Rebekah O'Dell

Mini Moves for Every Writer Whether used in classrooms or across the district, this source will provide a path to successful writing instruction in content areas like mathematics, science, and history. Educators using this guide...

So excited to share my new book is out in the world! It's beautiful, but it's also SO practical -- including videos to show your students, workbook reproducibles to print. I can't wait for you to see it! Available from Solution Tree or on Amazon!

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I wish I had Brett’s wisdom last year….if you teach writing, this is a must-read.

When AI Wrote the Essay: Four Strategies for Addressing AI Cheating with Students What can we say to students when they turn in writing that was clearly manufactured by AI?

Cheating with #AI in English class is a big problem, but here are four helpful lines I use to get kids talking and valuing their own voice.

Maybe you’ll find some to adapt and use next school year 🙂

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When your math-teacher-bestie takes your latest book obsession on location with her for a reading sesh. @katemessner.com

Metaphor as an Organizing Force in the College Entrance Essay March 25, 2025 The college entrance essay: Should we teach it or shouldn’t we?  This year, the guidance department of our high school, New Directions Secondary School in the Bronx, NY, asked m…

New post up at Moving Writers about how I teach my students to build a metaphor throughout a college entrance essay! movingwriters.org/2025/03/25/m... #mentortexts @rebekahodell1.bsky.social

Announcing Our 2025 Summer of Planning! A summer full of FREE PD for Moving Writers Community Members!

Join us at the Moving Writers Community this summer for 10 weeks of PLANNING together for the 2025-2026 school year!

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Primary Sources and So Much More Adobe Stock Photo-License held by Kelly E. Tumy Greetings this Monday morning. It’s March—the month of Spring Breaks—and teachers could not be looking forward to anything more after some long month…

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Loved working with Grasslands teachers and seeing together how #minimoves can quickly transform writing!

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Thanks so much, Kristen! ♥️

Mini Moves for Every Writer: Fifty Transferable Techniques for Writing Across the Content Areas (Writing strategies to build stronger student writers) Mini Moves for Every Writer: Fifty Transferable Techniques for Writing Across the Content Areas (Writing strategies to build stronger student writers) [Sam Futrell, Rebekah O’Dell] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mini Moves for Every Writer: Fifty Transferable Techniques for Writing Across the Content Areas (Writing strategies to build stronger student writers)

Some happy news to share!
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I absolutely couldn’t agree more! I’m looking more for professional development books about teaching nonfiction reading strategies.

Besides Beers + Probst, do you have favorite professional texts for teaching nonfiction reading? #edusky #english #ela

Thank you!

My brain is a little bit broken right now, and I need some suggestions: a text to teach above-level 7th grade readers with a focus on character analysis.

Help?

Artful AI Moves for Teaching Writing As a teacher of writing during the last two years, you have probably experienced what Brett Vogelsinger describes as "a tilt-a-whirl of emotions" surrounding artificial intelligence as you grapple wit...

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I have questions about the San Diego Quick Assessment of Reading Ability.

Anyone use it? Or know anything about it?

Document titled "Flash Draft Progression." At the top of the page are general instructions reminding students that the goal is simply to get started and generate writing. Below are detailed instructions for three specific strategies: "Flash Draft Dressing Room," to allow students to try on different ideas, plus "Flash Draft 101" and "Flash Draft + Flash Revise."

"The goal of a flash draft is *not* to do incredible writing," reminds educator @rebekahodell1.bsky.social "The goal is ... to overcome our fear of the blank page."

Here's how she supports her Ss in achieving it:

Artful AI for Writing Instruction: A New Live Event! Our dear Brett Vogelsinger has a NEW BOOK coming to the world in 2025 — all about using not fighting AI in our writing instruction. He’s hosting a new live (and recorded) webinar next m…

@thevogelman.bsky.social has a new book coming out this year about AI and writing instruction! And he's hosting a Moving Writers webinar about it next month!

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Moving Writers’ Guide to Authentic Writing in Each Mode I’ve been working on an 11-page digital primer to begin changing the way we think about research-writing. No more semester-long research papers, rife with inauthentic, teacher-driven rules an…

I've been thinking a lot about the death of the research paper and the rise of authentic research in EVERY mode of writing ...
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I've Changed My Mind about _______.

This is a great #mentortext for student argument writing:
* Previous opinion? (Previous Claim + Outline of Previous Reasons)
* Why revise? (New Reasons +Evidence)

Mine would be about WICKED. :) What would yours be about?
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While @candersonwriting.bsky.social ‘s fabulous book is marketed as k-6, I used his activities with huge success with 8th graders!

Let's all resolve in 2025 to prioritize high-engagement writing units of study--like fantasy writing! Details: corwin.com/books/teachi...

Same. And I think that’s it. It’s DOING but a physical kind vs intellectual kind?

It’s really the only thing g — including reading— that slows me down.

Mentor text uploading ….

This is brilliant. Trying it next week!

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Me too! 😊 I wrote about it here: community.theeducatorcollaborative.com/writing-help...

Teaching Game Design for Hope Image via: Never Alone, Upper One Games. I’ve been thinking about hope lately. It’s winter here in New York City. There are certain things about the season here that feel hopeful: the s…

How I’m teaching game design for hope in the Ella classroom: movingwriters.org/2024/12/10/t...

Feels like freedom.