Two Writing Teachers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Two Writing Teachers Podcast

Two Writing Teachers

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 164

Since 2007, Two Writing Teachers has been a vibrant community of reflective writers. We're excited to take our passion for teaching writing to new heights in the second season of our podcast. Join us as we explore ways to create, lead, and sustain joyful and productive writing workshops, empowering educators to help their students become competent, brave, and confident writers. Let's make writing instruction engaging and rewarding for everyone involved!

Would your company like to sponsor an episode of the Two Writing Teachers Podcast? Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

🇨🇦 Canada - courses
18/07/2026
#91
🇨🇦 Canada - courses
17/07/2026
#70
🇨🇦 Canada - courses
16/07/2026
#43
🇺🇸 USA - courses
18/06/2026
#80

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://twowritingteachers.org/
149 shares
https://www.melaniemeehan.com/
133 shares
https://twowritingteachers.org/twtpod-sponsorship/
132 shares

https://twtpod.buzzsprout.com
141 shares
https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2027003/open_sms
131 shares
https://twtpod.buzzsprout.com/
11 shares

https://twitter.com/MelanieMeehan1
14 shares
https://twitter.com/sshubitz
10 shares
https://twitter.com/sanderling12

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 42%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

Energizing a Writing Unit: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie

Sunday, September 29, 2024 • Duration 09:34

Melanie shares four ways to reenergize student writers whose enthusiasm and stamina dwindle during more extended writing units. Her ideas are sure to reinvigorate students in engaging and meaningful ways.

Go Deeper:

Thanks to our sponsors!

Book Creator: Listeners can get 3 months free premium using the code TWTPOD at the checkout when upgrading their Book Creator account. Follow this link: bookcreator.com/TWTpod
Speakable: Listeners can go to speakable.io/twt to sign up for a free account or check out special offers, including 3 months of full access.

Send us a text

Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.

You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district.

Melanie Meehan: meehanmelanie@gmail.com
Stacey Shubitz: stacey@staceyshubitz.com

Email us at contact@twowritingteachers.org for affiliate or sponsorship opportunities.

For more about teaching writing, head to the Two Writing Teachers blog.

Read moreCollapse

Help K-8 Students with Executive Functioning Needs: A Conversation with a Colleague

Sunday, September 22, 2024 • Duration 37:32

This episode features Betsy Hubbard, an experienced educator and co-author at Two Writing Teachers. The discussion explores the critical role of executive functioning skills in writing and how deficits in these areas can impact students' performance. Betsy shares practical strategies for teachers to support executive functioning in writing workshops, including techniques for breaking tasks into manageable chunks and providing organizational templates. The episode also covers the importance of incorporating executive functioning activities into the classroom environment. It offers examples of self-regulation techniques to help students overcome challenges in the writing process.

Previous TWT Podcast Episodes Mentioned

Go Deeper

Contingency Maps for Writing Workshops
FLIPP the Switch
Quick Facts on Executive Functions from Child Mind Institute

More About Betsy Hubbard:

Personal Blogs
- I’m Living My Words
- The Power of Poetry

Addressing Perfectionism in Writing Instruction: A Conversation with a Colleague

Sunday, April 28, 2024 • Duration 43:59

In today’s Conversation with a Colleague, Stacey chats with Lainie Levin, a gifted interventionist and coach, about helping learners conquer perfectionism. Lainie unveils the manifestations of perfectionism in students, particularly during writing instruction, highlighting key signs to watch for. She shares an innovative work quality continuum she co-created with her students, as a powerful tool to address perfectionist tendencies. Practical strategies are discussed for reframing perfectionist behaviors, fostering a growth mindset, and embracing mistakes as opportunities for growth. Stacey and Lainie also explore the impact of perfectionism on partnerships and group work. Finally, they discuss where perfectionism is most prevalent during the writing process while discussing effective methods for addressing it.

ABOUT LAINIE LEVIN:

Lainie is a dedicated educator with 28 years of teaching experience and a strong advocate for children and public education. She is a gifted interventionist and coach in language arts and math, specializing in meeting the needs of gifted/talented elementary school students. Since 2021, she has been a valued colleague at Two Writing Teachers.

Check out Lainie’s personal blog, Soapbox: The Way I See Things, follow her on X @mrslevin11, or read her Two Writing Teachers blog posts.

GO DEEPER:

THANKS TO OUR AFFILIATES!

Building Awareness of Sentence Structure: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie

Sunday, April 21, 2024 • Duration 07:21

Make sentence structure more straightforward for students with Melanie's intentional activities in this episode. Melanie shares ways she helps students understand the definition of sentences, create sentences with phrases and pictures, and combine sentences. You'll help students recognize and create simple and increasingly complex sentences with Melanie's playful and purposeful ideas.

Go Deeper:

Thanks to our affiliate, Marley Spoon! $235 off through 5 boxes -- The first box portion price starts at $4.99. Click here or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=6988&id=1261005.

Send us a text

Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.

You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district.

Melanie Meehan: meehanmelanie@gmail.com
Stacey Shubitz: stacey@staceyshubitz.com

Email us at contact@twowritingteachers.org for affiliate or .For more about teaching writing, head to the blog.

Capture Students' Progress with End-of-Year Letters: A Tip for Tomorrow from Stacey

Sunday, April 14, 2024 • Duration 10:14

Explore the origin and significance of end-of-year reflection letters in this week’s episode. Stacey highlights the unique nature of these letters, which go beyond self-evaluations of academics and instead focus on students reflecting on their growth as learners and individuals. Practical guidelines for structuring the letters are shared, emphasizing flexibility in paragraph structure to suit individual needs. The episode also features touching excerpts from actual student letters, showcasing their accomplishments, thoughts on cooperative group work, and advice for the teacher. The power of these reflection letters as tools for student self-awareness and goal-setting is celebrated, emphasizing the importance of taking a step back to recognize personal growth.

Looking for what you can do after you receive these letters from your students? Check out “My Hope and Dream for You,” which explains how you can respond to your students as they exit your classroom door for the final time.

Thanks to our affiliate, Marley Spoon!

$235 off through 5 boxes -- The first box portion price starts at $4.99. Click here or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=6988&id=1261005.

Send us a text

Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.

You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district.

: meehanmelanie@gmail.com

Explore the Potential of Student-Facing AI Tools: A Digging Deeper Dialogue

Sunday, April 7, 2024 • Duration 40:56

We explore the vast potential of student-facing AI tools. Join us as we delve into the benefits of tools like Co:Writer Universal, EverWrite, Grammarly, Read&Write, and Speechify. Discover how these cutting-edge tools revolutionize students' learning, writing, and communication and empower students to reach new heights of academic excellence.

Check out the Los Angeles Unified School District’s AI policies.

Listen to our previous episode: Boost Writing Instruction with AI.

Read moreCollapse

Boost Writing Instruction with AI: A Digging Deeper Dialogue

Sunday, March 24, 2024 • Duration 38:31

In this episode, we talk about content creation, personalized learning, accessibility, efficiency & productivity with artificial intelligence. We share various teacher-facing AI tools and discuss how you can incorporate them into your writing instruction.

Go Deeper:

Previous TWTPod Episodes:

AI Tools We Mentioned:

*****
Thanks to our affiliates!

Babbel: Get up to 55% OFF your subscription by clicking here.
- You may also copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://babbel.sjv.io/c/4684049/1057532/13589.
Libro.fm Offer: Use the TWTPod Code

Create Personal and Living Poetry Anthologies: A Tip for Tomorrow from Stacey

Sunday, March 17, 2024 • Duration 08:04

Learn about two engaging ideas for National Poetry Month, which begins on April 1. Stacey shares a bit about creating a collaborative "Living Poetry Anthology" where students curate poems to display throughout the school. Next, she discusses developing personal poetry collections featuring their work, inspirational poems, and reflections on poems they admired. Make poetry come alive for your students – listen now!

TWTBlog Posts

Resource List

Academy of American Poets
Awakening the Heart, second edition by Georgia Heard
National Poetry Month
Poetry Mentor Texts: Making Reading and Writing Connections, K-8, by Lynne R Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
Poems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

*****
Thanks to our affiliate, Libro.fm! Use the TWTPod Code to receive 2 audiobook credits for $14.99 with your first month of membership. *****

Sentence Frames and Vocabulary Words: A Tip for Tomorrow from Melanie

Sunday, March 10, 2024 • Duration 06:25

There's a lot of brain work involved in written expression. This week, Melanie shares a tip to help students reduce their cognitive load, which will help them express their ideas more easily. In this tip, Melanie shares how providing students with sentence frames and a bank of vocabulary words can aid students with difficulty with word retrieval. Plus, she shares ways to shift the agency to students so they are not dependent on their teacher to do this work.
*****
Thanks to our affiliate!

Marley Spoon: $235 off through 5 boxes -- Makes the first box portion price start at $4.99. Click here or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=6988&id=1261005.
*****

Send us a text

Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.

You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district.

Melanie Meehan: meehanmelanie@gmail.com
Stacey Shubitz: stacey@staceyshubitz.com

Email us at contact@twowritingteachers.org for affiliate or sponsorship opportunities.

For more about teaching writing, head to the Two Writing Teachers blog.

Two Writing Teachers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Two Writing Teachers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other99+

Buzzsprout52

Twitter11

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other99+

Buzzsprout52

Twitter11