Barry Hoonan

Teacher. Writer. Doodler. Poet

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@LindaMRief @GeorgiaHeard1 Linda brilliantly captures how useful and accessible short texts like poetry are and how talking about poetry can heightens meaning making without great social risk.

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Almost comical. 25 years of service pin left in my box on the last day of school. No words. No ceremony.

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@juliewright4444 Julie creates structures that speak to teachers asked to do the 'sometimes' impossible.

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@juliewright4444 @DanicaLewis20 @1stEdResources @first_literacy Perfect timing for new learning about small group practice and the return to school!

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@DrMaryHoward We also need to understand the answer about data and kids doesn't reside in tests. #g2great

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@GascoyneCheryl Word sure can invite us to see in new ways.#g2great

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@LiteracyPages Brilliant! #g2great

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@vrkimmel Genius bar ... words matter.

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Yes, brilliant short text. Just ask Julie.

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Picture books are the best "intervention" ever. #G2Great

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And recognize the surprise that happens.

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@juliewright4444 Yes ... collaboration counts.
I can't know all.

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This really speaks to me.

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Love ALL of these! So glad to see families as partners included too. #g2great

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The noise of busy is turned off. Could our interventions be embedded in our 'new way of looking at schedules? #G2Great

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Teaching the hybrid model with Friday office hours has taught me the glorious insight that non-rushed conversations not only inform me about a reader, they also connect me with the reader. #G2Great

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Covid has created a new abnormal. What counts now? #g2great

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It is rainy here in Seattle. Excited to be here. #g2great

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My ‘distance teaching’ office at home.

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@pernilleripp Ghost Boys - gripping plot, timely, focus for talks about history and Black Lives Matter, and the perfect length for a read aloud.