Writing Contest Winners

Following are the winners of The Writing Teacher Tips and Techniques contest! The contest asked teachers to submit a tip or technique that would help other teachers teach writing.

The winners are Jeff Murry and Sally Ginburg. Finalists are Kim Kuruzovich, Kelly Snyder, Sharon Flank, and Deb Blaz. LearningExpress is providing a Flip Video recorder to both winners, and winners and finalists will each receive 30 copies of any book in the LearningExpress ELA Series.

Jeff Murry submitted the video below, which describes how he sets up a startup activity that requires students to go to the class website daily, review the daily assignments, and post responses.

Sally Ginburg described how she has taught the writing process to kindergarten through fifth grade classes. She included writing and editing rubrics in her submission. To download her description and rubrics, click here.

Kim Kuruzovich submitted a podcast describing how she engages the students by having them write their own podcasts. Learn how she gets students excited about editing their own work. To listen, click on the play button below.

Kelly Snyder shared her rubrics for evaluating essays. To download her rubrics, click here.

Sharon Flank described how she finds problems that the students identify with, and then has them write letters to help resolve those problems. Click here to read her submission.

Deb Blaz documented how she uses a highlighter to help students learn the techniques of self-editing. You can download her submission here.

Over 2,500 individuals found these tips helpful, and we hope that you will, too.

A hearty congratulations and thanks to all six teachers!