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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.
Stacey’s Memoir Mondays Post: Chanukkah & Old Friends
Chanukkah 1996 Originally uploaded by teachergal I threw my first of many Chanukkah Parties in my Washington Studio Apartment when I was 19 years old. I invited friends, Jewish and non-Jewish, over to enjoy some latkes, sufganyot, and music. Several of us walked down to the National Menorah, which is located near the National Christmas… Continue reading Stacey’s Memoir Mondays Post: Chanukkah & Old Friends
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Notebooks: What Kind? Division of Sections?
Ro asked: I’m thinking about my launching unit for W.W and writer’s notebooks. Do you have kids section off their notebooks for minilessons/charts or do you leave it up to them? Last year I didn’t have students do this for writing but I did have them do it for reading. I’m interested to hear your… Continue reading Notebooks: What Kind? Division of Sections?
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M.M. Inspiration: “Old Friends”
An optional charge for August 11th's Memoir Monday... I was thinking about some of my lifelong friends I made in college the other day. There are four (Lori, Marc - not my husband -, Rachel, and Stacey) who I've been close with since the first semester of freshman year. I encourage you to go through… Continue reading M.M. Inspiration: “Old Friends”
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Poll – Early Results
From the looks of the poll I posted two days ago, it looks like people would like more posts about "units of study" and "using mentor texts" in writing classrooms. Since the poll is open until the 20th of August, we didn't want to start posting about one thing (e.g., mentor texts) like wild and… Continue reading Poll – Early Results
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del.icio.us is now delicious
Delicious, the social bookmarking website, recently went through a major overhaul, making it even more user-friendly. In case you're unfamiliar with it, you can learn more by clicking here. I've been using Delicious ever since I heard Kylene Beers speak about it several times last summer. At first I thought it would be a good… Continue reading del.icio.us is now delicious
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Poetry Friday: An Original Poem About the First Day of School (for a teacher)
When It's the First Day of School When it's the first day of school, I'll wake up before my alarm clock buzzes. When it's the first day of school, I'll bounce out of bed instead of slamming-down on the snooze bar. When it's the first day of school, I'll remove the tags from the new… Continue reading Poetry Friday: An Original Poem About the First Day of School (for a teacher)
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PHOTO FRIDAYS: NYY vs. SOX
I loved this guy's shirt... so I took a photo! Originally uploaded by teachergal "You can take the girl out of NY, but you can't take the NY out of the girl!" That's what I say whenever I encounter a Red Sox Fan in Rhode Island. who asks me why I root for the Yankees.… Continue reading PHOTO FRIDAYS: NYY vs. SOX
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A Loss in the Writing Community
David Price, a fifth grade teacher with a passion for the teaching of writing, passed away this past week. I heard the news via an e-mail from the TCRWP. I was shocked since I had just passed David in the halls at T.C. last month. I had the pleasure of spending a week sitting across… Continue reading A Loss in the Writing Community
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Translation Gadget
I started a classroom blog for my in-coming class since it seemed easier than re-creating a new wiki. I've only posted a handful of times, but added a bunch of gadgets to the "Safe Sites" Page earlier this evening. I've been playing around with Google Gadgets for the past couple of weeks and found an… Continue reading Translation Gadget
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In Education News…
One or two more of these "in the news" posts and I'm going to have to make this a weekly Wednesday feature. However, for now, I think it's just a special <> (or something like that). Okay, here are the stories that caught my eye this week. Many middle schools in Bay State stumbling Underperformance… Continue reading In Education News…
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This poll will be open through August 20th, 2008. If you'd like to explain your vote in greater detail, then please leave a comment. THANKS!
