site: http://www.katemessner/com/blog and check in each day, and I’ll also try to remember to post links on the FB page.

  452. Donalyn Miller
    4th grade self-contained (new job! I’m still not used to writing this, yet!)
    Fort Worth, TX
    @donalynbooks
    I don’t have a blog of my own, but I do post for EdWeek and Nerdy Book Club from time to time.

    2. Hi Donalyn!!

      Fourth grade! That’s exciting! Wish I could join you.
      Love coaching, but missing a small group of my own kiddos! Best of luck to you!

  455. 1. Vicki Hall
    2. K-5 Library Media Specialist Springfield, IL for 5 schools
    3. Twitter – @VickiHall

  456. I’m a fourth grade teacher in upstate New York. In the past our Teacher Center offered writing workshops and retreats, but their funding was cut. I am very excited to have found a chance to be part of a writing community. Thank you!

  459. Teri Poulos
    High School English, New Concord, Ohio
    Not using Twitter right now, really
    No blog or website – yet, right?

  460. I was laid off from my school and have always wanted to writea children’s book…this seems like the perfect way to get motivated! Thank you for the great idea!

    1. Neha Dhruv
    2. Library Media Specialist, Looking for a position in the Chicagoland area
    3. MsDhruv
    4. orange3sides.blogspot.com/2012/04/orange-triangle.html (highly under construction!)

  462. This sounds wonderful (and fun)!
    I teach 10th graders at an urban charter school in Pawtucket, RI. No twitter, no blog, just lots and lots of writing…..

  463. Thank you for this incredible opportunity!

    Debby Smith
    6th grade teacher, Castle Rock, CO

  464. I’d like to join you this summer!

    1. Heidi Mussachio
    2. High School Librarian & previous Elementary Librarian, Amherst, New York
    3. @msmuss
    4. msmuss.wordpress. com

  465. Casey Mulligan Walsh
    Speech-Language Pathologist at a public school just east of Troy, NY
    Think I’m on Twitter but haven’t used it in ages, so maybe it’s inactive…I need to check this out.
    http://www.brittonkill.k12.ny.us/walshweb (my school webpage)
    I’m excited to join in this project – two of my fellow faculty members are already here as well. I’ve been writing memoir for the last year, so I hope that genre works for this camp. Looking forward to it!

    1. Welcome, Casey! Any genre will work, but thanks for letting me know. I’ll see what I can do about finding a guest author to talk specifically about memoir.

  466. I teach 5th grade Reading/Language Arts. Excited to do some writing this summer.

  467. Hello all!

    Super super excited to join! I promise that I will stop with the exclamation points but this is such a fun idea and it’s down to the last week of school to boot!

    Beth Bryden-Miller
    Loudoun County in Northern Virginia (but a transplant from Michigan, really)
    Middle School Librarian (former language arts teacher with the quirky seventh graders)

    No blog or Twitter yet (though this might be the last push I need to sign up for Twitter)

    (I’ll also stop with all the parentheticals, maybe.)

  469. Hi, I am an English teacher for 16-19 year olds in the UK, are Brits allowed to join too?

  471. Jennifer Maxwell
    4th Grade at Illahee Elementary School in Camas, Washington
    Thank you for providing this opportunity! 🙂

  472. Dear Kate, This is a great idea! I’m so glad I found your cozy group on the first day of summer vacation. Thank you for bringing us all together on this creative adventure. -Mary

    1. Mary Yockey
    2. 6-8 Library Media Specialist, Naperville, IL
    3. @readergurl
    4. Not yet

  473. K-8 teacher (I get moved every year, so I never know!)
    Grass Lake, MI
    SpottedGirl on Twitter, but I haven’t tweeted previously.

    Looking forward to this experience with all of you!

  474. I’m a K-5 Literacy Coach in
    League City, Texas

    Very excited to have some writing support for the summer! Thank you!

  476. I am so looking forward to this! Here’s my information:
    Tara Smith
    6th. Grade Language Arts/Social Studies/Writing Workshop teacher in Glen Rock, New Jersey.
    Just got on Twitter, and proceedIng slowly: @tara_smith5
    My blog: A Teaching Life:
    http://tmsteach.blogspot.com/

    1. I grew up in Medina – In high school, we played volleyball against Sweet Home (and ALWAYS lost – they were amazing!)

  478. Sign me up!

    Allysson Vallieu
    11th and 12th grade ELA + Journalism + ACT English, Dayton, Ohio
    @AllyssonVallieu

    How exciting!

  480. Ashley Kent
    I’m certified 4-9 language arts and social studies. I’m not sure exactly what/if I’m teaching next year, currently I teach 5-7 language arts in Dayton, Ohio.

  481. I am an ESL & German teacher and teacher trainer who loves to write, which includes blogging and tweeting.
    Collaborating with others to improve my writing skills is something I am looking forward to!

  482. I used to teach middle school Language Arts – but this summer I’m finishing up my M.Ed. in Reading Education. I hope to get back to the middle school – love me some seventh grade minds!!!

    Charlottesville, VA

    I am so excited about this writing workshop. Thank you!

  483. What a neat opportunity! My name is Amanda Lucero, and I teach Language Arts to grades 6-8 in Columbus, OH. Twitter is @mrslucerosclass.

  485. Hi Kate,
    Thanks for doing this. I’m looking forward to it. My info is on the google doc.

  487. Wow — almost 1,000 responses already? Kate, you have inspired a lot of teachers. I hope you have an army of reader-helpers.
    🙂

    I am Kevin Hodgson
    I teach sixth grade out in Western Massachusetts (and I am the technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project)
    On Twitter, I am @dogtrax
    My blog is Kevin’s Meandering Mind — http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/

    Thanks for getting teachers seeing themselves as writers!
    Kevin

    2. Welcome, Kevin! Yes…about half the responses are me saying hi to everyone. Still an awesome group of teachers, though!

  488. Thanks! Sounds like fun! ( and maybe a little work, too).
    Ellie Bailey
    Grade 5 Classroom Teacher

  489. Hello! I’m a K-12 literacy & English teacher currently working at the elementary level in Wendell, NC. Twitter: fahaley. What a fabulous idea & opportunity – thank you!

  490. Noreen Holt
    Language Arts 7 and 9 in Westlock, Alberta, Canada
    noreenholt

    I’m looking forward to challenging myself over the summer. I hope to have some experiences about my writing to share with my students in the fall, and also some tricks of the trade to pass on.

  492. Nervously excited about joining the group!

    Lorie Berget
    2nd Grade, Onalaska, WI

  493. Hi, my name is Jen Ferguson. I teach 5th grade in St. Louis, MO. I’m on twitter, but I am still learning how it works. So, I think my name is Jen Ferguson at jenferg11 or something like that. I’m not sure though because I’ve never given it out? I’m excited to learn and grow with you over the summer. Will I receive emails, or do I need to be looking somewhere for the information?

    1. Hi, Jen! You won’t receive emails – just check the blog each weekday morning for the day’s assignment, and you can also join TeachersWrite on Facebook. I suspect some of our conversations will continue there, too. Here’s the blog URL: http://katemessner.com/blog

  494. I have taught primary grades for most of my career, but have had the incredible opportunity to teach a few years in 4th and 5th grade as well. Four years ago I was trained in Reading Recovery and I am now a reading support teacher working with readers and writers in grades 1-5. There is pure joy of growing with young readers and writers.

    I have been involved in writing books for beginning readers but since that opportunity I have not been dedicated to my writing. I miss writing with my students and pushing myself as a writer. Thank you for this opportunity to renew myself as a writer and a teacher.

  495. I am a high school English teacher in Brantford, Ontario. This sounds like the perfect way to kick start some writing practice in the summer.

  496. Hi~ I hope it is not too late to join! I am a literacy coach in Wichita Public Schools, in Wichita, Kansas. I look forward to this writng experience!
    Gina Schutt
    Literacy Coach
    (Elementary-Middle School-High School)

  497. This is great! It will help with some of the lonely discipline of wriitng. I am an administrator at a Preschool to 12th grade independent school outside of Baltimore, MD. I work primarily with the preschool now, but am expanding my role as Parent Educator for Early Childhood (through 3rd grade) next year. I write weekly parenting letters that I tweet as ZibbyA. They are also available on the school’s website at gfs.org under Lower Division.

  498. Hi! My name is Andrea Payan. I am an 8th grade teacher in Milwaukee, WI.
    @payanar on twitter and I have a blog for friends and students to see my reviews of YA books I am reading at mrspayanreads.blogspot.com

  499. 1. Ruthie
    2. Middle School and High School English and Math teacher in Toronto
    3. @copcher
    4. Every once in a while I post on my blog. elephanttowers.wordpress.com

  500. Hi, I’m Kirsten LeClerc. I live in Asheville, NC. (Interestingly enough, I recently moved from the Burlington, VT area and used to get the weather from Kate’s cheery husband!) I was a reading specialist for four years and an elementary librarian for one, and am currently tutoring part-time. My twitter name is kirleclerc and my website is http://bookswithcharacter.blogspot.com/.

    I’m very excited about this! Thanks, Kate.

  501. I teach third grade in Chicago. This looks like the perfect way for me to work on writing without being tied to a time and place. thanks for organizing!

  503. Janet
    Elementary teacher/retired/subbing/tutoring/consulting/writing!
    Central NY
    Looking forward to being a part of this! Thank you!

  504. I’ve taught fifth grade this year but next year will teach third in Washington, PA. I I love to teach writing but after reading my student end of the year reflections on their pieces, I think there is something I am not doing right. I am hoping that writing with and in front of them will help deepen my practice. That idea is scary! I found this through the Nerdy Book Club and decided this might be the ticket. I’ve decided to take the leap.

  505. Heather Hazlett
    4th grade teacher, Port Saint Lucie, FL
    @HeatherHazlett3

  507. This sounds perfect! An NWP friend of mine turned me on to Real Revision last year, and it is a terrific resource. Can’t wait to learn and push myself more!

    Shyrl Cone
    Third Grade Teacher
    No twitter address
    Classroom website: http://www.mitten.weebly.com

  508. Sounds fun, Kate; count me in! I’m Lauren Strohecker, a K-6 librarian in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. On twitter: @lkstrohecker

  510. Reading Intervention teacher,
    Jessup, MD
    Patuxent Valley Middle School

  511. I’ll be returning to classroom teaching in September after 8 years in another position. I couldn’t be more excited about teaching second grade in Three Bridges, NJ. I intend to spend the summer preparing- and this is just what I need! Thank you!

  512. This sounds awesome! Thank you for the great opportunity.
    1. Sue Yeomans
    2. Grade 2/3 teacher – London, Ontario, Canada

  514. Kate,
    What a wonderful way to begin the summer! Thanks for the opportunity and inspiration. I will share this with my colleagues.
    Michele Sodergren
    Writing Coordinator K-12, Chelsea, MA

  515. Look forward to learning new ideas that will help improve my students’ writing. Thank you.

      1. Forgot to put my twitter information and what I teach…
        @heathertow

        I teach 9th and 12th English at Olathe East High School in Olathe KS

  517. I am a special education teacher, teaching sixth grade replacement language arts, science, social studies and math. I am so excited to grow my own writing so I can help my students grow theirs! I’m a little technologically challenges so twitter and blogging have not entered my sphere as of yet!

    Thank you for this opportunity!

  519. Wow! Just read the Nerdy post about this today and come to find over 900 people have signed up. I haven’t been to camp in years! So happy to attend yours! Thank you for doing this!

    I’m Amy, and I’ve been teaching high school English in Palatine, IL for 11 years. I’m currently working on my certification as a school librarian. You can find me on twitter at @Amy_LovesYA or on my blog where I try to find time to discuss all the YA that I love to read, AmyLovesYA.com.

    1. Welcome, Amy! (But our real sign-up numbers are about half the comment numbers – which include my hellos to everyone!)

  521. Teaching 8th grade ELA in Wilmington, NC. Love to write & always astounded by what it does for my growing writers & for improving my own writing. Even though my summer technically doesn’t begin until the 13th, I’m so excited to get started.

  522. This is exactly what I’ve been wanting to work on this summer. Thank you so much!
    1. Anita Surrett
    2. 2nd grade Conyers, Georgia
    3. Not on Twitter, but will follow on FB
    4. No personal web page either. But this might just inspire me!

  523. William Polking
    9th grade reading/12th grade dual-credit composition
    Carroll, IA
    @polking

    Thanks for doing this.

  524. Diane Anderson
    ESL Teacher, Grades 3-6
    Indianapolis, IN

    I’ve been “slicing” with Two Writing Teachers since March. I tried to do a lot of writing with students during this school year and hope to continue next year.

  525. Hi! I’m Theresa. I’m an elementary school literacy coach. Teachers give me “the look” when they get to talking about writing — you know, “Am I doing this right?” or “See, I *do* teach writing.” I am the embodiment of writing accountability at my school. I think it might be a good thing to continue to work on my craft — since they think I’m so awesome. ;oP Looking forward to a fun summer of writing!

  526. I would love join ~ please sign me up! I am an instructional coach working with kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers.

  527. Hi I’m Beth Steinbruckner
    I’m a high school librarian in a suburb of Buffalo.
    I have a twitter name but I never go on there – maybe this will make me use it again 🙂
    @booknerd

    1. Hi, Beth! I grew up not too far from you, in Medina – and my sister teaches in Tonawanda. Glad you’ll be joining us this summer!

  529. I definitely need this! Looking forward to writing together this summer — definitely a weakness for me.
    Sherry – School Librarian 6th-12th, Rossville IN
    @LibraryFanatic
    mrslibraryfanatic.blogspot.com

  533. 4th/5th grade teacher at an independent school in New Haven, CT. Busy with the end of the school year, but hoping to join camp when things wrap up toward the end of the month. Thanks.

  534. I teach special education pre-k during the school year and middle school enrichment classes during the summer. I’m on Twitter @aedens1985!

  535. I am switching from being a middle school reading to prek-5 reading intervention.

    CharleneIrvinBR

  536. This sounds amazing!! So glad I ran across your tweet about this event!

    Sara Allen
    5th grade teacher
    @saraallen91 or @room121
    saraallen91.blogspot.com or pvroom121.blogspot.com

  537. Hi, Kate! I love this idea.

    Carolyn Hunter Denny
    K-5 C&I specialist for language arts & reading
    San Antonio,Texas
    Twitter: @redhen2011
    No blog…yet

    Looking forward to this!

    1. Welcome, Carolyn! I’ll actually be in San Antonio for a week of school visits in October. Glad you’re writing with us this summer!

  539. This is just the opportunity I was looking for this summer. Thank you! I am attending Lucy Calkin’s writing institute this summer and this should compliment what I learn well.

    Sharon Libront
    4th grade full time teacher
    Literacy Coach – part time (yes it is a stretch to do this on top of full time teaching)
    Pike School (independent)
    Andover, MA
    Twitter account: @slibront
    will follow on facebook

  540. I’m a middle school reading coach/reading teacher who has secretly always wanted to write a kids book. 🙂 Thank you for the opportunity to work on my writing!

  542. Kate,
    We had our last day of school yesterday, and I’ve been revving to get back to novel revisions as soon as grades are in. I write all year long, but summer is prime time, and discovering the Teachers Write camp was perfect timing! How great to get to write with peers. Here’s my info:

    1. Elissa Field
    2. Certified in MG English & Social Studies, currently teaching writing (gr 5-8) at a private school in Palm Beach County, FL
    3. elissafield on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/elissafield)
    also welcome connections on Facebook (Elissa Field – its just for writing so you can friend me without being BFFs)
    4. http://elissafield.wordpress.com/

  545. Think I’d like to follow and give this a try! Found your link on Brenda Power/Choice Literacy.
    Becky
    Elementary Teacher
    Lafayette, IN

  546. HI Kate, I’m Stella Villalba. I teach literacy (Reading and Writing Workshop) to English language learners. I love your work, your books and I love what you’re doing and I’d feel honored to be part of Teachers Write. Gracias, muchas gracias!!!

    twitter: @stellavillalba

  547. (Hope this isn’t a duplicate, but I’ll try posting again…) Kate, thanks for organizing this. I write all year long, but as the last day of school hits, summer is my key time for extended work finishing a novel, so I’m glad to have peers to keep each other moving!

    1. Elissa Field
    2. Certified MG English & Social Studies, currently teaching middle school Writing (gr 5-8) at a private school in Palm Beach County, FL
    3. elissafield on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/elissafield)
    I also welcome connections on facebook – https://www.facebook.com/#!/elissa.fieldfiction is for my writing, only, so you don’t have to be a “bff” to friend me
    4. http://elissafield.wordpress.com/

  550. 1. Joanne Toft
    2. Grade 4 and 5 – Literacy and Science
    ( 5th grade in the am and 4th in the pm – a new position – should be interesting)
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    3. JoanneToft
    4. Blog – Garden Learning: Learning in a Wild Garden
    Words from JL – Teaching on the North Side

    Both of these blog are sitting quietly waiting for me to return – summer is almost here and I will begin my writing practice again. Thanks for this class. I am excited.

  551. 6th grade teacher – all subjects / District technology coordinator (rural district, many hats!)
    Twitter: @Eleanor_Rigby
    Been so long sinceI’ve posted to my blog… o-:

  552. Reading specialist, grades 2-4
    Kenilworth, IL
    on Facebook, too
    okay, don’t have a blog just yet, but boy oh boy would I love to try!!! I’m hoping to develop the confidence and ability to start one…

  553. Whitney Clodfelter
    @wclodfelter
    9th grade Intensive Reading/Student Government Teacher
    Delray Beach, FL

    I’m hoping to get over my “fear” of writing and sharing what I write with others. This seems like the perfect way!

  554. correction on the twitter line

    @JoanneToft

    Sorry about that the @ sign did not go through.

  555. WOWZERS! What a crew! Good to see some familiar names and faces!

    1. Mary Lee Hahn
    2. New adventure starting next year — 5th grade language arts only, Dublin City Schools, Dublin, OH
    3. @maryleehahn
    4. A Year of Reading (with Franki Sibberson) http://readingyear.blogspot.com

    Thanks, Kate! I can’t wait to play along!!

  556. I am an instructor at my university in Trinidad,West Indies.Three of the courses I teach involve getting undergraduates to develop their writing skills, incorporate them with their reading competence in order to create useful resources for their prospective students (and themselves). Last year I published my first story for readers grade 3 upwards – The Night Nopat was Left Out.

    I certainly look forward to this Writing Summer Camp to expand my writing experiences and help my undergraduates improve their skills.

    Lynette

  558. 6-8th grade Language Arts teacher…..taught 5th grade for 26 years, now teaching Lang Arts, need help with the writing piece. I am finding time the biggest challenge! Can’t wait!

  559. Cindy Sarver
    Grade 4 in Dublin City Schools

    I’m a little nervous, but looking forward to challenging myself. Thanks for the opportunity.

  560. Hello, My name is Maylén and I am a high school Spanish teacher (Spanish for Native Speakers and Spanish I).
    I will be starting a new job in San José this August.
    Twitter: @MaylenSoyYO

    I would love to participate, and I can write in Spanish, English or French

    1. Welcome, Maylen! Write in whatever language you like (though most sharing on the blog may only be able to share with you in English). It’s possible, though, that you may meet other Spanish & French teachers here who might want to start a sub-group for writing in those languages.

  561. Oops- forgot to mention Dublin is in Ohio! The Muirfield Golf Tournament is happening now. 🙂

  562. Hi I am a gr. 2 teacher that is always looking to learn. looking forward to this.I stalk blogs but don’t have one myself , no twitter or facebook but I do have email.

  563. Teresa Garrett
    Elementary Librarian now serving two campuses
    @MWLibraryDiva
    No website yet that is one summer goal
    Looking forward to participating!

  564. Vicki Gibson
    Instructional Coach/Interventionist K-5
    Wilmington, NC

    Thanks for this opportunity. I am hesitant to commit because of a busy summer schedule, but you have made this so inviting. I look forward to the conversation, and lessons learned!

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  567. Thanks for the opportunity to write and learn together.
    K-5 Literacy Coach

  568. Hi! I’m a children’s librarian in Charlotte, NC. I enjoy writing, mostly poetry and short stories. I’m planning on doing a program on Nanowrimo for kids this November.

  569. Hi! I am so excited to find this! I currently teach third grade all girls with the Lucy Calkins Unit of Studies! I am going to the Teacher’s College for writing in June and think this will be great challenge to write this summer!

    Adrienne Screen
    Louise S. Mcgehee- 3rd grade language arts
    @AdrienneScreen

  570. I am a 3rd grade teacher – please sign me up. I really want to hone my writing skills this summer!

  571. Hi, I am a Literacy Coach for K-5. I also teach small group reading and writing in grades 2-4. This will be a fantastic way to learn more about myself as a writer and to bring something new to my staff in September.
    Looking forward to a new experience!

  572. Jayme Kelly
    7th grade ELA teacher in Amherst, NY (just outside Buffalo)
    @mrkellyreads

    Looking forward to this!

  573. This is a wonderful and very exciting opportunity. I look forward to writing over the summer. Thank you for leading this learning community.

    Karen Creech
    5th grade teacher
    Leesburg,, VA
    Twitter: @KWCreech

  574. Hi 🙂

    Thanks for this great opportunity! Motivation to get writing!

    My name is Beth Ho, and I teach high school English in Coral Springs, FL
    (yes, yes, I know – my last name is a JOY with teaching teenagers. What’re ya gonna do?)

    I look forward to attending writer’s summer camp while my kids are at their own camps!

  575. Trying to sign up on the google.doc BUT it is running incredibly slow. Have requested to join the FB group. Just wanted to get my info in just in case I can’t access the google doc.

  577. Doing some trainings for teachers of writing this summer for our educational service center in Sn Antonio. I’m a reading specialist at an elementary school. Love to talk about the reading/writing connections. This will be good for me!!

  578. K-5 Literacy Coach. Discovered your book Real Revision this year and was thrilled to add your work to my repertoire. This year I began a writing class with promising 5th grade writers at our school. It was awesome! I hope to polish some dabbling of my own during summer camp. Thanks for this opportunity.

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  580. I’m excited for the chance to “walk the walk” this summer and work on some of my own writing!

    Emily Spikell
    4th Grade Teacher
    Central Falls, RI

  581. Ruth Wallin
    5th grade teacher
    Milwaukie, Oregon

    Thanks for the opportunity. This could be the kick I need to write this summer!

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  583. Hi! Sorry, I tried to sign up for the teacher’s write on the google doc, but my computer didn’t like it, so I’m going to have to do so here instead. My name is Gillian and I teach self-contained middle school special education language arts and reading intervention classes. I’m also in grad school, so I’m not sure how fully I will be able to participate, but I’d like to give it a try! 🙂

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  588. Hello,
    My name is Michele Kirkwood, and I am a K-5 Reading Resource Teacher in Southeastern Michigan. This summer blog seems like a great way for me to keep working on my writing skills, and seems to have some great ideas to offer. I tried to sign up on google docs, but my computer would not it, so I am signing up here!

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  590. My name is Rebecca, and I teach 2nd grade in Neptune Beach, Florida. I’m excited about this summer project!

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  594. Looking forward to learning more about my writing self…I joined on the google doc some time ago but thought I should comment as well.

  595. I teach junior/senior high English at a small school in Southwestern North Dakota.

    Twitter: @giraffemama

    Blogs and I have danced a few times, but I have not been faithfully committed! I am interested in writing more this summer so I can be a better role model to my students once school starts. I want to incorporate technology into the writing process so I can meet my students where they are in the technology world!

    Thanks for this opportunity.

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  602. HSA Denison Middle School
    7th Grade Language Arts/Librarian
    Cleveland, Ohio

    Schools not out until this Friday, so I might be hit and miss until this weekend. 🙂

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  605. My name is Brianne and I’m a learning strategist working with students in grades 4 – 9 in Calgary, Alberta.

  606. I can’t wait to get started! Thanks Amy for sharing this wonderful opportunity with me. Let the writing begin!

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  611. Thanks so much for doing this! It’s awesome that we already have tons of new people to network with! I’ve been a K-2 Literacy Coach for the last 2 years–I taught a first grade class last year and looped with them to second. Next year I am co-teaching in K! I wrote a little about how my thinking has changed about working with young writers and what I’m thinking about with my own writing… http://pamhrtn.blogspot.com

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  613. My name is Cheryl Gates and I teach grade 4 in Melbourne Australia. I love teaching writing and would love the opportunity to be part of this writing camp even though down here in Melbourne it’s the beginning of winter and not summer holidays. So count me in.

  614. Oh, Kate. This is perfect. This topic has been a passion (and somewhat a pet peeve at times) of mine for more than 25 years. As a teacher (my masters project was on teaching writing) I ran weekly writing clubs for my peers, as a librarian I started a teacher critique group, as a continuing education instructor, I’ve facilitated writing classes for many teachers and made it possible for them to get credits for attending WA and OR regional SCBWI conferences. And as a children’s author, I offer a free “writing workshop” session for teachers when I do school visits—all to get them writing in order to best support their students.

    I hope you feel how excited I am about your blog post. I can’t thank you enough for supporting education this way. Your “Teachers Write!” is exactly what many teachers need. I’ll be sharing this with educators and others who work with them. Way to go!

    Your fan…

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  616. Hello
    I am teaching grade four in Nova Scotia, Canada in the beautiful Annapolis Valley near the Bay of Fundy. I am on Twitter : geralyn macmillan account name – @saamiandvega
    Saami and Vega are my two Finnish Lapphunds and my best friends. On my Twitter site I keep track of what I am reading so this writing site is a perfect fit!!
    I am having trouble recording my information on the link with the table/chart so I hope commenting here is enough to egt me started with this writing group.
    Gerayn M

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  618. Linda Yust
    Retired H.S. and Elementary Librarian
    El Paso, TX
    Thanks for the opportunity to learn more about writing – something I have always wanted to do, but haven’t quite jumped in with both feet.. I’m looking forward to learning a lot!

  619. Ok, I am on board, but in the throws of student projects and writing in the classroom, more realistic to start posting my own writing this weekend. But I love seeing what everyone is doing around the country!

  620. I am a seventh grade ELA teacher in Columbia, SC. I participated in a Midlands Writing Project, which was a course that is similar to what you are doing! Ever since that experience, I have been seeking to participate in something of that caliber so I am so glad that my former media specialist put me on to this site! Being excited or elated is an understatement of how I feel…

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  622. I’m a Kindergarten/ 1st grade Bilingual Teacher . Always wanted to learn more about writing projects for kids, but not sure where to find a “course”. Thank you for doing this!!

  623. Thank you. I’ve been teaching Language Arts for 8 years, and it seems to becoming increasingly difficult to motivate students and inspire them to see the value of writing. I look forward to joining when I can this summer and learning and sharing.

  624. Jennifer Maxwell
    4th grade teacher at Illahee Elementary, Camas, WA.

    Thank you for providing this opportunity! I’m so excited! 🙂

  625. Nervous but excited to do this. Never done something like this before but want to learn what others are doing with writing with their students! Thank you for doing this!

  627. Kate, you’re always doing something fabulous! I’m here to watch this process unfold. And since I’m a retired elementary educator and now am an author for children that age, I hope I can help in some way and learn something, too!

  629. I am from Hong Kong and would like to learn from your writing in order to help my 6 and 7 years old.
    I am glad to have such an opportunity.

  630. I hope I did this right – went in through facebook & google docs, but not seeing anything so far. Technology is not my forte! 🙂

    1. Hi, Diane! All of the writing lessons and prompts are hosted on my blog, which is here:

      http://katemessner.com/blog/

      The newest entry will be on top – and all the Teachers Write entries are labeled that way. If you scroll down, you’ll see the Teachers Write entries from earlier in the week. Hope this helps!

  631. Hi Kate – I met you at the Flying Pig Bookstore at one of Elizabeth’s wonderful brunch meet-ups. I also took one of your workshops at an earlier NESCBWI conference. I would love to be one of your volunteer authors to help other aspiring writers with tips and encouragement in their writing. I do work 10-5 on Wednesdays but could participate in the evening. Let me know. Thanks much. Marilyn

    1. Hi, Marilyn! We’re pretty well set with guest posts through the summer, but I’d love to have you drop by any time just to join the conversation. It’s been fun so far! Thanks!!

  633. I just finished my 32nd year of teaching and still love it, even tho I believe the work is getting harder and harder with the challenges facing educators today. I’ve taught everything except K, but have specialized in first and second grades (mostly first) for the past 25 years. Reading and writing are my passions in the classroom and I find great joy in helping students become readers and writers who can’t put their books and pencils down. I’ve done lots of writing for our school district and now am dreaming of that book that is brewing inside… I’m looking forward to following you this summer and honing my skills.

  634. This is exactly what I was looking for this summer! I am a grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher. Thanks for offering this opportunity to explore my own writing!

  635. This sounds great! I’m a teacher of k-2 students who require Title 1 assistance. My sister teaches writing at the college level and we have started looking for a way to get started writing together. This could be the beginning….along with a lot of others!

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  638. I don’t have a website or twitter account yet (maybe by the end of summer).
    This is my second year as 3rd Grade teacher in San Jose, CA and this seems like a great way to get my writing program shored up for next year. I added my name to the Google doc to sign up.

  639. Hey Kate, I teach year 6 in Sydney, Australia. I am not on vacation but I’d love to jump in when I can. I’ve signed the google doc sheet and requested to join on facebook. No rush to reply, just thought I’d let you know that I’d like to be a part of this. Thanks Clare

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  644. I did the first quick write and then had to drop out for a bit as we’re on vacation for a week. But I’m trying to check in and keep up as much as I can – don’t want to miss too much! I’m currently a literacy specialist at a career/tech high school in Maine. Thanks for this great opportunity!

  645. Hi Kate and Others,

    Thanks for this opportunity. It would be great to find a few beta readers and crit partners through this experience!

    1. I will try to talk about critique groups soon – and figure out a way that people can connect & figure out who would be a good match. Good thought!

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