Sarah Onorato

Mom of 3, 5th Grade Teacher, Language Arts & Social Studies, Devourer of books, 1:1 classroom, technology integration team, life long learner, inquiry-based

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You guys!!! It's here! Backorder was cruel to my patience. @JSerravallo I can't wait to dig in!

[Sarah Onorato @mrsonorato]

Reading Academic Conversations by Zwiers & Crawford. Loving it!

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Trying to revamp my morning meetings. Any suggestions for routines you've established to build community each morning? (I'm in 5th grade)

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So many good ones. I loved Out of My Mind and Rain Reign. Fish in a Tree is next for me :) @DebbyCall6

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Study: Good School Libraries Affect Test Scores http://t.co/xQaHYn0GDJ via @WLTX

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A5 video record observations first in the moment, then watch and have time to turn into written format #TeachWriting

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A5 Some would lead to playing with perspectives. From the POV of the cricket in a terrarium, what observations would you have?#TeachWriting

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A4 Lenses for Revision! Teach them to focus through one lens at a time (Accuracy, over-generalizations, voice, support, etc) #TeachWriting

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A4 If written individually, let them go confer with 1-3 peers and return to seat to revise ideas. #TeachWriting

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A2 It can be fiction- ex. Narrative of space expedition working in truths/dialogue abt what they've learned in space unit #TeachWriting

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@tgaik absolutely!

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A1 vocabulary intimidation #TeachWriting

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Sarah from Oklahoma. 5th grade. Still in denial my OKCThunder are out. #TeachWriting

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A7. Maybe a mid-way group reflection instead of just at the end. What is going well/not well. What strategies might we try? #compandcollab

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@CathyFiebs @SarahJean3815 we all keep inquiry notebooks, stop and jot our wonders, during lesson, at home. I keep one too.

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@thedevineone @LisaEickholdt I love using fishbowl for a gradual release here...and bookmarks with guides/sentence starters

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Announcing “Reading Nonfiction” by @KyleneBeers and @BobProbst #NoticeandNote Details here: http://t.co/8C88SVvZjP

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A5 What misconceptions might people have? What patterns/connections can you see? How did you know your source was reliable? #compandcollab

[Harvey Daniels @smokeylit]

Factual recall and retelling are NOT evidence of understanding. Kids must add their own thinking to build knowledge. #CompandCollab