Jennifer Merkel

Early literacy coach, teacher, mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend, fitness admirer, shopping addict, vacation lover.

[Gravity Goldberg @drgravityg]

The most important part of conferring is to be genuinely interested in the other person. All else flows from there.

[Jennifer Merkel @JenJMerkel]

Time to reconsider the usage of such programs!@ScottMerkel https://t.co/ANS9pIpLT5

[Erin Brown @Erin3rown]

We decrease our verbal clutter when we take time to plan explicit instruction. @nellkduke “Every word costs something” #Michiganliteracy

[Erin Brown @Erin3rown]

"One of strongest predictors of student literacy achievement= eyes on text.Most effective Ts have most Ss time w/ eyes on text." @nellkduke

[Christi Gilbert, NBCT @cgilbert24]

Sketching out a #wodb phonics style (hard g/soft g). Improvements??

[Deborah Schuitema @DSchuitema]

Check out the thinking of these k students. There is such power in making a choral count visible. #moreconnections #mini-gauss’s https://t.co/8rWvwY0M00

[Todd Whitaker @ToddWhitaker]

If we want to change student behavior we must first change adult behavior #satchat #HackingLeadership

[Jennifer Merkel @JenJMerkel]

@reading3sarah I would NOT use that!

[Kimberly Van Antwerp @KimberlyVanAntw]

@JenJMerkel - look! Thanks for the ideas!!! https://t.co/5nDNw5Sq45

[Rusty Anderson @RAnderson_Math]

"The practice of isolating low­ achieving students in low ­level or slower­ paced mathematics groups should be eliminated." - #P2A #MichME

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Better to teach morphology or phonics? https://t.co/bCQCb0IzQU

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

John Hattie believes that what matters most for student achievement is valuing and developing teacher expertise. What do you think?

[Jennifer Merkel @JenJMerkel]

Fourth graders learned about strong reading habits during Reading Workshop! #gpsbulldogs

[Jennifer Merkel @JenJMerkel]

Love supporting teachers!

[Kassia Wedekind @kassiaowedekind]

Today we practiced how to listen so closely to someone's idea that you can repeat it. @mbdillane

[Douglas Fisher @DFISHERSDSU]

#KSRAchat Students should be able to answer three questions every lesson.

[Douglas Fisher @DFISHERSDSU]

#KSRAchat Here is list of various strategies at the surface, deep, and transfer level.

[Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward]

A1 We can no longer afford to use time as an excuse. The fact that time is limited should inspire us to spend each minute wisely. #G2Great

[Jennifer Merkel @JenJMerkel]

@strohreads @reading3sarah Thank you!