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April 30, 2021: Courses Special Issue
This week’s newsletter is a special issue highlighting our courses.
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Neville by Norton Juster and G. Brian Karas
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Neville by Norton Juster and G. Brian Karas.
End-of-Year Reflections Podcast with Leigh Anne Eck
Leigh Anne Eck provides a guide to customize an end-of-year reflection for students.
April 23, 2021: End-of-Year Reflections
End-of-Year Reflection is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
From Seed to Blossom
Leigh Anne Eck provides a guide to developing an End-of-Year Reflection for students to consider their own growth, as well as offer advice regarding curriculum and instruction.
A Complete Circle: Identity, Growth, and Community
Bitsy Parks offers key end-of-the year activities that allow students to reflect and notice their identities, growth, and community as readers and writers.
Words of Wisdom and Passing the Torch
Melanie Quinn shares a fun activity to help current students share advice for next year’s class.
Hidden Treasures II Podcast with Jen Schwanke
Jen Schwanke shares insights about leading a school with hope and grace during COVID.
April 16, 2021: Hidden Treasures (Part 2)
Hidden Treasures During Pandemic Teaching is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Whale Talk: An Asynchronous Minilesson
Gwen Blumberg teaches an asynchronous lesson for a spelling strategy.
Student-Centered Learning Through Video Lessons
Tara Barnett and Kate Mills consider the power of asynchronous lessons in creating a student-centered learning environment.
Online Writing Notebooks
Gretchen Schroeder makes the leap to digital notebooks and finds new life in a tried-and-true practice.
Hidden Treasures Podcast with Dana Murphy
Dana Murphy candidly discusses keeping a positive mindset and approaching her students with an abundance of grace.
April 9, 2021: Hidden Treasures (Part 1)
Hidden Treasures During Pandemic Teaching is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Tracking Thinking: Fifth-Grade Small Group
Julianne Houser meets with a small group of fifth graders to help them build skills for tracking thinking.
COVID Silver Linings: Positive Changes in Teaching Practices
Dana Murphy outlines the teaching practices that she learned from remote teaching and plans to carry with her upon returning to a physical classroom.
Adjusting to COVID: A Minimalist Classroom
Mandy Robek adjusts her mindset of preparing her classroom according to COVID guidelines and discovers an open heart and mind as she prepares a “minimalist classroom.”
The Choice Literacy Book Club Discusses Little Brown by Marla Frazee
The Choice Literacy Book Club discusses Little Brown by Marla Frazee.
Word Work Podcast with Mandy Robek
Mandy Robek discusses word work on the podcast.
March 26, 2021: Word Work
Word Work is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Fun with Sight Words
Heather Fisher describes the process of integrating sight word work into the existing curriculum.
Using Shared Writing to Nudge Students Toward Conventional Spelling
Mandy Robek shares the tools she uses to transition students to more conventional spelling.
Kindergarten: Sight Word Learning
Hayley Whitaker’s kindergartners spend their transition time learning sight words.
March 19, 2021: Building Empathy Through Reading
Building Empathy Through Reading is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Building Empathy Through Reading Podcast with Matt Renwick
Matt Renwick discusses empowering readers on the podcast.
Empowering Readers Podcast with Sara Kajder
Sara Kajder discusses empowering readers on the podcast.
March 12, 2021: Empower Readers (Part 2)
Empowering Readers (Part 2) is the theme of this week’s newsletter.
Multiple Perspectives Cultivate Empathy
Mark Levine explores ways to cultivate empathy by sharing texts with multiple perspectives on the same event in his middle school social studies class.
Building Informed Empathy with Picture Books
Nawal Qarooni shares three gorgeously varied picture books and guiding questions designed to cultivate an inquisitive stance and informed empathy in students.
When a Library Whispers
Leigh Anne Eck personifies her classroom library by sharing the lessons it whispers when we take the time to listen. This is a practical guide to keeping your classroom library timely and relevant.
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