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–Jen Bryant
WONDERFUL NEWS! Margaret Simon, a longtime member of our writing community, will receive the NCTE Donald H. Graves Writing Award at the NCTE Annual Convention in Washington in November. Margaret will receive this award at the Elementary Section Get Together, which will be held on Thursday afternoon, November 20th. If you plan to be at NCTE, I hope you’ll join me at a table to cheer for Margaret when she accepts this prestigious award.
Published by Stacey Shubitz
I am a literacy consultant who focuses on writing workshop. I've been working with K-6 teachers and students since 2009. Prior to that, I was a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in New York City and Rhode Island.
I'm the author of Craft Moves (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) and the co-author of Jump Into Writing (Zaner-Bloser, 2021), Welcome to Writing Workshop (Stenhouse Publishers, 2019), and Day By Day (Stenhouse, 2010).
I live in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and children. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, doing Pilates, cooking, baking, making ice cream, and reading novels.
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Do you have students with D’s and F’s? This is how our PLC responds. http://everystudenteveryday.blogspot.com/2014/09/plc-systemic-response-to-learning.html
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comparison
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decompressing after a long day of remembering.
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Just a rough draft…thinking about banned books week…http://seekingsix.blogspot.com/2014/09/banned-books-week.html
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week 4 with a cast
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Finally putting some of my homework thoughts together for a (few) slice(s)…
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http://elle1955.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/missing-most/
I feel out of touch and out of practice, but I want to be in.
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Congrats to Margaret! I’m really enjoying the SOL community!
On Hospitality…
http://simplylearningtogether.blogspot.com/2014/09/sol14-on-hospitality.html
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My first blog related to education!!! I hope you enjoy!
The Crazy Ones
http://haphazardlyhadley.blogspot.com/
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An exciting weekend and memorable week
http://www.klingercafe.com/2014/09/fifty-reasons-to-love-new-season.html
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Whew, a whirlwind couple of weeks. So glad to be back with a little philosophy of a fourth grader. . .
http://parentingandpedagogy.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-little-philosopher.html
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A big cheer, Margaret! Congratulations!
Today a student told me he did not have time to read anything but his textbooks. I haven’t crafted a good response to that yet, but I’ve been thinking about it all day. I wrote about making time for what you value: http://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2014/09/making-time.html
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Today’s slice was inspired by an interview with the great cellist, Yo-Yo Ma: http://readingtothecore.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/slice-of-life-between-the-words/
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Celebrating a new class and a new school year!
http://you-get-what-you-get-lori.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-new-year.html
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My daughter is engaged – I’m now going to be the mother of the bride!
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Nothing is better than spending time in the company of fellow bibliophiles…
http://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2014/09/loving-book-people.html
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Today I was reminded how gratifying it is to help a student rediscover a long lost love of reading.
http://useyouroutsidevoice.blogspot.com/2014/09/its-marathon-not-sprint.html
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A Day at the Fair
http://inspire-lynn.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-fair.html
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How Much Technology Do We Really Need?: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/solsc2014-how-much-technology-do-we-really-need/
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An afternoon on a New York City park bench:
http://ateachinglifedotcom.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/slice-of-life-tuesday-live-theater-on-a-park-bench/
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Last week Kathy and I went to another quilt show. Here is some of what we saw.
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My daughter’s disdain of book jackets is a little much!
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Reblogged this on Vanessa's Blogueria and commented:
Last year (influenced by Kevin Hodgson) I started to participate at McGee’s (Cyber) Closet but soon dropped by the wayside. I’m trying again. Join me.
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Congratulations to Margaret. What an honor! Today’s post is a bit fun and happy. http://familytrove.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-secret-of-sedona.html
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Donalyn Miller was in my living room on Saturday. Great online PD experience.
http://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2014/09/donalyn-miller-was-in-my-living-room.html
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Well it has been a while….my attempt at getting back into a writing habit. http://awesomelybusy.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/the-moment/
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Back in the regular classroom, I’m thinking about what it takes to build community.
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It helps to have a friend that will hold you accountable …
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2014/09/sols-accountability.html
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Congratulations to Margaret!!!
On my blog – Homework Battles http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com/2014/09/slice-of-life-homework-battles.html
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What an honor for you, Margaret! Well deserved!
A final installment of happenings in California and what happened at home while we were away.
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A little poem…
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Many congratulations to Margaret for the Donald Graves award. What an honor to “know” you!
Reflecting on collaboration today – Do we walk the talk that we encourage/require for our students?
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Seriously?!!!??? The day I envisioned has already been pissed on—literally!
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Congrats, Margaret, wow! So happy for you!
Sorry about the rain.
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Thanks for the Shout Out! I am so humbled, honored, and amazed to be named the Donald Graves Award recipient. I hope many of you will be there. I want to celebrate with my fabulous online community.
Today I continue to write about my student whose mother died suddenly last week. She is finding that art heals. http://reflectionsontheteche.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/art-heals/
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Congrats, Margaret! What an honor!
My reflections from this past Saturday’s “PD in PJ’s Day” – The Ed Collab Gathering. An amazing morning! http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/09/solsc-why-is-best-pd-in-your-pjs-92314.html
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A short reflection about an important wedding I attended on Saturday. http://www.mentortextswithlynneandrose.com/blogging-with-rose
Congratulations, Margaret!
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Finishing up and Getting Started http://wp.me/p3Gehh-rL
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A new phone.
http://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2014/09/tuesday-sol-92314-jumping-into-new.html
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Yeah, Margaret! You so deserve it!
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Folded a story with the Connected Courses folks, and as usual, it is an odd thing to behold.
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2014/09/23/slice-of-life-a-ccourses-folding-story/
Kevin
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Congrats to Margaret — hope we can make the celebration and see you there Stacey! This slice shares the thinking of a young reader and a text he inspired us to create!
http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=1916
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Congratulations to Margaret. It is an honor to know you.
I am posting about bags today. http://drferreri.blogspot.com/2014/09/sol-2014-bags.html
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Margaret, I’m so honored to know you in this amazing online world!!! I will do everything I can to be there on Thursday afternoon!!!! Today, I wrote about something personal. Feeling vulnerable, but I’m asking my students to take these leaps…so here goes. My post about Living my Plan B… http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2014/09/living-my-plan-b.html
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Congratulations to Margaret! Hooray!
Trying to get back into the habit of slicing on Tuesdays with some thoughts about getting to this past weekend’s local SCBWI conference…
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-do-you-get-there.html
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This girl discovers new things to read and write in the quiet of her morning http://sliceoflifewitherikaaltensee.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/plns-are-yoga-of-the-mind/
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Wow congratulations Margaret! I’m honored to “know” you and be a part of this writing community. I will be at NCTE but landing in DC as Margaret accepts her award! Hope to see so many of you there.
This is a slice of teaching processing. Lots of that going on this year. Always learning and re learning.
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Celebrating Banned Book Week, really, celebrating reading banned books, plus some other recent events (& books) give me concern for those who don’t speak out when something is not right. Tough topic to analyze… http://www.teacherdance.org/2014/09/slicing-can-be-loud.html
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Congrats to Margaret for the Donald Graves award. Local writing community makes good! Again!
I am posting blog link from my most recent post and tonight writing instead of a story, a flyer for the K-1 Saturday Reading & Writing Roundup.
It’s my review of a movie some thought “light weight” — I loved it.
http://wp.me/p3cml8-dX
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