by Danielle DeFauw | May 11, 2022 | Getting Started, Publication, Teacher-Writers
About a month ago, I read a tweet so quickly I didn’t even take the time to retweet it or “like” it; however, the words inherent in that powerful tweet are now a part of my writer’s heart: Your yes has to be stronger than all those no’s....
by Danielle DeFauw | Jun 8, 2020 | ASK Program, Family Dialogue Journals, Getting Started, Parent-Writers, Publication, Revision, Revision, Teacher-Writers, Writing Contest, Writing Workshop, Young Authors' Festival
My fingers have not tapped these keys to craft a blog post since June 10, 2019; yet, these fingers have been busy typing! I signed a book contract with Routledge July 19, 2019 for my book titled Engaging teachers, students, and families in K-6 writing instruction:...
by Danielle DeFauw | Aug 20, 2018 | Getting Started, Teacher-Writers
As I prayed this morning, going through my daily devotional, our family basset hound made a crazy amount of noise, pulling out something from behind a shelf. I scrambled to quiet him and to discover what in the world he had gotten himself into again at 4:30 a.m. and...
by Danielle DeFauw | Feb 27, 2018 | Getting Started
Teachers: Have you ever said goodbye to your students, only wishing you could teach them for a bit longer? Letting go has always been hard for me whether it was my third-grade students, my elementary readers I supported as a literacy specialist, or my preservice or...
