RT @ILAToday: “I suggest that reading fiction, that reading for pleasure, is one of the most important things one can do.��� We agree with @neilhimself and believe all children have the right to read for pleasure! #RightsToRead https://t.co/anZ17JfSG5
RT @JessycaMathews: 1800 days without clean water from the tap. 1800 days without clean water from the tap? 1800 days without clean water from the tap! 1800 days without clean water from the tap... It continues. Five years in 26 days. #WaterIsLife#FlintWaterCrisis
RT @ILAToday: Students take 112 mandated standardized tests from pre-K–12? Students don’t need a culture of testing. They need a culture of literacy that addresses the whole child! https://t.co/t9bmKx4YdJ
@Mara6743 I don't know the newest questions. I will say that here are two of MY favorite questions to ask teacher candidates: 1) What are you currently doing to become better at teaching? 2) What are you reading professionally?
...I know the activity is goofy and without any ELA value, but no one else does this activity at my HS. That makes my class different than theirs. Novelty. It builds community and breathes 5 minutes of life into the classroom on a day we are drafting difficult argument papers.
In How the Brain Learns, David Sousa says that two things have to happen before learning occurs: 1) there needs to be some structure in place. we cannot learn in chaos; and 2) there needs some novelty, as our brains are "novelty seekers." Which brings me back to the jellybeans...
One goofy thing I do to welcome spring into my classroom is to have student guess how many jellybeans are in this jar. Goofy prize to the winner. Kids get serious. https://t.co/55R96OSV6P