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| Should we read aloud or not in our creative writing critique group? ... read more | 70 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Meeting on September 9, 2012. ... read more | 74 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/08/02/a-connecting-educator/ ... read more | 55 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/08/02/a-connecting-educator/ Strategies that make teaching/learning efficient. ... read more | 65 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| This has not been the first time I have heard of Article of the Week (I think I have a lot of Kelly G. friends). When students are reasiboo novels, a... read more | 105 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| I don't have enough fingers to count the times I have heard that SSR (or whatever you want to call it) is a waste of time. Kelly points out many reas... read more | 59 Views | 1 comment |
Added by John Kirkland on Aug 4, 2012 at 6:13pm Very true statement- SSR is extremely important for building life long readers. Life long readers are better problem solvers, better test taker... read more |
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| "The measure of the worth of a society is how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable citizens." Theodore Sizer's quote is quite relatable. How are... read more | 50 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| "The measure of the worth of a society is how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable citizens." Theodore Sizer's quote is quite relatable. How are... read more | 51 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Peter Elbow states that we have to give our learners the experience to be simultaneously sure of of themselves and humble when they are writing... read more | 55 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Megan Keaton on Jul 30, 2012 at 10:10am I ask a lot of questions. I try to get my students to articulate why they are making certain moves so that these moves can be something they ar... read more |
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| Most of our learners are writing externally and out of desperation. How can we help ourselves and our learners be internal writers? Where... read more | 69 Views | 4 comments |
Added by Melissa Manikkam-Melton on Aug 1, 2012 at 7:07pm I'm always looking for more ideas. What are some texts that you use with your students? ... read more |
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| In Kelly Gallagher's Reading Reasons, it is stated in a study that there is a strong correlation between time spent reading and higher t... read more | 133 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Have any of you ever taught in a charter/private school setting? Do your children attend a charter,private, or public school setting and why di... read more | 90 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Will the "The Posse" program reduce Charlotte's drop out rate?Added by reynelda brown on Jul 18, 2012 at 7:29am |
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| How can we use this article to alter instruction in the fall? Are we listening to our students? Should we give homework? ... read more | 101 Views | 2 comments |
Added by John Kirkland on Jul 19, 2012 at 5:01am Very good article. I often wonder about data. So much instruction is driven by data, and I believe that it is a good thing. Data ha... read more |
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 Online tool could help teachers improve writing instructionAdded by John Kirkland on Jul 14, 2012 at 7:49pm |
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Added by John Kirkland on Aug 1, 2012 at 5:48pm Thanks. I'm glad you like the link. You need to start getting those day books now. They get kinda scarce, the closer we get to school. ... read more |
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| Peter Elbow states in "Writing Without Teachers", that in order to get our students to be better writers, we need to allow them to freewrite. F... read more | 95 Views | 6 comments |
Added by Megan Keaton on Jul 30, 2012 at 10:01am I would agree that it doesn't replace pencil and paper. There is something in the aesthetics of writing that open up the thought processes.... read more |
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| Supporting the notion of allowing learners to be critical of the mediums they are in contact with. We cannot expect our students to write somet... read more | 73 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Megan Keaton on Jul 30, 2012 at 9:51am One thing that can aid critical literacy is having students write things that have a real life purpose (to build on John's post), things that are act... read more |
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| 3 Ingredients to building a better reader........Kelly Gallagher's Readicide 1-They must have interesting books to read. 2-They must have time to r... read more | 79 Views | 3 comments |
Added by Melissa Manikkam-Melton on Aug 2, 2012 at 6:15am I LOVE to use picture books, chapter books/novels and excerpts from novels to enhance lessons. Some of my favorites are : ... read more |
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| As I continue to read and research on writing practices, I would like to implement this in my classroom. Allowing students to create a... read more | 59 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Christopher Williams on Jul 8, 2012 at 6:27am I read the link from the Duke writing lab site and would like to see actual examples versus pictures not linked to definitions. I think it would be i... read more |
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| I was reading an online document about literature circles and how you can set up a classroom environment where students are able to collaborate among... read more | 120 Views | 3 comments |
Added by aliciaewright on Aug 2, 2012 at 12:43pm I love this! It is a gret way to introduce so many books to students that they might not have chosen otherwise. It is great to see the kids talking a... read more |
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| I am so intrigued on how I may have been a victim of readicide; I went to a grammar school where I clearly do not remember any of the novels I ... read more | 79 Views | 6 comments |
Added by Melissa Manikkam-Melton on Aug 2, 2012 at 7:15am The Harvey Daniels books about literature circles are great! I have used those. We had several book discussions going on at once with student selecte... read more |
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| We live in high stakes test culture. The overemphasis on testing is killing the desire of students in the classroom for reading ... read more | 67 Views | 3 comments |
Added by Megan Keaton on Jul 10, 2012 at 9:07am I agree. I think it's also important for students to talk about WHY they are being tested and why the state madates specific material. Th... read more |
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| I posted a poem i worked on during the advanced institute and some discussion around its creation to Digital IS :) You will have to be logge... read more | 70 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Jessie Carty on Jul 6, 2012 at 7:49am Thanks for your comments! I also like to see some flexibility in the classroom. It always kills me how strict some instructors will be on certain beh... read more |
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| What do you think of these ideas? Will you incorportate these ideas? What do you do to make assignment authentic for the modern student? ... read more | 74 Views | 3 comments |
Added by Megan Keaton on Jul 10, 2012 at 9:02am I love six word memiors! When thinking about how we change our writing for audience, I like to use an activity I learned from Elizabeth Wardle.... read more |
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| The New York Times has a column titled Writers on Writing. The column features different writers views as they explore various literary themes. Elie ... read more | 68 Views | 2 comments |
Added by reynelda brown on Jul 3, 2012 at 4:24pm Thanks for sharing. I booked marked this because I want my students to reflect on this. Everyday writing as well as reading should take p... read more |
