AlisonMachmer

Dreamweaver librarian, passionate about Makerspaces, inquiry-based learning, travel, and noble pursuits by all of God's living creatures.

[AlisonMachmer @readers_go]

Learned about some AMAZING digital tools for increasing student writing & critical thinking at the FCPS Literacy Symposium last week. https://t.co/JlDKJUkETh for introductions, CueThink (math) & https://t.co/XQ5fOy677e . Love double-entry online Google journals! #fcpslibchat

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Goal-to have more air-cleaning plants in my library and home. I just found the four following: Chinese Evergreen, Weeping Fig, Heart Leaf Philodendron, and the good, old standby, the spider plant available at Walmart all for $57! #fcpslibchat

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Great article from Neil Gaiman...https://t.co/vEF7tAlatc #fcpslibchat

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Celebrating the wonderful reading mentors at my school who took on an extra job this year to read with a student! #fcpslibchat

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https://t.co/lpFiaNmbZa site offers a reading personality quiz and a world map! Students can click on a country to find a book! #fcpslibchat

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My Monday-Making staff, "What I am Reading this Summer" signs & pairing up reluctant readers w/mentors for a Google classroom. #fcpslibchat

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Ran across these titles in a recent Booklist webinar "New series in nonfiction" & thought they looked promising! #fcpslibchat

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Cris Tovani-->use quickwrites, learning targets,"open letters" on a topic they choose, commentaries + feedback & reflection. #fcpslibchat

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@rgrov1013 I am doing this right now w/students in the ES with plans to do a smaller unit with MS w/ books- SLJ-https://t.co/EfBF9iKGUY

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Bottle cap art today during our unit on "What are inventions & why do they matter?" Next up, H20 bottle, propelled cars...#fcpslibchat

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Burke School's February writing wall displaying students' writing to weekly prompts=self expression, confidence, & literacy...#fcpslibchat

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Gotta get one of these! https://t.co/iDVNysykpg- #fcpslibchat

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#fcpslibchat Visionary. BL is visionary because it is how kids will be learning in the future, and will go live.

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#fcpslibchat A1: It's fun to talk and share ideas. Kids enjoy it as much as adults do!

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But isn't a bigger storm potentially coming next Friday? *Yipes! P.s. Can we joke on here?? Twitter=somewhatserious https://t.co/P1lsth59sw

[Gretchen Hazlin @libraryms]

@Vali_Librarian Thanks! Sorry to miss the meeting today! This chat is at a brief calm in the storm! #fcpslibchat

[AlisonMachmer @readers_go]

#fcpslibchat Yeah, I guess I am more of a rules follower than I thought! Actually, i have always been a goody goody.. https://t.co/foSQj78KeA

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#fcpslibchat A1: I love that personalized learning fosters a"guide-on-the-side" approach rather than"stage-on-the-stage" mode.

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#fcpslibchat Alison from Burke School here..and here comes my Twitter pal through the door..Where is your's? ;)

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Alison from Burke School and my ISPT is coming through the door. Where is your school Twitter pal? ;) #fcpslibchat

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"Booklist" heralds this as "the coolest travel book to come along in years." Looks like a fun read! #FCPSLibchat