Shaping Writerly Identities with Joyful Teaching: A Writing Roundtable

About this episode

The episode discusses how teacher language influences students' writerly identities and offers tips for making writing a joyful experience.

Stacey is joined by beloved authors and educators Lily Howard Scott and Ralph Fletcher to explore how teacher language shapes students’ writerly identities. They examine what it means to make writing personal and joyful, even amid standards, rubrics, and formulaic structures like the five-paragraph essay. Lily and Ralph offer practical tips for using inclusive, encouraging language that welcomes every child and keeps their voices at the center. The conversation also explores the impact of AI,...

People in this episode

Host: Stacey

Guests: Lily Howard Scott, Ralph Fletcher

Topics covered

• writerly identities
• joyful teaching
• teacher language
• inclusive language
• student voices
• AI impact

Keywords

• writing
• education
• teacher language
• student identity
• inclusive teaching
• joyful learning
• AI

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