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Carl Anderson
@candersonwriting.bsky.social
Author of How to Become a Better Writing Teacher (with Matt Glover) and the brand-new Teaching Fantasy Writing: Lessons that Inspire Student Creativity and Engagement K-6. Literacy Consultant.
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Here's a perfect gift for your elementary and middle school students: Give them a high-engagement unit on writing fantasy stories! A perfect way to energize your classroom when you return from the holiday break.
Details: www.corwin.com/books/teachi...
In just TWO days . . . @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social & I are looking forward to doing our 5th Annual (Virtual) Writing Institute (the 15th & 16th)!

More info: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...

@heinemannpub.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In just FIVE days! @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social & I are looking forward to doing our 5th Annual (Virtual) Writing Institute (the 15th & 16th).

More info: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...

@heinemannpub.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In less than two weeks, @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and I are doing our 5th Annual (Virtual) Writing Institute (July 15 & 16)!

Info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...

@heinemannpub.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Join Matt Glover & me on July 15 & 16 for our annual (virtual) summer writing institute! We'll be discussing strategies you can use to increase student engagement - and achievement - in writing. Can't wait!
More information and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b... @heinemannpub.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In just two and a half weeks, Matt Glover & I will be doing our (virtual) summer writing institute! Join us for in-depth discussions about how to raise student engagement -- and achievement -- in writing.
More information and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's the link to the second part of the conversation I had with Melissa Morrison on her wonderful podcast, "Getting Students to Write!" We had a delightful, in-depth talk about teaching fantasy writing with students in elementary and middle school.

Link: open.spotify.com/show/2DF5jx9...
June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just 26 days until the (virtual) summer writing institute @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social & I are doing on July 15 & 16!

More info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...

@heinemannpub.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'm looking forward to presenting with Ralph Fletcher at the German European School Singapore (GESS) "Empowering Young Writers" conference November 1 & 2!
Registration: events.veracross.au/gess/247-Emp...
June 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and I are looking forward to doing our 5th Annual (Virtual) Writing Institute this July 15 & 16!
More info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm thrilled to be a guest once again on Melissa Morrison's podcast, Getting Students to Write! In this episode (Part 1 of 2), Melissa and I talk about my new book, Teaching Fantasy Writing: Lessons that Inspire Student Engagement and Creativity.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
June 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
July is just around the corner . . . and so is the (virtual) Summer Writing Institute that @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and I are doing July 15 & 16! Come yourself or, even better, with colleagues!
More information and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b... @heinemannpub.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Planning on revising your writing curriculum this summer, to increase student engagement in writing & boost achievement? Take a look at my most recent book, Teaching Fantasy Writing: Lessons that Inspire Student Engagement and Creativity K-6!
Ordering information: www.corwin.com/global-searc...
May 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Looking for a book to read over the summer that will help you improve your skills as a writing teacher? Read the book Matt Glover and I wrote, How to Become a Better Writing Teacher, which contains over 50 "actions" you can take to help you improve your skills. www.heinemann.com/products/e13...
May 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
You and your colleagues are looking for summer PD on the teaching of writing? Join @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and me for our annual (virtual) summer writing institute this July!
More information and details: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Looking for PD this summer on the teaching of writing? Join @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and me for our annual (virtual) summer writing institute this July 15 & 16!
More information and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b... @heinemannpub.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanks so much to Leah Thomas for her lovely review of my new book, Teaching Fantasy Writing: Lessons that Engage Student Engagement and Curiosity, on the @twowritingteachers.bsky.social blog!
Link to review: twowritingteachers.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Join @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and me for our annual (virtual) summer writing institute this July 15 & 16! More info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Check out my latest Corwin Connect blog, "Teach Fantasy Writing to Help Students Explore Personally Meaningful Themes."
Link: corwin-connect.com/2025/04/teac...
April 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Looking for summer learning about the teaching of writing for yourself/colleagues/your staff? Please consider joining @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and me for our annual (virtual) summer writing institute this July!
Details and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b... @heinemannpub.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In case you didn't catch this, check out my new CCIRA blog, "Respond to the Creativity Crisis by Teaching Fantasy Writing." I discuss how and why studying fantasy writing in school helps students develop their creative skills. Enjoy!
Link to blog: ccira.blog
@corwinpress.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Psst . . . it's not too early to register for the summer writing institute @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and I are doing on July 15 & 16!
More info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join Matt Glover & me this July for our annual summer writing institute, where we'll focus on student engagement in writing, and spend two days talking about practical strategies for increasing it in whatever instructional approach to teaching writing you're using.
web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b...
April 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In my new CCIRA blog, "Respond to the Creativity Crisis by Teaching Fantasy Writing," I discuss the "creativity crisis" in children today, and how and why studying fantasy writing in school helps them develop their creative skills. Enjoy!
Link to blog: ccira.blog
April 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In our recent book, How to Become a Better Writing Teacher, @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and I lay out a path for teachers to take to lift the level of how they teach writing.
www.heinemann.com/products/e13...
@heinemannpub.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Include @mattgloverwriting.bsky.social and me in your summer PD plans! We're doing our annual summer writing institute this July 15 & 16. Hope to see you at this virtual event!
Info and registration: web.cvent.com/event/ccb91b... @heinemannpub.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM