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New Year’s Resolutions & Goal Setting Success

New Year’s Resolutions & Goal Setting Success

August 24, 2013

As a student, I always saw September as an opportunity to rewrite my story. I could make a good impression on my new teachers. I would keep better track of my materials and assignments and maybe even be one of those kids that seemed to “have it all together.” These days, I still find myself resolving to do better every… Read More

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PD or Infomercial?

July 9, 2013

After hearing/ reading the unrelenting enthusiasm of my colleagues who have attended ‘edcamps’ and ‘unconferences,’ I determined I needed to experience this phenomenon for myself. Could it really be that everyone who attended these events got exactly what they wanted and more? People who had experienced unconference-style events reported feeling professionally satisfied, respected and invigorated. My attitude is generally pretty… Read More

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Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

June 12, 2013

For the last two years I have been welcomed into many classrooms as a coach, or as my favorite mentor Jan so accurately describes: a thought partner. When she used that language two years ago during our first New Teacher Center Mentor Academy, I had no idea just how connected I would feel to that phrase today. I have partnered… Read More

Filed Under: Classroom Organization, educoach, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation, Uncategorized, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 4 Comments

Formative Assessment Checklists

Formative Assessment Checklists

March 25, 2013

How do you capture all of the learning that occurs during discussions, hands-on exploration and collaborative group work? When there is a written product… we know we can collect and correct (ugh)… but that’s not always my first choice. When I collect and correct too much, I lose the ability to catalog and analyze and make instructional decisions based on… Read More

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Week 4 Challenge: Assessment in Instruction

Week 4 Challenge: Assessment in Instruction

March 24, 2013

Dear Teachers, Thanks for wanting to jump back in with us as we dig into Assessment in Instruction! This is the last of the 4 challenges- and I know you’ll finish strong! To get started, think about which level you feel most accurately describes your daily teaching experiences… Level 1: There is little or no assessment or monitoring of student… Read More

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Respect & Rapport… starts with us!

Respect & Rapport… starts with us!

March 18, 2013

What better way to develop an Environment of Respect and Rapport than by developing a 1:1 relationship with each student??Watch Rick connect with students about their reading during conferences. What does he do/ say that develops an environment of respect and rapport? What does Rick communicate to his students with his verbal and non-verbal language? I’ve seen similar successes with… Read More

Filed Under: 21st Century Skills, Classroom Environment, Communicating with Students, Differentiating Instruction, educoach, Establishing a Culture for Learning, Respect and Rapport, Teacher Evaluation Leave a Comment

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Outraged at Scholastic’s Option to Opt in—or Out—of Receiving Diverse Books, Librarians Seek Book Fair Alternatives

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Librarians and authors are angry and seeking alternatives after Scholastic Book Fair change that requires opt-in for an add-on case of diverse books for elementary fairs. PEN America calls on Scholast...
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❤️❤️❤️What are YOU reading aloud?!?!It has been raining here for the last few days. Every time I look out the window, I think of a teacher I talked to when I was in South Dakota last month.I was signing books for her classroom. We were talking about the magic of reading aloud and the teacher said, “These kids are so thirsty for story. I look out at their faces and they are like beautiful flowers, drinking it in.”We have been in a drought here and that image resonated with me so deeply.To all you teachers (and librarians and parents and grandparents) who are reading aloud—thank you. You are slaking a thirst, watering hearts, nourishing minds. ... See MoreSee Less

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