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Once Upon A Teacher: Learning from Lucy - Implementing Rigorous, Coherent Writing Curriculum
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Learning from Lucy - Implementing Rigorous, Coherent Writing Curriculum. As the Literacy Coach here at Chets Creek Elementary, I have been fortunate enough to hear Lucy speak a few times. Each time is different, powerful and packed with so many tidbits that I cannot ever manage to capture in notes. Each and every one of the teachers' notes that were shared in the previous post. Lucy answers teacher questions during break. Units of Study: Implementing Rigorous, Coherent Writing Curriculum. And even though...
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Once Upon A Teacher: Kindergarteners Use Their "Magic Pencil" in order to Reread What They Write
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Kindergarteners Use Their "Magic Pencil" in order to Reread What They Write. After using the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing K-2 for over 10 years now at our school, we were SUPER. Excited to receive the new Units of Study for Writing that are grade specific. We didn't receive them until after the year started so we are just now truly beginning to jump in and implement them with fidelity. Kindergarten teachers began the Narrative Writing for K Unit. The magic. No pun intended! Then watch...
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Once Upon A Teacher: My School is Special - #TeamRebecca
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My School is Special - #TeamRebecca. My school is special. I'm sure many educators say this and mean it, but not enough. I am lucky enough to work at a school where we abide by these 3 founding principles:. It's the first that make the last two possible. We have many special and fun traditions that build relationships such as activities around our school theme. End of the year fun. And awards, team building activities. Teacher of the year celebrations. We love, Native American Pow Wow. The unfortunate th...
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Once Upon A Teacher: Are You Ready for a Challenge?
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Are You Ready for a Challenge? Are you a steady blogger? Always coming up with more ideas than you can possibly write about, zapping out regular posts to your readers? Well, I'm not. Are you ready to dig in your heels and accept this challenge? I'm committing myself to being a better blogger and hope you'll join me. If we're all in this together we'll be stronger bloggers and blog readers in the end! September 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM. What a fabulous idea! Thank you for the inspiration! Count me in Melanie!
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Once Upon A Teacher: 30 Day Photography Challenge
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30 Day Photography Challenge. Courtesy of White Peach Photography. I really enjoyed and learned so much from doing the 365 day photo challenge last year. I only chose not to do it this year so I could give myself some time to do some online courses. In photography. But I have missed the daily challenge of catching a photo to represent my day. So even though the first challenge start day has passed many others are joining in when they can and completing the 30 days from their start. A new facebook page.
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Once Upon A Teacher: Kindergarten Scares Me
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So you know this famous quote? Today, mission accomplished. I taught Kindergarten. And I pondered the learning I have experienced following the Close Reading Blogathon. By Christopher Lehman and Kate Roberts, as I anxiously await their book coming out next week: Falling in Love with Close Reading. So I channeled my inner Mary Ehrenworth and what I learned from her Secret and Songs of Text. Session I attended at the summer Reading Institute at Teachers' College. She used the visual texts of a Picasso ...
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