Hart Middle School teacher, mother of four sons, married 37 years, follower of Christ, and book lover
Joined March 2014
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When teachers approach behaviors with this mindset there are only positive outcomes!
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So excited about this work!
Dr. Dianna Townsend, professor of literacy studies, is the co-principal investigator of a $2 million research grant that supports science vocabulary development in adolescents. #UNRCoEHD
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SLJ asked librarians & educators: which classics should remain on summer reading lists? Then SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee curated the 2023 round of “Refreshing the Canon” suggestions.
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Counting down the #SLJTop10 w/ #10
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Join us over on Instagram as we kick off our 23-24 #ProjectLITBookClub reveal!
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Our students belong and are validated when we call them all "OUR students," rather than referring to some as "special education students." #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion
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Teaching reading to children who have experienced trauma in their lives
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I've read and admired @educationweek for 15 years and have never had reason to question their journalistic decision-making...until today. Running a @EdWeekOpinion piece by Lucy Calkins that amounts to an apologia/advertisement was a bad call. edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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Teacher and student engagement go hand-in-hand. What can do we do in RCS to promote both? #RCSLearn
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You: SOR is not just phonics, I get it. But where do I start with comprehension? Esp early grades?
Me: Did you know Susan Neuman at NYU has been working on this issue for YEARS?
You: Where can I read a quick intro?
Me: shankerinstitute.org/blog/mo… @SusanBneuman
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A series of Gallup surveys calls the decline in engagement from grades 5 through 12 an "engagement cliff." @nenagerman explains how experiential learning can break through the passivity that many students feel in the classroom. @NimahGobir
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"Standing Up and Pushing Back: Resources from A Conversation Around Book Bans and Censorship" by Hicks, Gabrion, Lester, and Schoenborn via the Michigan Reading Journal
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Moderately releasing control to students over newly learned tasks gives them the time needed to process information and practice skills. ✨
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In Visible Learning, a meta-study of what works in education, researcher John Hattie writes, "No manner of school reform will be successful until we first face and resolve the engagement problem." @JorgeDoesPBL @edutopia
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There's more to the Science of Reading than foundational skills! Take 60 seconds to read this statement from a group of outstanding scientists (and me) about the importance of background knowledge to reading comprehension, equity, and motivation. knowledgematterscampaign.org…
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EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS!
Want to greet your new students with new books?!
I’ve got about 120 elementary and Middle Grade books to give away—half here, half on Instagram.
To enter to win half here: follow me and RT this tweet.
Bonus entry: tag a pal who may want to enter too!
