My standard introduction at a conference is, “I’m a literacy coach looking for daily doses of creativity and joy,” so when I read Angela Stockman’s Hacking the Writing Workshop: Redesign with Making in Mind, I knew it was going to be a just-right book for me. Boy, was I right! It inspired me so much that I created a Make Writing cart just waiting for Center teachers to use with their students. Contact me if you’re interested! Happy making!

Here is this week’s roundup of literacy links for some quick inspiration, tips, and refreshment:

• I’ve got an idea for a mobile *writers’* maker space and I’ve gathered the following resources so far (in addition to one of the last volume of Literacy Links):
  • “Writing Makerspaces: 4 Ways to Apply the Maker Movement to Your Classroom”
  • “Makerspace Activities that Encourage Reading, Writing, and Creativity”
  • “Why Make Writing” – video from Angela Stockman
  • “The Power of the Writing Makerspace” from Spark Creativity, including a great podcast
  • “A Peek Inside My Makerspace for Writing”
  • “Make Writing: 5 Teaching Strategies that Turn Writers Workshop into Maker Space”
  • “Implementing a Makerspace”
  • “How to Run Epic Makerspace Workshops”
  • “5 Tips for Writing Grants to Fund Your STEM Makerspace”
• Mental health break: “Senior Dorm”