Camp Wakon' Da-Ho Where the Great Spirit Rises. Highly recommend this church camp. www.ccinky.net/camp/wakon-d...

In 2025 I focused on teaching delight and that paid off for me and for my students. metawriting.deannamascle.com/2025-reflect...

Sometimes we stumble across joy but other times we need to lift up our head so we can see see it before us, behind us, or beside us. Perhaps you can find inspiration in this collection of poems about joy. metawriting.deannamascle.com/where-do-you...

I hope that I can be a lighter for others whether they need someone to ignite their flame or lighten their load. deannamascle.com/my-olw-for-2...

my study of the word cool and its definitions has also inspired me metawriting.deannamascle.com/my-onelittle...

The process of choosing your #OLW can be a wonderful transition from the old year into the new metawriting.deannamascle.com/considering-...

Simplicity is a word that I can use to guide me through my year and avoid the rocks and shoals. metawriting.deannamascle.com/simplicity-m...

What is your #onelittleword for the next year and what led you to it? I hope you will share your #olw inspirations with me! metawriting.deannamascle.com/notable-note...

I hate calculating final grades with the heat of a thousand suns and this is one of the reasons... The Last Mile Problem : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-last-mil...

Student reflections tell me that passion matters! Passion Matters : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/passion-matt...

Student reflections about their authentic writing really are the best way to wrap up write! Wrapping Write : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/wrapping-wri...

Both online and in-person student reflections celebrate our joyfully authentic writing community and that tells me I am doing something very very right. Creating a Joyfully Authentic Community : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/creating-a-j...

Student reflection: I learned that writing is a mirror and a map, a way to see myself but also a way to see where I am going. I repeat. Creative/authentic writing is how we keep AI out of our classroom! metawriting.deannamascle.com/capitalism-a...

So many students report that they have never been encouraged to write about what matters to them before. metawriting.deannamascle.com/why-i-care-a...

I have done everything I can to engineer a soft landing for my students and myself but right now I just have to trust that it was enough and not stress. Landing Softly : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/landing-soft...

Online student reflection: Sharing my work was scary at first but instead everyone connected ... reading their work made me realize the power writing can have not only with our emotions, but also its another way to connect with the people. metawriting.deannamascle.com/logbooks-and...

One of the best lessons I love to see in student final reflections is that the understanding of the importance of their rhetorical situation. It makes me so happy to read that they no longer think the teacher is their most important audience! metawriting.deannamascle.com/rhetoric-in-...

Deep into reading student reflections and one of the most gratifying lessons my students note is learning that audience matters to writers/rhetorical context matters to writers. Good Writing is Magic Not Alchemy : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/good-writing...

My online first year writers are giving our logbook so much love in their final reflections. I love how much the logbook creates community among writers who never meet in person. Logbook Love : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/logbook-love/

Student reflection: ...when we got to review and comment with others, I really enjoyed connecting with others. It helped me grow my confidence in being okay with sharing... Reflective Feedback Loops : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/reflective-f...

[T]his course pushed me to pay closer attention to how I work and why I make certain choices as a writer. The focus on reflection and purpose helped me understand my writing process in a way I had not really thought about before. metawriting.deannamascle.com/its-a-journe...

All semester I have celebrated my Friday workshops but reading student reflections stating the conversations we had during these sessions as a highlight of their first semester of college is very worthy of celebration. Relationships matter! metawriting.deannamascle.com/crafting-in-...

Yesterday I read a student reflection with the file name "Thank You" and that is what I'm talking about when I argue for centering humanity in our classrooms. Centering Humanity : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/centering-hu...

Student reflection: I walked in not believing in my writing abilities, I’m walking out with a different perspective. I am proud of myself and the work I did. I'm leaving with skills and confidence I didn’t have before. Believe the Writer : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/believe-the-...

Student reflection: Even though writing is still not something I love, I surprised myself with some of the things I wrote this semester. Sometimes I would finish an assignment and think, “Wow, I didn’t even know I could write like that.” Starting Write : metawriting.deannamascle.com/starting-wri...

Over and over my students note the power of story to change the world and that is definitely a lesson worth teaching. metawriting.deannamascle.com/what-if-we-t...

I am in the thick of reading final reflections and discovered the delight of discovering my students find these things delightful too! Teaching Delight : Metawriting metawriting.deannamascle.com/teaching-del...

I want my students to understand that writing is a human to human conversation that transcends space and time. metawriting.deannamascle.com/authentic-te...

Do you want your students to focus on a product or a process? metawriting.deannamascle.com/deliverables...

If you assign rote, meaningless work then who is really to blame if your students use AI to generate it? metawriting.deannamascle.com/did-you-ever...