Elizabeth Ruddy

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

Excited to plan some "Think Alouds" for my 4th/5th graders. #TimeDay #sepolk

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

5th Grade Book Club reading Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. We are using Fiction Signposts to guide our weekly discussions. I’m already seeing how the signposts can deepen our understanding of this text in a new and different way. #sepolk
#DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@rueber98 I might need to put that on my book list. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A4: Connecting to real world events and people current or historical is always an attention getter for my students. We read a story about Baby Jessica and when I show them the grainy video of her rescue, we all get emotional. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A2: Even in a group of 4, one student may need to work on automaticity, one on vocab. dev., one on fluency with connected text. I try to give each one opportunity to work on their area of need AND opportunities to feel success. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A1: Listening to my students read gives me so much information about what cueing systems they are using and whether they are focused on meaning making vs. saying words in a fast sequence. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@rueber98 I may have bought my youngest The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies for Christmas hoping it would have an impact. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@tia_stiles I love those poems! #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

Reading The Diary of Anne Frank in 5th Grade had an impact on my worldview. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A6: 1st Step is making the anchor chart and using it to guide our discussion with my Esperanza Rising Book Club. I have been (unknowingly) encouraging BHH connections in my questions but haven’t explicitly taught it. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A5: It really depends on the group, but now that I’m admitting that, I should really try to find the right balance in each group. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@mkt5529 I agree! I had to institute a rule with a group that you couldn’t connect to someone else’s connection because that’s when we were getting disconnected from the text. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A3: The “What We Noticed” sections were reminiscent of the self-reflection that was required in undergrad/grad classes that I don’t always take the time for in my daily teaching. #sepolk #DisruptingThinking

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A2: The first time I read through the words, the imagery was literal. By the third read, my heart remembered a teenage me who had to save myself from myself #DisruptingThinking #sepolk

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A1: I’ve found that moving away from the Unit Assessments has allowed me to bring more fiction back into my 4th/5th grade groups #DisruptingThinking#sep

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@ShannonMJones @TilusTeach 😂

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@ShannonMJones Your positive energy is contagious! #readwritelead

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

A4: #readwritelead has made me more aware of our whole building culture/priorities and its potential positive impact on learning.

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@mrscarlson4 I need to start my summer reading list, send me some recommendations, but not in an ambiguous Google doc😀#readwritelead

[Elizabeth Ruddy @ElizRuddy]

@beatlewhohplotr Love this. It's hard on challenging days but each day we are still here is a blessing. #readwritelead