In a darkened concert hall, the members of an orchestra sit ready and waiting. The conductor, in black and white coat-tails walks across the stage, gives an appreciative nod to the audience, then steps up to the podium and lifts her arms, signaling the beginning. As her hand marks the first few measures, the music cascades in big,… Continue reading Behind the Scenes at Two Writing Teachers
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Morning Meeting Ideas + a Giveaway
Several years ago, I took a graduate course entitled "Literature for Older Children" with Kathy Brody, who was a former classroom teacher. Brody, who was trained in the Responsive Classroom approach, wanted to share her passion for Responsive Classroom with her graduate students. Therefore, she taught us about one of the most important pillars of… Continue reading Morning Meeting Ideas + a Giveaway
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I’m Back.
It’s been a little over four months since I’ve written a post on Two Writing Teachers, though I’ve been writing daily. Everyone said “your life will change after you have a baby.” I knew it would, but I didn’t know how much it would. Despite less time to sleep, lots more laundry, and hectic mealtimes,… Continue reading I’m Back.
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It’s Hard to Believe the School Year Is Winding-Down!
I made my final News & Announcements Charts of the school year this morning. It's hard to believe that I won't be making these next year (since I'll be consulting). I calculated how many of these I've made in the past three years, which is how long I've been doing Morning Meeting, part of Responsive… Continue reading It’s Hard to Believe the School Year Is Winding-Down!
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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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Catching Up on Education News
What's the news? If you're wondering what's being discussed in education right now, take a look at Eduwonks' Post about the buzz in educational news.
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Wow!
Check out this Providence Journal article about a student who wrote a persuasive letter to Lowe's and was granted a response bigger than he ever imagined. Bernardo Garcia wanted mulch for their outside play area, so he wrote a persuasive letter to the executive vice president of store operations for Lowe's, Michael K. Brown. Brown, upon returning… Continue reading Wow!
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Hard Work Should Be Celebrated
Katherine Bomer talked about celebrations this past summer at the TCRWP July Writing Institute. As I was planning my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week today, I found myself wanting to write about writing on four out of five of them. You see, I want my students to realize that their hard work… Continue reading Hard Work Should Be Celebrated
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Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
When I moved to RI, I borrowed a motto from a former colleague, Halli, in New York. She had a BIG sign over her door that read, "We will work hard, but we will have fun." I was playing around with Wordle tonight and created a scrambled motto for my class. I'm thinking about attaching… Continue reading Unscramble the Teacher’s Motto
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A Round-up of Interesting Education Articles
Some news stories I've perused and wanted to share. My brief comments are in italics. 2 School Entrepreneurs Lead the Way on Change By SAM DILLON Published: June 19, 2008 Wendy Kopp and Richard Barth are a power couple in the world of education, emblematic of a new class of young social entrepreneurs seeking to… Continue reading A Round-up of Interesting Education Articles
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My Last Day of the School Year is Today…
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Poetry on all of my N&A Charts
My students are starting their poetry unit of study tomorrow. Hence, all of my News & Announcements Charts for the upcoming week have something poetry-related on them:
