Stacey Shubitz
@shubitz.bsky.social
✍️Literacy Consultant Specializing in Writing Workshop - http://staceyshubitz.com
📚Author - Published by @stenhousepub & @ZanerBloser
💻🎙️Co-founder of #TWTBlog & Co-host of #TWTPod - twowritingteachers.org
📚Author - Published by @stenhousepub & @ZanerBloser
💻🎙️Co-founder of #TWTBlog & Co-host of #TWTPod - twowritingteachers.org
This week, Melanie talks with TWTBlog co-authors Sarah Valter and Leah Thomas about ways to infuse writing experiences in students' lives beyond classroom instruction.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18123775 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18123775 or wherever you get your podcasts.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week, Melanie talks with TWTBlog co-authors Sarah Valter and Leah Thomas about ways to infuse writing experiences in students' lives beyond classroom instruction.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18123775 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18123775 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Are you gearing up for parent-teacher conferences? This week on #TWTPod, Melanie shares five practical ways to take your writing conferences from good to great. They're the perfect tips for the busy season!
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18104342!
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18104342!
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you gearing up for parent-teacher conferences? This week on #TWTPod, Melanie shares five practical ways to take your writing conferences from good to great. They're the perfect tips for the busy season!
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18104342!
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18104342!
Listen as we chat with Paul Emerich France about prioritizing writing! His book, MY KIDS CAN'T WRITE, offers K-5 teachers practical guidance on integrating writing into all subject areas.
🎧: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18051668.
🎧: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18051668.
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Listen as we chat with Paul Emerich France about prioritizing writing! His book, MY KIDS CAN'T WRITE, offers K-5 teachers practical guidance on integrating writing into all subject areas.
🎧: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18051668.
🎧: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18051668.
Happy National Day on Writing! ✍️
The Two Writing Teachers team invites passionate educators to join our mission: empowering young voices through writing. Tap to hear our special message and learn how you can collaborate with us to inspire the next generation of writers!
The Two Writing Teachers team invites passionate educators to join our mission: empowering young voices through writing. Tap to hear our special message and learn how you can collaborate with us to inspire the next generation of writers!
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Happy National Day on Writing! ✍️
The Two Writing Teachers team invites passionate educators to join our mission: empowering young voices through writing. Tap to hear our special message and learn how you can collaborate with us to inspire the next generation of writers!
The Two Writing Teachers team invites passionate educators to join our mission: empowering young voices through writing. Tap to hear our special message and learn how you can collaborate with us to inspire the next generation of writers!
Looking at student writing through different lenses helps us plan what’s next. This week on #TWTPod, Melanie shares practical ways to assess writing and choose next steps.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18032790 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18032790 or wherever you get your podcasts.
October 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Looking at student writing through different lenses helps us plan what’s next. This week on #TWTPod, Melanie shares practical ways to assess writing and choose next steps.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18032790 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/18032790 or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this Writing Roundtable, we chat with Patty McGee and Tim Donohue, authors of Not Your Granny’s Grammar. Discover fresh, research-based ways to make grammar meaningful, engaging, and practical for every classroom!
🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17662733. #TWTPod
🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17662733. #TWTPod
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In this Writing Roundtable, we chat with Patty McGee and Tim Donohue, authors of Not Your Granny’s Grammar. Discover fresh, research-based ways to make grammar meaningful, engaging, and practical for every classroom!
🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17662733. #TWTPod
🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17662733. #TWTPod
Season 4 of #TWTPod kicks off with a conversation about choice, exploring why it matters for writers and how teachers can create more of it in the classroom. Tune in & join us in reimagining how choice shapes writing!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17917412
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17917412
October 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Season 4 of #TWTPod kicks off with a conversation about choice, exploring why it matters for writers and how teachers can create more of it in the classroom. Tune in & join us in reimagining how choice shapes writing!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17917412
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/17917412
Georgia nonprofit Georgia Appleseed launches AI chatbot Seedmore to provide parents 24/7 legal guidance on school discipline, special education rights, and enrollment issues, helping families navigate complex education law. hypepotamus.com/startup-news...
Emory Students, Georgia Nonprofit Deploys AI Chatbot to Help Parents Navigate School Problems Legal Issues - Hypepotamus
Georgia nonprofit Georgia Appleseed launches AI chatbot Seedmore to provide parents 24/7 legal guidance on school discipline, special education rights, and enrollment issues, helping families navigate...
hypepotamus.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Georgia nonprofit Georgia Appleseed launches AI chatbot Seedmore to provide parents 24/7 legal guidance on school discipline, special education rights, and enrollment issues, helping families navigate complex education law. hypepotamus.com/startup-news...
The last five minutes of writing workshop can feel easy to skip. However, when the teaching share is structured through self-assessment, communication, and reflection, it can change everything.
https://f.mtr.cool/vvcmmzfnte
https://f.mtr.cool/vvcmmzfnte
September 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The last five minutes of writing workshop can feel easy to skip. However, when the teaching share is structured through self-assessment, communication, and reflection, it can change everything.
https://f.mtr.cool/vvcmmzfnte
https://f.mtr.cool/vvcmmzfnte
I'm pleased to share the cover of my upcoming book, Make the School System Work for Your Child with Disabilities! This essential guide will help parents navigate special education, communicate with schools, and advocate for their child’s success. Learn more: guilford.com/p/shubitz.
August 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I'm pleased to share the cover of my upcoming book, Make the School System Work for Your Child with Disabilities! This essential guide will help parents navigate special education, communicate with schools, and advocate for their child’s success. Learn more: guilford.com/p/shubitz.
Reposted by Stacey Shubitz
Routines Build Capacity: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
Intentional routines do more than organize a classroom. They strengthen executive function and empower students as writers. Take a look at what to expect from our August blog series and check out the giveaway information.
Intentional routines do more than organize a classroom. They strengthen executive function and empower students as writers. Take a look at what to expect from our August blog series and check out the giveaway information.
Routines Build Capacity: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
Intentional routines do more than organize a classroom. They strengthen executive function and empower students as writers. Take a look at what to expect from our August blog series and check out the giveaway information.
twowritingteachers.org
August 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Routines Build Capacity: Unboxing Fresh Routines Blog Series
Intentional routines do more than organize a classroom. They strengthen executive function and empower students as writers. Take a look at what to expect from our August blog series and check out the giveaway information.
Intentional routines do more than organize a classroom. They strengthen executive function and empower students as writers. Take a look at what to expect from our August blog series and check out the giveaway information.
Jenna Komarin shows how setting a positive tone in kindergarten sparks young writers’ confidence. From storytelling to hands-on writing moments, help learners see themselves as writers from day one!
https://wp.me/p57D8-l7b
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-l7b
#TWTBlog
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jenna Komarin shows how setting a positive tone in kindergarten sparks young writers’ confidence. From storytelling to hands-on writing moments, help learners see themselves as writers from day one!
https://wp.me/p57D8-l7b
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-l7b
#TWTBlog
Shawnda Fukano shares how the STRONGER & CLEARER protocol uses oral rehearsal and peer feedback to help students, especially multilingual learners, create clearer, stronger writing through collaboration and revision.
https://wp.me/p57D8-lE4
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-lE4
#TWTBlog
July 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Shawnda Fukano shares how the STRONGER & CLEARER protocol uses oral rehearsal and peer feedback to help students, especially multilingual learners, create clearer, stronger writing through collaboration and revision.
https://wp.me/p57D8-lE4
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-lE4
#TWTBlog
Meeting the needs of diverse writers is a constant challenge. Small shifts in accommodations, scaffolds, and modifications can build accessibility and lead students toward independence, confidence, and success in writing.
Betsy Hubbard shares more: bit.ly/a-or-m.
#TWTBlog
Betsy Hubbard shares more: bit.ly/a-or-m.
#TWTBlog
July 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Meeting the needs of diverse writers is a constant challenge. Small shifts in accommodations, scaffolds, and modifications can build accessibility and lead students toward independence, confidence, and success in writing.
Betsy Hubbard shares more: bit.ly/a-or-m.
#TWTBlog
Betsy Hubbard shares more: bit.ly/a-or-m.
#TWTBlog
Kick off the school year by discovering how understanding students as writers transforms your classroom community and leads to more meaningful, personalized instruction. See how this insight empowers both educators and learners.
🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/15538607
#TWTPod
🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/15538607
#TWTPod
July 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Kick off the school year by discovering how understanding students as writers transforms your classroom community and leads to more meaningful, personalized instruction. See how this insight empowers both educators and learners.
🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/15538607
#TWTPod
🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2027003/episodes/15538607
#TWTPod
Beth Moore shows how offering different paper options lets every student tackle opinion, persuasive, or argument writing in their own way—no formulas, just real writing for all!
https://wp.me/p57D8-eJJ
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-eJJ
#TWTBlog
July 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Beth Moore shows how offering different paper options lets every student tackle opinion, persuasive, or argument writing in their own way—no formulas, just real writing for all!
https://wp.me/p57D8-eJJ
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-eJJ
#TWTBlog
Want to make your classroom more inclusive? Learn about accommodations in organization, tools, time, response, and seating to support every student writer in your classroom!
🎧 Listen to #TWTPod at bit.ly/access-instruction or wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Listen to #TWTPod at bit.ly/access-instruction or wherever you get your podcasts.
July 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Want to make your classroom more inclusive? Learn about accommodations in organization, tools, time, response, and seating to support every student writer in your classroom!
🎧 Listen to #TWTPod at bit.ly/access-instruction or wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Listen to #TWTPod at bit.ly/access-instruction or wherever you get your podcasts.
Jess Carey highlights how a purposeful, well-stocked writing center with clear routines can boost student independence and engagement. Now is the perfect time to plan your writing space for a fresh start this school year!
https://wp.me/p57D8-jwD
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-jwD
#TWTBlog
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jess Carey highlights how a purposeful, well-stocked writing center with clear routines can boost student independence and engagement. Now is the perfect time to plan your writing space for a fresh start this school year!
https://wp.me/p57D8-jwD
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-jwD
#TWTBlog
Sarah Valter explores how teaching kids the weight of words helps them become critical readers and intentional writers, shaping thoughtful creators in a world full of powerful messages.
https://wp.me/p57D8-lHb
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-lHb
#TWTBlog
July 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sarah Valter explores how teaching kids the weight of words helps them become critical readers and intentional writers, shaping thoughtful creators in a world full of powerful messages.
https://wp.me/p57D8-lHb
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-lHb
#TWTBlog
Brush up your understanding of how working memory functions within the brains of your writers. Betsy Hubbard shares insights on how working memory influences writing development and strategies to support it in the classroom.
🔗bit.ly/working-mem
#TWTBlog
🔗bit.ly/working-mem
#TWTBlog
July 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Brush up your understanding of how working memory functions within the brains of your writers. Betsy Hubbard shares insights on how working memory influences writing development and strategies to support it in the classroom.
🔗bit.ly/working-mem
#TWTBlog
🔗bit.ly/working-mem
#TWTBlog
Leah Koch Thomas shows how starting writing workshop on day one sets the tone for the year, making writing feel important, welcoming, and empowering for all students. https://wp.me/p57D8-kYa
#TWTBlog
#TWTBlog
July 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Leah Koch Thomas shows how starting writing workshop on day one sets the tone for the year, making writing feel important, welcoming, and empowering for all students. https://wp.me/p57D8-kYa
#TWTBlog
#TWTBlog
Struggling to get students to care about persuasive writing? Lainie Levin shows how the “dissatisfaction spectrum” helps kids connect with issues that matter, sparking powerful, focused writing and real-world expression.
https://wp.me/p57D8-kdT
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-kdT
#TWTBlog
July 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Struggling to get students to care about persuasive writing? Lainie Levin shows how the “dissatisfaction spectrum” helps kids connect with issues that matter, sparking powerful, focused writing and real-world expression.
https://wp.me/p57D8-kdT
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-kdT
#TWTBlog
Having started her career as a special education teacher, Melanie Meehan feels strongly connected to colleagues who support students with IEPs. She has curated their collaborative ideas to inspire and empower all children to write. Read more: bit.ly/worksped. #TWTBlog
July 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Having started her career as a special education teacher, Melanie Meehan feels strongly connected to colleagues who support students with IEPs. She has curated their collaborative ideas to inspire and empower all children to write. Read more: bit.ly/worksped. #TWTBlog
Sarah Valter shares essential lessons for starting the year with a new literacy program. Embrace imperfection, trust your expertise, and focus on the core goals of growing confident, skilled writers, not just the materials.
https://wp.me/p57D8-kYz
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-kYz
#TWTBlog
July 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sarah Valter shares essential lessons for starting the year with a new literacy program. Embrace imperfection, trust your expertise, and focus on the core goals of growing confident, skilled writers, not just the materials.
https://wp.me/p57D8-kYz
#TWTBlog
https://wp.me/p57D8-kYz
#TWTBlog
Reposted by Stacey Shubitz
Time For A Summer Break
Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.
Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.
Time For A Summer Break
Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.
twowritingteachers.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Time For A Summer Break
Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.
Summer break is upon us! As the TWT team gets ready for a few months of much-needed rest, it's time to look back on a fantastic year, look forward to sharing new ideas in the fall, and look inward to reflect.