So thankful for our awesome PTO and Morgan Orthodontics for their thoughtfulness before our school year officially begins! #wellerstrong@Wellerwildcats@MorganOrtho
Last month, my nonfiction IVAN picture book was rereleased with a great new cover. Today, I'm giving away three signed copies. 🦍🌸
RT and follow for a chance to win! I'll choose and notify three random winners tomorrow, July 22, at 2 PM PT. 🍃
#TheOneAndOnlyIvan#kidlit
@MrsFahimIFT "Technology and the use of social media has now created another shift...These tools put so much of the learning of humankind at our fingertips, and we should consider them as extraordinary rather than...as distractions."#wellersummerlearning#InfusedLearning
5th graders at @SearingtownK5 doing a write-around on acknowledging potential, predictable & possible issues the day of the test—and how to tackle them!
Love seeing a peek into a classroom where children are self-identifying goals, signing up for small group instruction they believe will help them, and then turning around and teaching their friends once they're ready! Thanks for sharing, Courtney.
At @TCRWP Coaching Institute @LucyCalkins reminds leaders of the need for inspiration: “Too many of us lead through compliance, but the best educational leaders lead through influence.” #TCRWP
A2: I’ve seen a few teachers recently place twinkle lights around their word walls and turn the lights on during reading and writing workshop as a reminder to use the word wall. #UOSP#TCRWP
As this year starts off, try doing a REVISION on-demand in addition to your narrative on-demand assessment. Give kids 45 minutes to revise, make a bunch of revision tools available, and then see what they do! Gives you amazing insight into how kids view revision. #tcrwp
Can't help but notice how all of the items in the Right column are deeply supported by skills nurtured in reading workshop : partner work, deep conversations, opinion and informational writing. A solid foundation of literacy skills! #lcps@evihickman1