5. How Writers' Workshop is Good for Your Brain

03/07/20 • 20 min

Writing has been proven time and again, to be a key contributor to success in terms of goal-setting, gratitude, memory development, various cognitive and emotional therapies, increasing creativity and productivity, neural plasticity & network development, self coaching, mental well-being, thought processing, fine motor development, overcoming depression, and even fighting dyslexia and psychological disorders. You name it. There is evidence proving that writing enhances success all over the place - it is not simply a means of communication or expression.

Our Little Brains, need to know how to write!
In this episode, I share a model of Writers' Workshop that has proven successful in 100% of the over 30 classrooms I have coached it in. Students are more engaged, confident, resilient, take more risks, start loving writing, and the quality of their writing drastically improves! PLUS, teachers gain hours back into their lives, rarely need to take writing home to mark, develop a deeper connection with their students, and are able to improve their own writing skills!
Intrigued? Join me, for episode 5.
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No More, "I'm Done!" by Jennifer Jacobson
No More "How Long Does it Have to Be?" by Jennifer Jacobson
The Writing Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo
Make Writing and Hacking the Writing Workshop by Angela Stockman

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4. Having an Attitude of Gratitude is Good for Your Health!

Grateful people are healthier, happier, sleep better, make more friendships, participate in more acts of kindness, are more resilient, and are less likely to seek revenge for wrongful doings. WOW!
In this episode, we explore the physical, emotional, social and mental health benefits of gratitude, and I share some simple habits you can easily adopt, and integrate into your classroom.
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Here are some handy links for this episode:

FREE Gratitude Journals and Prompts on Teachers Pay Teachers
FORBES article
Reticular Activating System (RAS) video

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6. Writing Goals and Affirmations to Get You What You Want

Did you know that simply writing down your goals and affirmations can increase the likelihood of your achieving them by up to 87%?!
Our thoughts drive our attitudes, our actions, and our behaviours. We can use this powerful chain reaction for empowerment, achievement, success, and self-actualization by writing them down. The only barrier to achieving our personal goals is ourselves and we often need to retrain our thought patterns to see the joys, opportunities, and possibilities in life rather than the limitations.
In this episode, I share some incredible benefits of writing down goals and affirmations, and practical tips in phrasing them to maximize success!
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