Melanie Van Allen

Virginia Beach literacy coach that loves family, reading, quilting, and coffee.

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

@ELmagazine @ClassroomWonder This!

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Character counts! 🙌

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@YoYo_Ma Thanks for the joy moment.

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

This is a little bit of comfort for those who need it.
Over the Rainbow #songsofcomfort

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@johnrich That was posted in 2003

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Kids don’t learn from teachers they don’t like! @VBTitleI #VBRippleEffect @lasilvervb

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

@iphashani @NBCManifest I agree. Dump the big 3 television stations forever. Ridiculously unbelievable to cancel without an ending. I’m going to start watching BBC.

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

@NBCManifest I downloaded the app to see season 3 and WHAT? That finale left me with more questions than answers! I need closure!

[Dr. Janene Gorham @JaneneG]

I love that this article ends with "Most importantly, says Short, “I am going to be honest and as understanding as possible to let students know we are all in this together and will likely all need a little grace.” We all need to hear that. https://t.co/AX7pvVV6v8

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

Goodnight Zoom! Story time with Holland students nightly. Averaging around 30 students each night. #VBAlwaysLearning

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

A poem: 'Everything is going to be all right'

Amid the sad news and anxiety the Covid-19 crisis is causing us all, here are words from one of Ireland's most famous poets, Derek Mahon

[Phyllis Fagell, LCPC @Pfagell]

My 11-year-old: “I was just thinking. Remember that kid in my grade who got bullied for being a germaphobe and using hand sanitizer all day long? I bet no one ever bothers him again.”

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

Great idea

[Jessica Minahan, PhD, BCBA @jessica_minahan]

I came across this creative sample schedule by Jessica McHale that may help your family get through the next few weeks if your local school has closed.

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

System 44 and breakfast. Everyday- even early release!

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

Breakfast Club for parent strategies at Holland. Parents learned what GRIT is and how much grit THEY have-and how to build it in children. @VBTitleI @vbHolland

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#lipsyncNorfolk

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

Teaching teachers how to form productive groups and teaching students how to contribute to that group. #vblitfam@vblit4kids

[Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks]

In some corners, independent reading time in the classroom is seen as a waste of instructional time. I've found it the best one-on-one time to teach and support readers and build reading relationships with students. #bookaccessforall

[Melanie Van Allen @MMVanAllen2]

Larry Cuban research quoted in Student Centered Coaching text: “effective teachers have 200-300 mostly unpredictable interactions with students each hour, demanding that they improvise-deciding on the spot- as they deal with both the routine and unexpected.”