#140WC Not Enough Time
Tonight after an errand with my husband and a quick dinner, I settled in to the usual: homework. This is not homework from a class I’m taking. No, this is … Continue Reading #140WC Not Enough Time
#140WC Care
Today I read several posts by Bill Boyle about the Ethics of Care which he wrote in response to Drop Outs and Push Outs: Finding Hope at a School That Actualizes the … Continue Reading #140WC Care
#140WC Engaged
This week my sixth grade class and I worked hard. We have a book to read and understand before we connect with other students in a game about our … Continue Reading #140WC Engaged
#140WC Assessment
This week, our School Improvement Planning Team discussed possible Common Core State Standard formative assessments that would provide the data needed to inform further instruction. We discussed NWEA MAPS and … Continue Reading #140WC Assessment
#140WC #PBL
‘ I love Twitter. Can’t you just get lost sometimes? Stumbling through Twitter links, I started with Google Folders; found a link to free download on Digital Fluency_Snapshot, looked around that … Continue Reading #140WC #PBL
Summer
Light It’s summer: Sense Uninterrupted Musings Making Engaging Renewing! I am enlightened by my reading, writing, conversing, and connecting. It spawns new ideas for next year, focusing … Continue Reading Summer
Questioning…
Questioning myself discovered my students need to ask questions also. As I start the new year, I ask questions of my practice and of my students’ practice. What is it … Continue Reading Questioning…
Reading Response #etmooc #ccss
My students are learning to love to read. They have time almost daily in my reading class to read books of their own choosing. They have been writing responses to … Continue Reading Reading Response #etmooc #ccss
CCSS Reading Nonfiction
A review so far: How does CCSS break down the processes of reading as thinking? As I read Pathways to the Common Core, I am able to unpack the power of these standards. … Continue Reading CCSS Reading Nonfiction
CCSS Reading Literature
How does CCSS break down the processes of reading as thinking? As I read Pathways to the Common Core, I am able to unpack the power of these standards. The CCSS categories for … Continue Reading CCSS Reading Literature
CCSS 1 and 10
Preparing students to be college and career ready is a daunting task, but one teachers have always strived for, at least the ones I know. Pathways to the Common Core … Continue Reading CCSS 1 and 10
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