Every year brings with it new surprises. I was delightfully surprised by just ten minutes this year. Ten minutes made a big difference.
March or April? Which Month is Best for the Classroom SOLSC?
If your students participated in the Classroom SOLSC, then please take three minutes to fill out this survey. Your responses will help us shape future Classroom Challenges!
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Three Things to Try in Writing Workshop Before the End of the School Year
Three things you maybe never thought of trying - add them to your writing workshop bucket list for the school year!
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Writing in Choice Time: Not Just a Center
Writing is not limited to a center choice during play. It is a part of all centers! Read this post to find out how to invite different kinds of writing at the most engaging time of day.
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Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Be a teacher who writes! Join us for the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge today! #TWTBlog
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ICYMI: Strengthening Professional Learning
Here's a round up of our May 2019 blog series about professional learning.
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When Teachers Learn Like They Teach: Strengthening Professional Learning
This post offers a glimpse into the professional development structures of a progressive New York City public school, where common threads of learning are inquiry, collaboration, and choice.
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How to Support New Teachers on Your Team: Strengthening Professional Learning
Although the numbers and reasons vary depending on the year and on the study, there’s no doubt that first-year teachers face challenges, and sometimes don’t make it past the first few years of their careers. One of the ways we can increase the likelihood of positive experiences and retention rates is by knowing how to support them.
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Leading a Professional Book Club: Strengthening Professional Learning
If the desire to strengthen your professional learning burns strong inside you (and perhaps in some of your colleagues, as well), consider organizing and facilitating a book club! In this post, I offer a simple-to-follow road map on how to make this fun and beneficial experience a reality for you and some of your colleagues.
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Strategies for Reading a Professional Text: Strengthening Professional Learning Blog Series
If you're like me, your to-be-read pile feels big and impossible! Let me share with you how I tackle my professional learning before, during, and after I've read a professional text.
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Tips for Getting the Most out of a Literacy Conference: Strengthening Professional Learning
Professional conferences are an excellent way to increase your knowledge and can fuel your enthusiasm for teaching. If you're new to attending conferences -- or just want some tips to help you maximize your enjoyment as a conference-goer -- then this post is for you!
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Using Video to Push Yourself to Become an Even Better Teacher: Strengthening Professional Learning Blog Series
I didn’t have a video camera or a tripod. I didn’t have any microphones. I didn’t have another adult in the room to hold the camera. I didn’t have time or resources to get any of these things pulled together. How was this going to work?
