I have learned so much from this course and have been able to apply almost everything we have learned immediately into my teaching practices. Because of this course, I have not only amped up my writing instruction time, but have seen a difference in my students’ attitudes toward writing. They are eager to share their ideas/writing pieces with me and each other. I had already started incorporating grammar into my daily instruction based on the last course we took and no longer do “skill of the week” but make sure I cover the SOLs for grammar alongside what I’m already teaching. It is mind boggling how much more receptive my students are in this form of delivery than in years past. They are also applying it more which is strengthening their writing. I also am excited to be sharing my writing and my write alouds with them. They can see the struggle and the accomplishments right alongside me and know that there is no one way to write something, but it is indeed a craft....