Did you know that when children have a home library, as few as 20 books of their own at home, they achieve three more years of schooling than children who don’t have any books at home? #TLChat#TxLChat
I want to give away a few copies of Shattering the Perfect #TeacherMyth!
3 winners will get 2 copies of the book (1 for you, 1 for a friend).
To enter—retweet this tweet & reply to tag someone you’d like to discuss the book with! Winners 📢Tues 9PM!
#TLAP#LeadLAP#LeadUpChat
@NicholasFerroni LOVED!!! I loved school. I loved the learning and the social interaction with my peers but I also loved the safe place that it was for me.
Student: So I see some books have dots and some don’t. Which levels can I read?
Me: “Well, I don’t really do levels. Just find something you really want to read and check that out.”
The “yess!” He said under his breath as he walked away made my whole day.
Inspired by a lesson that @karlahilliard shared, I wrote a letter introducing myself to my students and asked them to write a letter introducing themselves to me. I am BLOWN AWAY by their thoughtful responses!! It’s going to be a great year!
When conferring in the #K12 literacy classroom, the focus of a writing conference should be to teach the student to be a better writer—not to just edit the students' work, @ConferringCarl writes on Shaped. https://t.co/ect7srZURY
While I support technology infused instruction, flexible seating, fine arts, STEM, robots, music and painting, and devices to present them, students need books to read. Lots of books and lots of time to read them.
What a powerful night!! Tonight we gifted 65 families w/$40 (essentially $80 because of BOGO) to shop our @Scholastic Book Fair together. To watch families bond over books, some for the first time, was a sight to behold. #BooksChangeLives#SparksInTheDark#KidsDeserveIt#WeLeadTX