"These assessment tools make progress in writing as transparent, concrete, and obtainable as possible and put ownership for this progress into the hands of learners, allowing students and teachers to work toward a very clear image of what good writing entails."

Lucy Calkins' groundbreaking performance... more

“As challenging as it must have been to write and finesse the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, that accomplishment is nothing compared to the work of teaching in ways that bring all students to these ambitious expectations. The goal is clear. The pathway is not.”
—Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman

The... more

Welcome to interactive writing, a foundational classroom practice that helps our youngest students discover the joy of writing as a community of learners.  Letters, sounds, spelling patterns, and concepts of print come to life when teachers share the pen with children, collaborating to create text.

A Teacher’s Guide to Interactive Writing shares the principles,... more

The Writing Strategies Book collects 300 of the most effective strategies to share with writers, and groups them beneath 10 crucial goals. With this resource you’ll:

• develop individual goals for every writer
• give students step-by-step strategies for writing with skill and craft
• coach writers using prompts aligned to a strategy
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We’re poised at a stunning point in human history: the advent of generative AI. As writing teachers we are faced with this profound question: Can we evolve alongside this technology, and bring it into our classroom in ways that enhance rather than harm the integrity of our work?

Find the “write balance” with AI in the Writing Workshop, a blueprint for teachers... more