We have just started a new blog, The Writing Teacher, which will contain tips, techniques, and strategies for teaching writing.
It turns out that only about one third of US students are grade-proficient in writing, and teaching good writing also entails teaching skills such as critical, analytical, and creative thinking; organization, engaging an audience, and clearly conveying ideas.
In an interview with Steve Graham, chair of special education in the College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University, the first article covers six classroom techniques that multiple studies show as effective.
The newsletter/blog will have two articles a month, and is being sponsored by Learning Express and their eFolio automatic essay scoring product.