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Category: COVID-19
All Aboard! Virtual Field Trips and Writing Experiences
In these days where we are home so much, take your class on a virtual field trip or two and allow them choices of what they will write about! This post includes 6 trips all ready to go with writing menus for each trip. Many thanks to Clare Landrigan and Pernille Ripp who both inspired what I am sharing here with you today.
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Passion Projects During COVID-19
During the Teachers College Virtual Teaching Institute a few weeks ago, staff developer Natalie Friday introduced an idea for learning during the current global pandemic: Passion Projects. With schools now closed, several of them for the remainder of the academic year, some students (and teachers!) may feel like they are actually living the movie, "Groundhog Day." So with this gift of time (if we can see our way to interpreting it that way), why not encourage students to pursue a passion they have or would like to grow?
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Engage Striving Writers by Keeping a Notebook During the COVID-19 School Closures
Brevity, choice, and routine matter when you’re trying to encourage a reluctant writer to put words on the page when you’re engaging in remote schooling.
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Reaching EALS During COVID-19
Meeting the needs of our students may sometimes require much more than paper or pencils, but it is not always as hard as we might think.
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Tips on Video Lessons
By now, you've probably made a video lesson, or at least you've woken up feeling stressed about the prospects of doing it. You can do it. Here are a few tips.
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Building Each Other Up, Cheering Each Other On
THIS is what teachers need right now. This is my work as a coach, and this is what we can all do for each other in this challenging time.
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Emphasizing Writer’s Craft in the Classroom SOLSC
Can digital badges that focus on writer's craft inspire students to try new techniques in their writing? Read more to see how I created new badges for the Classroom SOLSC that emphasize writer's craft.
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Hanging On To What Matters: Feedback
During this time, an important question nagging at me has been, "What elements of good teaching will be possible to hang onto in our current, stay-at-home situation?" One element might be effective feedback. Today I share a few ideas to consider as we all navigate this uncertain time in our world . . .
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Doing vs. Being: A Mindshift for Quarantine and Beyond
Swamped in a never-ending to-do list during remote teaching and learning? A shift in the mind can make a big difference.
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Teaching from Home: A Poetry Lesson
This is an invitation to write a poem with me today! You might also find this post helpful to you as a teacher and wish to share it with your students.
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A Time For Stories: Invitation to the April Classroom SOLSC
I can't think of a more important time for sharing stories.Our students are living through a most historic moment as the world faces the Covid-19 global pandemic. Many of us are experiencing school closures and trying to navigate distance learning for the first time under challenging circumstances. If one of your goals is for your students to grow as writers, feel part of a community, and document this unique time in history, consider joining us for the 2020 April Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC).
