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Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 6

11/20/2020

Interview with Author, Blogger and Teacher Educator,

Melissa Stewart

Welcome back to Chalk and Ink: the podcast for teachers who write and writers who teach. Meet author, blogger and teacher educator, Melissa Stewart. Melissa is the award-winning author of over 180 science books for children and she helped create the books below for educators:

Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: 50 Award-winning Authors Share the Secret of Engaging Writing edited by Melissa Stewart.

5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books by Melissa Stewart and Marlene Correia

Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books to Teach Life Science, K-2 by Melissa Stewart andNancy Chesley

Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books to Teach Life Science, 3-5 by Melissa Stewart and Nancy Chesley

In this episode, Melissa talks about how idea incubators will help students always have a topic to write about, how telling the truth connects you to your audience and how a large part of her heart is at the center of one of her most popular books Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes and Stinkers.

We both talked about the amazing educator resources she has on her website such as the No Monkeys, No Chocolate timeline and the Can An Aardvark Bark? timeline.

Melissa thinks every elementary school classroom should have the book Being Frog by April Pulley Sayre because the book gives readers the opportunity to experience the world from various green frogs' points of view. She also thinks every elementary school classroom should have Giant Squid by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann. Melissa talks about how in that book, artist Eric Rohmann created the art before the author Candace Fleming wrote the words.

Happy listening!

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Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 5

11/6/2020

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Interview with Elementary School Teacher and Children's Book Author, Katrina Moore

Welcome back for the fifth episode of Chalk and Ink, the podcast for teachers who write and writers who teach. Meet elementary teacher and children's book author, Katrina Moore. Katrina is the author of One Hug and Grandpa Grumps as well as forthcoming titles Teeny Houdini and Sometimes Love. Personally, I can't wait to read Sometimes Love. Have your tissues nearby!

In this episode, Katrina gives numerous tips on how to become a better teacher and writer. For teaching, she talks about how having her students do frequent ten-minute quick writes has revolutionized her writing instruction. For writing, she gives strategies for streamlining writing pieces and reveals that at this point in her writing career she doesn't start a new manuscript until she's mined the idea for its heart. She credits Rutgers One-on-One Plus Conference for taking her writing to the next level.

According to Katrina, every elementary school classroom should have We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom because it's a powerful, spiritual, perfect book. It's from the point of view of a little girl who is a water protector and she explains about how water is important to her culture and community. So many connections can be made about different cultures and the book is relatable because we all need and know water. Katrina also plans on using the book as a writing mentor text. Finally, Katrina stated, "Very few books really move me and stay with me for awhile and this is one of those books."

Happy listening!

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Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 6

Interview with Author, Blogger and Teacher Educator,

Melissa Stewart

Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 5

Interview with Elementary School Teacher and Children's Book Author, Katrina Moore

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Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 6

Interview with Author, Blogger and Teacher Educator, ​Melissa Stewart

Chalk + Ink: Season 1, Episode 5

Interview with Elementary School Teacher and Children's Book Author, Katrina Moore

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Interview with Author, Blogger and Teacher Educator,

Melissa Stewart