Ms. Nora Flynn

Literacy Specialist and Social Studies Educator

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

@Milani_Math .@Milani_Math SS + Math = awesome! SS6 looks at how different groups experienced disease in Middle Ages Europe. A simulation inspired traders to wonder: should I change my route? Kid-constructed graph + possibilities for further inquiry. #d53learns #interdisciplinary #teamwork

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

SS6 wonders: What do lasting structures reveal about the civilizations that built them? 🏰🏯🏛️David Macaulay's #BuilttoLast provides scaffolds. Thx @oakbrooklibrary for support: enough books to deepen our foundation and construct our thesis statements. #sschat #D53learns

[Nora K Flynn @norakflynn]

"...why not celebrate uniqueness + cheer every time someone unleashes their imagination?" Thx Rosie King, @commonlit + @TEDtalks: our readers are thinking deeply, discussing freely + showing their own amazing abilities. 💙📘 https://t.co/PRpo4lnUnX #elachat #autismawareness

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

@ProfeStathakis @D53ButlerJHS Definitely a spring in our step @D53ButlerJHS with the arrival of March! Can't wait to #listenforthewin! #learningisfun #d53Learns

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Ready for #MarchMadness @D53ButlerJHS! Book Brackets are back: which dynamic duos or terrific trios will advance? #strongcharacters #readforthewin #elachat #d53Learns

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

How best do you organize your new knowledge? Which tools do you choose + use? @D53ButlerJHS SS6 #colorcode, create #graphicorganizer, #outline, #sketchnotes, #code a website... #studentchoice --> ownership --> enhanced learning. #d53Learns

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Gathering together for International Day @D53ButlerJHS + #WorldReadAloudDay2019! @MsJanisD53 reads aloud @kwamealexander's The Crossover: words are flowing, connections are flying, true joy in listening. Never too old for a read-aloud. #d53learns

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Prepping #middlegrades reads. Thx, @HWennstromD53 @ButlerSD53, for keeping us safe + learning. In a moment, will check on my 95 year-old neighbor to make sure she’s staying warm. Close readers, can you #infer what her name is, too? #nosnowday #d53learns #d53cares

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Social Studies 6: reading, reporting+reflecting on passions, politics, pop culture+ #polarvortex! #currentevents #nosnowday #informedcitizens #d53learns History+headlines #tbt: Chicago's 10 coldest temperatures recorded (and the frigid front pages) https://t.co/HVLKJdGN9X

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

There is no calm before the storm for our amazing @ButlerSD53 Buildings + Grounds team. They always work hard to keep us safe! Thank you, Noel + Jim! #d53cares #d53salts!

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Jinxy Jenkins and Lucky Lou https://t.co/npC3d73SUR via @thekidshouldsee Ss #closeread this sweet short, then retell in writing using different #textstructures. Pencils were flying as readers and writers uncovered #complextext! #d53learns #elachat

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

2019! @MerriamWebster “justice”: #wordoftheyear. @Pantone #livingcoral: #COY2019. We determined New Year’s resolutions, colors + words of the year for favorite historical figures, books, + @BusterBringsJoy, good friend. @wheeldecide boosted the fun! #d53learns #sschat #elachat

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

#vibrant 2019! Take a Color of the Year rdg, remove the name of the color & see how Ss #infer to determine what the color could be. https://t.co/TaOqH7oH48 #Flexiblethinkers note how their ideas change as they read. #d53learns #elachat #pantone2019 #livingcoral

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Match the Selfie to the Shelfie! @D53ButlerJHS readers are always up for a good game. Use #visualliteracy skills, distinguish between important +interesting, #infer, think flexibly, #persist, + have fun! Thx Ts + @busterbringsjoy for 📸📚+🤳#D53learns #D53reads #elachat

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Thx, @ButlerSD53, for supporting all learners, teachers included. Nothing more exciting than returning from @SecondaryRead #dor18 + #ncss18 to enhance practices for @D53ButlerJHS Ss' learning. Leaders @MsReadPrincipal @jeanaconsidine @HWennstromD53 fully support #D53learns!

[Nora K Flynn @norakflynn]

“Nonfiction gives us information to decide. Stories give us empathy. Vocab is needed to make meaning in both.” @ctovani @SecondaryRead #elachat #sschat #civics #literacy #d53learns #dor18

[Nora K Flynn @norakflynn]

The person doing the reading, writing, and talking is the one getting smarter.
Get the kids to work at least as hard as we are. Anticipate why students are disengaged. What do you have control over? @ctovani @SecondaryRead #dor18 #d53learns

[Nora K Flynn @norakflynn]

We too noticed Ss' behaviors encountering these verbs! Ss shouldn't have to infer how to infer. We #model learning behavior/ #tier2 verbs explicitly now: @D53ButlerJHS Ss show what they can DO in Scis, SS, 📖, 🎨... #elachat #vocabulary #visiblelearning #thinkaloud #D53learns

[Buster @busterbringsjoy]

Buster returns to @D53ButlerJHS to reinforce how naturally his favorite 6th & 7th grade readers are using their comprehension strategies! #d53learns @ButlerSD53 @pet_partners

[Ms. Nora Flynn @MsFlynnD53]

Building skills, building community! Turned class over to tech experts. Ss not only asked this young T questions as they applied the skill, they broke out into applause for his impromptu lesson. #d53learns #d53cares #digitalnatives #empoweredlearner #creativecommunicator #SEL