Amy Bjurlin

Coordinator of Learning

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

First grade scientists noticing details in their lab and modeling their observations! #SLPPantherProud

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

WCSI scientists (aka second graders) were making observations out in the field today and recording their findings! #SLPPantherProud

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

@ReadingShanahan Thank you @ReadingShanahan for being so responsive and helpful!

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

@SLP_Schools See them in the neighborhoods, too! #SLPPantherProud

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

Great night for a walk with so much SLPPantherProud on display! Congrats 2021!

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

So cool that families share throughout the year - “helps us have an understanding of the world and the people around us” #multipleperspectives

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

"We are treating screen & monitor tests as high stakes assess ... class assess are intended to be diagnostic..."you still have trouble with PA, we'll continue, but the rest of class can move on" or "struggling with decoding, especially the vowels... I'll teach those next.""

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Should we alter the reading benchmarks because of the pandemic?
https://t.co/fOjdl81nOp

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

Asynchronous, interactive read aloud - sounds contradictory ... strong, purposeful question development and pausing - thank you for an example that causes thinking throughout the text!

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

Much of the ed. value of read alouds lies in the interactivity. Here's a video demonstrating an asynchronous/recorded read aloud that encourages interactivity. Probably not as good as synchronous IRAs, but likely better than just reading straight through.
https://t.co/63EvsNGMRe

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

We are back - with shirt and tie!

[Mike Callahan @mcalladlt]

Welcome Back! So nice to have ⁦@CenterviewElem1⁩ staff learning together again. It’s been 176 days...since we last shared the same physical space. We’ve got this, let’s do this! #SLPPantherProud

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

ZPD "A series of social interactions that takes someone from a state of not being able to do something to being able to do it...that space between when the learner can’t do some task at all and when he/she can do the whole thing independently" Can be expansive, not narrow.

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Haven't you ever heard of the ZPD? Teaching reading with more complex text.
https://t.co/rXpt6d2YDV

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

"Don’t get me wrong. No one wants to fail ... make them successful with (hard) books..."

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Won't students find reading instruction with complex text (above their instructional level) to be discouraging?
https://t.co/j2VNtoZezs

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

Familiar themes!
1. Infectious Action
2. Urgent Optimism
3. Appreciation
4. @ryan_stromberg's Grandpa

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

It’s Monday! Today let’s:

1. Attack this day with enthusiasm
2. Stay positive
3. Be thankful
4. Replace “Have to” with “Get To”
5. Be a blessing to others

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

Beautiful!

[Jeff Ronneberg @JRonneberg]

A must watch! Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by the .@SLP_Schools High School Choirs. Amazing performance. Enjoy :-) https://t.co/IjUhCNDsD7

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

I want to teach reading with complex text, but I how do I plan such lessons? https://t.co/fCsfKTn2zG

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

Made my month of March to be invited to watch gopher basketball with @Shell_Ken and team ... now even more appreciative of his real and raw sharing. Thank you.

[GopherHole.com @GopherHole]

PODCAST:

Former #Gophers basketball player @Shell_Ken joins GopherHole's @NadineBabu to discuss the death of #GeorgeFloyd, what he's doing to impact the community, and much more!

Podcast Link: https://t.co/l1DG03xmk8

YouTube Link: https://t.co/ZHlNpTDsxo

#Gophers

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

So much learning! I see a history video series coming! I'd watch them all! #SLPPantherProud

[Lissa Golanowski @LissaGolo]

Distance learning is a challenge, but never for a second discount what kids are capable of! This fine young man took his road to the revolutionary war project to the NEXT LEVEL! Permission to share. 😁#SlpPantherProud #ThenextHamilton #distancelearning2020

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

All components of reading important (and different).
Foundational reading skills (PA, phonics, fluency) need automaticity and ... comprehension requires thoughtful analysis, reflection, critical thought, and consideration of the language and the content. Thanks @ReadingShanahan!

[Timothy Shanahan @ReadingShanahan]

Shanahan that hypocrite: Should we be reading words with or without context?
https://t.co/KA3MbKxs47

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

So fun to see and hear the math strategies used! Thank you for sharing this math thinking! #SLPPantherProud

[Jaimie Catterall @JaimieCatterall]

I love when my Ss teacher voices come out in their videos. Here is one of my kindergarteners at @CenterviewElem1 explaining how he got his answer to a story problem. #SLPPantherProud

[Amy Bjurlin @abjurlin]

@JRonneberg Happy birthday to her! I remember when she was born 😊 when do we see the dance?