Kim Foye

[Kim Foye @kim_foye]

I had a question about creating extension activities for my fiction unit, so I reached out to my favorite personal authors. They all gave me input. Twitter can be used so many different ways for education! #teachingtip

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@RRonDolan @AmandaBagwell6 @LucianaSainz @marmstrong2018 @jana61836602 @MaryPopeOsborne from the Magic Treehouse books and @camphalfblood (Rick Riordan) from the Percy Jackson books are the first ones to pop into my head. You can search for authors your kids like to see if they’re on the platform.

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@RRonDolan @AmandaBagwell6 @LucianaSainz @marmstrong2018 @jana61836602 Ron, I can see it being used as a tool to keep parents updated on class events and due dates. Because I’m a word nerd, I follow a lot of authors who interact with readers. I’m going to use it as a way for kids to connect with their favorite authors during our huge fiction unit.

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@rebeccamworden Each student has an account, and I can assign games and tests from my own lists.

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A3 My spelling program is all online and is an independent study activity. To encourage the students to take it seriously, it’s 20% of their overall grade. #tncohort

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@rebeccamworden Hi, Rebecca! I’m was asked to individualize spelling, so I ended up with at least 6 groups in each of my classes. Too much to deal with in class. I’ve loaded the lists from our school’s program (based on the 1000 commonly misspelled words) onto https://t.co/qFsGjF3SFo.

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@MorganViloria Thanks! Good luck with your kiddos too!

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A2 My kids participate in National Novel Writing Month for their fictional narrative standard. They plot and write a novella in November. They have to meet individualized word count goals. We chart progress. Over 40 kids come in over Thanksgiving break to write with me. #tncohort

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@MorganViloria Spellcheck got me. Pre-writing phase. Not presenting!

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@MorganViloria We also spend A LOT of time in the presenting phase. I always have graphic organizers and emphasize a solid plan makes the writing a piece of cake.

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@MorganViloria My expectation is that they write 20 min every school day. We do a timed writing and I multiply by how many school days there are in November. The maximum word count is 1000 words x their grade, so 4,000 for 4th grade, etc. This year, I had 118 students write over 640,000 words!

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@nofearofwaves It’s easier than you think to build a unit around it. Congrats on your own NaNo experience! I won once but it about killed me :)

[Kim Foye @kim_foye]

@GarthNotGareth I’ve heard of it, but I forget what’s called. That’s a great idea!

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@GarthNotGareth I actually only have spelling because my admin makes me. I’m a big proponent of using our technological tools—kids can either spell or they can’t and there’s no correlation to intelligence. The online program keep me from having to use class time to give tests.

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@nofearofwaves They usually meet their word count goal without finishing their plotted story. I love it when they continue their story the following year. NaNo has an amazing Young Writers Program complete with curriculum!

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A6 I’m enjoying clinical because of the hands-on, in the trenches experience. I also enjoy how close our cohort is. We use each other for sounding boards—our own learning community! #tncohort

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A5 I want my students to leave my program as effective communicators. I also want them to know that kindness and humor are key to most interactions. #tncohort

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@GarthNotGareth Yes! #tncohort

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A4 We discuss integrity—doing the right thing even when no one is watching— quite a bit. I’m also big on admitting my mistakes and thinking aloud about how I can fix the problem I have created with the mistake. #tncohort

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@LucianaSainz Their writing is SO much stronger when they chose the topic! #tncohort