Melanie Meehan has been the Elementary Writing and Social Studies Coordinator in Simsbury, Connecticut since 2012. Within that position, she develops curriculum and assessments, coaches teachers, and works with students to send them off into the world as confident, competent writers who love to express their ideas. Melanie’s third book about writing instruction was published in the spring of 2022, and she is also a co-author of Two Writing Teachers and co-host of the companion podcast. She loves to connect with educators through her website, melaniemeehan.com and on Twitter @melaniemeehan1.