Elementary teacher, Literacy Advocate, Mom, Wife
Collegeville, PA
Joined July 2014
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#ThoughtForTheDay Two things I have learned throughout my career as an educator, Students, like adults, want to be treated fairly & believe that we care about them. I mean truly care about them, even when they let us down. Let's not make it about us. #Culturize
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Today students captioned “memes” in ELA! The catch? Each caption had to follow a specific grammar rule or include a grammar component. I’ve never heard so many giggles while practicing grammar. 😍😍🙌🏻
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Looking for a good read this spring break? Check out my top 8 recommendations including @EdumatchBooks @burgessdave @SARAHLANDIS @lhighfill @kellyihilton @Chris_E310 @casas_jimmy @gcouros @TechNinjaTodd @mradamwelcome @ShakeUpLearning link.medium.com/YEL00vDRPV
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Students know when a teacher is real. They have a radar for authenticity. Here's 5 tips to help:
* Admit when you've made a mistake
* Say Thank You
* Don't pretend to know it all
* Listen to them
* Use humor/ stories
What else do you use? – at Georgia, USA
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1. Take any normal worksheet with review questions.
2. Cut the sheet into slips.
3. Hide those slips in plastic eggs.
Teams collect and egg at random then race back to their team compete to solve as many as they can before time expires! Rinse and repeat. #EDrenaline
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Sometimes when reflecting on your practices, the question is as simple as - would you want to be a student in your classroom?
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Yes! So many times we think using good writing to teach good writing is cheating. I say show me one author who sat in isolation and wrote a five paragraph essay that people cared about and appreciated. #notcopying #notcheating #letthemwrite
What happens if students copy their mentor texts? @ShawnaCoppola says let them! And for good reasons: community.theeducatorcollabo…
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Some have asked to see my poetry tournament brackets for my seniors this year. Thanks to @pennykittle and her former colleague, Joe Ferneld, for this idea.
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Save the date for our upcoming K-5 Family Literacy Night on Nov. 29, which will feature a super hero theme. We're asking attendees to bring a gently used book for a book swap. RSVP here if you are going to come so we can staff properly: tinyurl.com/yc2e2q2y
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“If you want to have an impact in the later grades, you need to start with K to 2,” he said. “That’s the foundation of learning.”
Low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts @hechingerreport bit.ly/2MXAE2w #edchat #earlyed #elemchat #reading #elachat
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Build Your Study Guide Day! Teaching students HOW to study, not just tell them to study. #SocialStudiesMatters
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Using Pixar shorts to practice analyzing in ELA with @Jessica40791114
@SchwenksvilleES
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Allow students to re-read.
Toddlers and preschoolers love to reread favorites. We do something at school that makes students hate to reread. How many times to teachers tell students to put a book back because they have already read it?
-Doug Fisher
#CRESTReads #KellerLiteracy – at Austin, TX
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Interactive word walls for grammar in first grade! Ss love imitating the mentor sentence in @PrestwoodRL class. #PatternsOfPower @writeguyjeff @whitney_larocca
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Inspire your students to dream big! Read & discuss amazing story @FrankBruni of Shaquem Griffin, who just became a linebacker for Seattle Seahawks despite having just one hand. Also a great writing model for high school Ss.
nytimes.com/2018/09/18/opini…
#litessentials #engchat #cpchat
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The books in a classroom library are not there for the purpose of “practicing reading,” but rather to create lifelong readers who have the POWER OF CHOICE. #FPLiteracy
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If you want smart, healthy, well-rounded children, it pays to invest in recess. xitter.cf/edutopia/status/101546…
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NEW in Ed Wk: Author Interview With @KellyGToGo & @pennykittle : '180 Days' blogs.edweek.org/teachers/cl…
