Penny Whitman

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

My media specialist and I want to help students find their interests by exposing them to a variety of authors. We work together for author studies on Eric Carle, Jan Brett, etc. The library is an extension of my classroom. #CFCultureofLiteracy @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@moncriefka @LisaGilligan4 Primary students would understand exactly what is expected. I may steal this! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@KenseyEdgar Easy to score and the feedback section allows you to provide additional info! I like this a lot! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@HEATHERMDILLS1 I like the simplicity of your rubric. I may would add a comment section...although you could easily provide written feedback at the bottom. @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@ReadinEndorFran @LisaGilligan4 I like how you can provide ample feedback! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@BakerCarletha @LisaGilligan4 What a detailed rubric! The comment section is perfect! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

After cruising through the PBS learning media site, I found this lesson on machines. It will go great with our motion unit in kindergarten! Great resource! #SWReadingEndorsement @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

Single point rubric for assessing informational writing.
#SWGASinglePointRubric @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@ReadinEndorFran @LisaGilligan4 Reading Rockets is a great resource! I have found many resources like this from it! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@paulme_melissa @LisaGilligan4 Using the PAR method to ask questions to engage answers is a great way to promote comprehension in the content area! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@KenseyEdgar Visuals are always a great strategy for learning new words! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@moncriefka @LisaGilligan4 Principle 1 - writing should meet teaching goals! Yes! This needs to said loud for everyone! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@HEATHERMDILLS1 Heather, this is a great article! I utilize listening stations quite a bit in my K class. Students listen and then write to respond. @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@paulme_melissa @LisaGilligan4 Melissa, this is a great visual that I could use with my kinders! I love a good visual to organize thoughts! Thanks for sharing! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@BakerCarletha @nytvideo @LisaGilligan4 Carletha, wow! This helped ME understand the process! Great visual! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@ReadinEndorFran @LisaGilligan4 Fran, I have used this technique with my kinders! I love to hear what they say! We dig deep with this strategy! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@HEATHERMDILLS1 Heather, this is a great visual to use with young writers! Organizers are essential for writing with beginning writers.
@LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@moncriefka @LisaGilligan4 Karen, I certainly agree! Questioning is such a great technique for deeper critical thinking. What a great way to build comprehension skills! @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

https://t.co/Dancpjpnp9 This article from We Are Teachers offers many activities for writing across the curriculum. Journal writing is an activity my kinders use weekly to write in the content areas! #SWGAContentLearning @LisaGilligan4

[Penny Whitman @Whitmangirl]

@HEATHERMDILLS1 @JSerravallo @LisaGilligan4 Heather, sometimes interesting facts are not the most important! What a great way to create critical thinking in your students! @LisaGilligan4 #SWGAGainingMeaning