Notice and Note- Session 9
Assessment and the Signposts and Questions You Might HaveI am so excited because this is the chapter that I get to host- Assessment and the Signposts and Questions You May Have. Let's start with assessment. It's everywhere isn't it? I was pleased when one...
Literacy Teacher’s Playbook Chapter 2
So, welcome back to another Wednesday book study installment of the Literacy Teacher's Playbook! Woo! Besides delving into Analyzing Data, we have a giveaway this week too! So after you read me, check out the other bloggers who are following along and don't forget to...
Notice and Note- Section 7
The Anchor Questions & The Role of Generalizable LanguageThese are two of the most important chapters I think, and ones where I have learned the most so far.Over the past 21 years, I have always tried to make sure that my questions for reading any text were...
Post-it Note Matchbooks
I wanted to share what I have been working on for the past few weeks... yes weeks, because I am making A LOT of these puppies to giveaway at the upcoming SDE conference in VEGAS! I am SUPER EXCITED to get to go another year! We made about 1200+ to give away, but I...
Student Engagement Stoplights (June’s Bright Idea!)
Since it is summer and we don't want to work too hard, I wanted to share this quick idea that we use to raise engagement and help us with assessing students quickly during a lesson.These are mini-stoplights that I made from an index card and punched circles. They are...
The Literacy Teacher’s Playbook- Chapter 1
Yes! I know, I know. I am a book study junkie. Today, I am happy to be linking up with Abbey, The Teacher Mom to talk about The Literacy Teacher's Playbook. We are reading the K-2 version, but there is a 3-6 version also available. So far, it is an easy read, and...
Notice and Note- Session 5
It's book study MadNesS here in my little neck of the woods! Today is Session 5 of Notice and Note, and I've gotta say... this book so far is a lot like reading a college text. It has put me to sleep a few times. Good stuff, but a bit on the dry side. The NEXT...
School Bus Pockets!
I am SO excited for Made it Monday!!! I'm a bit of a crafty gal, and this is one of my favorite summer linkys! I have made these cute little school bus pockets for years, leaving them on the kids desks for the first day of school. Aren't they cute?? They are made...
Notice and Note- Section 4
Happy Thursday everyone! So today's section of Notice and Note is about using text-dependent questions. The question the authors pose is "Do text-dependent questions foster engagement?" Well, I would think so. I guess it would be how you define...
Accountable Talk in Close Reading (Notice and Note)
Hi friends! We are back with another installment of our summer book study of Notice and Note- Strategies for Close Reading. Today we are working on pages 27-38. (This is where it gets meaty!) It is all about implementing accountable talk strategies during close...
