Rillene Nielsen

Teaches junior high. Lives dangerously. Writes in spurts. Bakes sourdough bread.

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#UCTE24
Great metaphor from Chris Crowe’s keynote: Our students need to experience the milk of reading so they don’t choke on the meat of literature.
Thank you, Chris!

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A1: More sleep! MORE SLEEP!!! #nebo5810

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@UCTELA Reflection–creates empowered decision makers and independent learners

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EDIT: Actually he said "writing" not handwriting. Dang that predictive text!

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"The core of what we do as reading handwriting teachers is what will save us." Jon Ostenson
@UCTELA

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@uctela Getting my "booster" now at Literature as an Inoculation Against Burnout. Chris Crowe, Jon Ostenson, Dawan Coombs

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@uctela Trying to absorb so many big ideas!! Thanks to Sara K. Ahmed. Reflecting on the lenses I use to see students.

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Amen! Gather and re-gather! Getting closer to myself and others today at @uctela . .

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#TEDxBYU Caitlin Connolly's talk on "Looking for Light in the Dark"--WOW! Insightful.

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At #RootsTech in SLC. Just attended a great class on obituaries by Lisa Stokes. Lots of helpful tips.

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#ucte2019 If we want to build readers, we need to give them space.

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#ucte2019
Ah-ha moment: Learning is a hero’s journey! Thanks Julie Bouche!!

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@UCTELA Penny Kittle—1 Have curiosity to understand. What would it take to create readers who are driven by curiosity?

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#ucte2019
Yippee!! So ready for today!

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#TEDxSaltLakeCity2019 So excited!

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Connecting reading and writing. Writing about reading improves reading achievement, which in turn improves writing achievement. #ucte2018

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Give students language that helps them think about their thinking. I’m thinking sentence frames or a thinking map to help them organize their thoughts. Learning a lot from Carol Booth Olson. #ucte2018

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I love using the Think-Aloud strategy!! #ucte2018

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Reading and writing—both acts of composing. #ucte2018

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Implement strategy instruction. Builds cognitive skills. Help students put together a tool kit to construct meaning. #ucte2018