Colleen DeFonzo

Fifth Grade English Language Arts teacher, busy wife and mom, book-lover

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

We started a Book Recommendation Sidewalk for our neighborhood! #KSLACentralPA @KeystoneReading @LitCoachJackieW

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

Learning about how to share positive stories from our classroom and school on social media! #BellPride

[Marion-Walker Elem. @MarionWalkerEle]

Today we officially kicked off for our 2017 Mini-Thon! Stay tuned for info on fun events leading up to the big day- 5-12-17 #FTK #MiniTHON

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

I just wanted to figure out how to tweet a GIF. #missionaccomplished #allgoalsmetfortheday #cats

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

A4 I will continue to use Twitter to find resources and ideas. #BellefonteASD

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

A3 I learned how to Quote Retweet/Retweet with a comment, which was something I'd been curious about!! #bellefonteasd

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

A2: I get a lot of great ideas from @KeystoneReading. #BellefonteASD

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

A1: Finding resources for ELA from other teachers both in the district and beyond! #BellefonteASD

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

Colleen, 5th Grade ELA teacher at Marion-Walker Elementary #BellefonteASD

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

Some great ideas to help reach our "reluctant readers." #nomorewanderingsoulsduringindependentreading https://t.co/AKki9Zk09k

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

We've all taught kids who say they "hate reading." Here are some ideas to help. https://t.co/AkDXDkIo5x #elemchat #dyslexia

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

What students really need to hear...
#edchat #KidsDeserveIt

[KeystoneStateLiteracy @KeystoneReading]

Writing Wednesday: A Game Plan for Writing Workshop Transitions, https://t.co/P4EUAsqcnq

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

@MorningJavaMom Thanks! That's on my "To read" list! We started "Save Me a Seat" by Sarah Weeks today & my kids are already hooked!

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

How @redwoodgal73 kicked the school year off by gathering student feedback! #T2T 
https://t.co/CPSF8yjROv

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

@LitCoachJZ thanks! I think either you or someone else told me about that one!

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

@LitCoachJZ thanks for the recommendations! I will check them out!! 😀

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

Some great sanity-savers for the #classroom! https://t.co/V9Zfy8lzSA #teachers #edchat

[Colleen DeFonzo @MrsDeFonzo]

Looking for read aloud ideas for Fifth grade- currently do Tuck Everlasting & Wonder. I want something equally powerful for great convos!

[KeystoneStateLiteracy @KeystoneReading]

Advocacy Thursday: If we stop telling kids what to read, they might start reading again, https://t.co/Olje5oDMbA

[ILA @ILAToday]

“A well-read child becomes a productive citizen.”
https://t.co/fC0w7IZO42