Just a reminder for those of you whose student teachers are finishing soon: remember to get him/her something. As you'll see, I put in some practical stuff, as well as some funny things (we have a joke about eye cream and mints). BTW: The cute card, above, was designed by Ruth.
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
Day 100, Swine Flu, etc.
Tomorrow marks the 100th Day of President Obama's Administration. Today also marks the day that our school stepped up our prevention of the Swine Flu. (Click here for an acrostic poem I wrote about hand washing and how it relates to the prevention of disease.) And those are just two of the many important stories… Continue reading Day 100, Swine Flu, etc.
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The Final SOLSC for April 2009!
Share a slice of your day with us. All you have to do is write it out and then link it to this post by leaving a comment.
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Poem in Your Pocket Day Is Coming!
One of my colleagues and I collaborated to create a bulletin board for the 4th and 5th graders to use in case they come without a poem in their pockets on Thursday. (My colleague Kirsten created those awesome pockets below). Click here to find out which poems I selected to put inside of the pockets.… Continue reading Poem in Your Pocket Day Is Coming!
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Memoir Monday Meets Poem a Day 5
Let's merge the two! Perhaps use a repeating line such as I remember . . . Happy Writing! Link your memory-related post to this one by leaving a comment on this post. Please share your memories with us today and every Monday.
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Conventions Celebration
I spoke with my student teacher about a half hour ago. She's designing an assignment for my students to show-off their knowledge of conventions since we're ending our unit of study (on conventions) this week. Our celebration is set for Friday, but we weren't sure exactly what their finished piece would look like, how it… Continue reading Conventions Celebration
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Where Do You Want to Go This Summer?
Professional Development can go hand-in-hand with a summer getaway! Think about seeing a new place and learning something too. Here's what other readers mentioned as great summertime p.d. opportunities to help you enhance your teaching of writing. Just click on the hyperlink to go straight to the website. ARIZONA NWP Professional Writing Retreat in mid-July.… Continue reading Where Do You Want to Go This Summer?
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Stimulus Dollars + Writing Instruction
I, clearly, love the idea Mary Tedrow proposes in her article about investing money in quality writing instruction for our Nation's students. Please read this article about spending stimulus dollars on writing instruction. Then, let me know what you think by posting a comment. Is this where you think a lot of stimulus dollars should… Continue reading Stimulus Dollars + Writing Instruction
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Action Research Update
Part of the reason I took a blogging break last week was because I was in San Diego presenting with some of my former classmates and instructors at the AERA Conference. We presented the action research projects we did while we were at Teachers College before an audience of professors. It was exciting to think… Continue reading Action Research Update
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Slice Away!
It's time for our Weekly Challenge. Leave a link to your SOLS by leaving a comment below.
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Memoir Monday
Please link your memoir-ish post to this one by leaving a comment below.
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Can “The Fluent Reader” Help Create A More Fluent Writer?
The Reading Specialist in my school recently lent me her copy of The Fluent Reader: Oral Reading Strategies for Building Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension by Timothy V. Rasinski after a brainstorming session we had about ways to help two of the students in my class who have not met the reading benchmark for this… Continue reading Can “The Fluent Reader” Help Create A More Fluent Writer?
