It’s Monday! What is a Jabber Poem? #IMWAYR
If you have kids who think poetry is about sitting quietly or staring out a window, Jabber-Walking will change their perspective. This poetry...
23 April, 2018
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Mentor Teaching Move: A Different Point of View #T4TMoments
“Readers, when someone in the class is speaking, we should look at that person. When our eyes are on the speaker, we show...
12 April, 2018
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Slice of Life: Who Gives You the Gifts of Roots and Wings Professionally? #SOL18 #MRAC2018
The MRA (Massachusetts Reading Association) conference is one we never miss. They say there are two gifts in life to be given, roots...
10 April, 2018
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It’s Monday and It’s Poetry Month! #IMWAYR
In April, many classrooms around the country celebrate poetry. Classroom libraries and walls are filled with poems students love and poems they have...
09 April, 2018
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Slice of Life: This PD Book is a Novel Approach to the Whole Class Novel #SOL18
As we read Kate’s book, we had flashbacks of past conversations such as this one: “But my students learn so much when we read...
03 April, 2018
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It’s Monday! Kicking Off Poetry Month With Some Spine Poetry #IMWAYR
We decided to kick off national poetry month by creating a spine poem of what we are reading (and plan to read) this...
02 April, 2018
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Slice of Life: Returning to Routines … Until Next Year #SOL18
This morning I did not go to my now familiar spot. I did not pour my coffee. I did not light my candles. ...
31 March, 2018
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Slice of Life: The Power of a Book #SOL18
Why would a mom leave? He puts his pencil down and rests his hand over his notes. Is that the question you are tracking? I...
30 March, 2018
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Slice of Life: A Reader Reminds Me… #SOL18
Did you mean it? What? That you will never read or think about the book the same way again. That you will always think of...
29 March, 2018
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Slice of Life: Is There Ever a Time to Value Product? #SOL18
I didn’t have jitters or second thoughts as I walked down the aisle on my wedding day. I am typically pretty decisive in...
28 March, 2018
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