Amy Bowden

Wife, mom, dog mom, 6th grade ELA teacher, reader, writer, nature lover, and homebody.

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Schools that celebrate reading promote a culture of literacy. Students, faculty and staff, and community members could choose a favorite book from the school library and record a Book Talk to be shown on the morning announcements. #SWCultureofLiteracy
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[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I have to admit that I was excited to see the many resources that PBS has to offer. This interactive lesson would give my gifted class more ownership of their learning! #SWReadingEndorsement
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PBS LearningMedia https://t.co/evI4xazyBf

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

#SWGASinglePointRubric
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This rubric was a simple way to see areas of concern and areas of proficiency for the assignment. Feedback is key!

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I have to admit that I am guilty of forgetting rhe speaking and listening standards at times. We should all remember that some of our students can answer aloud better than on paper. @LisaGilligan4

[Natalie McCord @McNmccord]

Check out these teaching ideas for speaking and listening in content areas! #SWGAContentLearning https://t.co/e6MPE2NBSc @LisaGilligan4

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I like to use this strategy in my classroom because I like to watch and listen as the students interact at each station. And we all know that the student love to move! @LisaGilligan4

[Michael Fulp @MichaelFulp6]

Brainstorming & Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy is a great activity found that will get students talking and writing when reviewing information from any content area!
https://t.co/hKP3q5pgOX
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[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

🌟 = Important part
💜 = Favorite part
❗️ = Surprising part

T @TheLiteracyDive inspires her Ss to annotate up a storm – and think critically in the process!

#TeacherTwitter #LitChat

[The Dodo @dodo]

Dog lost in -30 degree snow goes shopping with new dad for a cute red jacket ❤️

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

💭 This warmup encourages Ss to find the positive AND room for improvement in a fictional student's work.

Do you have any warmup routines you love?

#BiteSizedPD, via @mrlevesquemath #TeacherTwitter #InstantPD

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I like to use the RAFT writing strategy in my social studies class to encourage creative writing for a varied audience. #SWGAContentLearning
@LisaGilligan4 https://t.co/Cna5TpN023

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

My students and I read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and we also watch the movie. Many of them say that the drab colors in the movie effectively depict the tone and mood in the novel. Great idea! @LisaGilligan4

[Margaret Caroline @margaretcromie_]

Using Multi-Modal Comparisons is one of the many effective strategies that help teach visual literacy! After a novel study, have your students watch the movie version and have them compare the two. https://t.co/kesvlr0qJI #SWVisualLiteracy

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Love this! The New York Times has a version of this called “What’s Going On in This Picture?” My students are eager to see the new picture every Monday.
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[Angela Witcher @AngelaWitcher8]

“Caption a Photograph or Meme” is a great way to show how an image can be interpreted differently by people & yet, still have accurate meaning. Give them a pic, have them caption, discuss choices, & reveal true caption. @LisaGilligan4 #SWVisualLiteracy https://t.co/tVAAsgHqpn

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

My students love this activity every Monday. They are eager to see who guessed correctly when the caption is revealed on Thursday!
#SWVisualLiteracy
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How to Use Interesting Photos to Help Students Become Better Writers - The New York Times https://t.co/GI4EQliWs7

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Show, Don’t Tell is a strategy that I use from The Writing Strategies Book. When writing narratives, I want my students to write vividly and with meaning when showing what a character feels. ⁦⁩ ⁦@JSerravallo⁩ #SWGADemonstratingMeaning
#writingstrategiesbook

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Using a plot mountain for every story helps students become familiar with the various elements of plot. This strategy is called Uh-Oh…Phew in The Reading Strategies Book.
#SWGAGainingMeaning
⁦@JSerravallo⁩
#readingstrategiesbook

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I was delighted to see Summarizing with SWBST in Jennifer Serravallo’s Reading Strategies Book. It is an easy way to teach students to summarize short stories. Laminate to reuse easily!! #SWGAGainingMeaning
⁦@JSerravallo⁩
#readingstrategiesbook

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Cloze tests that only measure comprehension at the single sentence level may have their place in some areas, but students who have a higher standard of coherence are more likely to make needed inferences while reading. #SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Michael Fulp @MichaelFulp6]

A great article about Cloze Reading Tests. Jensen, K., & Elbro, C. (2022). Clozing in on reading comprehension: a deep cloze test of global inference making. Reading and Writing, 35(5), 1221-1237.
#SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I like the idea of having students “walk” through the various components of an informational text. Students who are familiar with the text structure and features of informational texts will comprehend more easily. #SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Ashley Anderson @AmtAnderson]

https://t.co/Ag1B4nPyQa
Text feature walks allows for deeper comprehension of informational texts.
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[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Using instructional strategies to aid students in learning content-specific vocabulary is important. The Concept Sort is a great strategy to teach students so that they can place new vocabulary into meaningful groups.
#SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Angela Witcher @AngelaWitcher8]

Lengthy but helpful article on “Supporting Disciplinary Literacy & Science Learning Grades 3-5” by Rebeca A. Grysko & Vicky I. Zygpuris-Coe from Reading Teacher, Jan/Feb 2020. Found on Galileo.
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[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

Yes, definitely!! Informational texts are not going away, so exposing students to them is essential. Academic language and content specific vocabulary in this type of text is essential in later years. #SWGAGainingMeaning
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[Natalie McCord @McNmccord]

Should elementary school classrooms use more informational text? This study says, "yes!"#SWGAGainingMeaning @LisaGilligan4 https://t.co/c1dsSTVC0w

[Amy Bowden @amybbowden]

I like using the NYTimes Picture of the Week to get students thinking about events in other parts of the world. Great way to incorporate current events and build background knowledge in Social Studies and ELA. #SWGAGainingMeaning @LisaGilligan4

[NYT Learning Network @NYTimesLearning]

What’s going on in this picture? We're hosting a live-moderated discussion today about this photo. Teachers from @VTSNational are responding to students in the site's comments section. https://t.co/HiLsO1YQJT