Nerdy Book Club. If you love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you are an honorary member of The Nerdy Book Club.
Like us, you probably always have a book along to read, a title to recommend, and time to talk about works held dear. This online space was designed to give us a home to share that love of reading with others as well as to organize voting and announcing winners of our First Annual Nerdies Book Awards. Websites don’t make or maintain themselves though. This one has four facilitators who work hard to keep this place running smoothly. Donalyn Miller has taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grade language arts and social studies in the Fort Worth, TX area and was a finalist for 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. Colby Sharp is a 3rd grade teacher. Katherine Sokolowski inhabits two worlds.
Cindy Minnich makes her home in the lovely river town of Millersburg, PA, with her husband, son, and a menagerie of fuzzy children. Nerdybookclubblog (at) gmail (dot) com Like this: Donalyn Miller. This week, Scholastic announced its new global reading initiative, Open a World of Possible.
Through education programs, print and online resources, and literacy events, the Open a World of Possible campaign promotes the importance of independent reading for children and provides tools to support and sustain independent reading initiatives in our home and school communities. On the Open a World of Possible website, you can: Watch the inspiring literacy campaign video written by National Student Poet, Sojourner Ahebee, and narrated by actress and mom, Sarah Jessica Parker and videos from kids, parents, and teachers celebrating their love for reading. Register for the November 6th Bigger Than Words webcast with Usher. Access Scholastic’s comprehensive reading research summary, The Joy and Power of Reading, and practical, research-based resources for parents and teachers.
Reading Sent Me to the Principal’s Office. Literacy Loving Gals. Teaching to Inspire with Jennifer Findley - Upper Elementary Teaching Blog. T.R.U.E. G.R.I.T. – Call me stubborn, but I refuse to quit! T.R.U.E. G.R.I.T. is the foundation to success in learning! Exploring the dynamics of a successful classroom and how grit is a vital characteristic for student achievement! Ideas By Jivey: For the Classroom. The Brown Bag Teacher - Teach the Children. Love the Children. Change the World. Lessons With Laughter - by Molly Maloy. Teaching is Elementary. Elementary Teacher Blogs - Education To The Core. RtB Blogs – Rockin' The Boat. So which type of teacher learner are you?
If we're honest, we have all been unintentional and engaged during our careers. In the very beginning, we soak up every scrap of professional development thrown at us. Inexperienced educators are hungry to know more in order to gain a sense of mastery in the classroom. As that begins to occur, the shift from educationally starving to sated develops, and that is perhaps the most dangerous moment in our educational careers. During one of the first professional development (PD) days for my district at the beginning of the school year, I worked with several teachers and had several conversations. With the new updates and revisions to the New Google Sites, many educators are wanting to use Sites for their student blogs.
The Future's in the AirEvery time I roll out a new activity or program to increase the depth of knowledge for my students, they are never as excited as I am. Magical Maths. The Whiteboard Blog - Education, Technology and Science CPD and Support. Cool Cat Teacher Blog - Be a Better Teacher. Live a Meaningful Life. Learning is Messy - Roll up your sleeves and get messy. All the World's a Classroom: Adventures of a Crazy English Teacher: 2018. I am sitting here, as my children watch Paw Patrol, reflecting on my past year.
Last year, before 2017 arrived, is when I discovered the wonder behind the One Word. I immediately gravitated toward it considering my ill luck and general dislike for the traditional New Year's resolutions. The process of word selection was rather easy and enjoyable. I decided on "Push. " I vowed to Push myself even if it meant to journey into an area outside of my comfort zone. From this realization came my #OneWord2018: SHINE Now that I am out in the open, out of my hiding I must shine! Here are my goals for "shining" in 2018: * I want to "shine" a light on my classroom not to show off what I do for my students, but to highlight what amazing things my students can do! * I want to avoid any darkness that may try to overcome my light.
. * I want my light, my passion and enthusiasm, to spread. . * I want to actively notice the parts of my life that "shine. " It is time to SHINE! A meeting place for a world of reflective writers. Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing. The Research Based Classroom. Last week I wrote a blog post about using different type of problems with addition and subtraction.
You can read it at Busy Bee's Activities. It made me think about writing a post about multiplication and division problem types too, so today I'm blogging for the upper grades. I'm just finishing up a unit on multiplication and division of whole numbers with my fifth grade class. We have focused a lot of time on developing different strategies for problem solving within these operations. With it being my first year in fifth grade, I had no idea how difficult it would be to help them be more flexible. Multiplication Problems Multiplication (x times y) doesn't always indicate x groups of y. 3 groups of 12 cupcakes or 15 groups of 21 beads is great, but you don't always have discreet objects to put into groups in real life multiplication. LIS Tech Tips. ChartChums. 2 Smart Wenches. Think * Share * Teach. The Teaching Thief. The Idea Backpack. Russ on Reading: A Common Core Concern: The Complexity of Text Complexity.
The December 2014 issue of the Elementary School Journal contains an article that addresses a serious concern with Standard 10 of the Common Core State Standards in ELA.
That is the standard dealing with text complexity. The article, “Putting Text Complexity in Context: Refocusing on Comprehension of Complex Text” is by three highly respected literacy researchers, Sheila Valencia, Karen Wixson, and David Pearson. They believe that the text complexity issue is receiving too much attention and that the attention is not well informed. Valencia, Wixson and Pearson believe that the focus of reading instruction should not be on a rudimentary understanding of the complexity of text as determined by a Lexile level, but rather on all the dimensions of reading comprehension. In other words, teachers must carefully choose texts and tasks with their own unique knowledge of the students in mind. Teaching is Elementary. Primary Inspired. Pencils Books and Dirty Looks. Thanks for visiting my little corner of the 2nd grade world! Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans.
Busy Bees. For the Love of Teaching. A Year of Reading. The Daily Cafe - The Daily Cafe. A Class of Six Year Olds Inviting the World into Their Classroom.