@workingc

K-4 Literacy Coach | MSU EPET PhD | Red Cedar Writing Project TC | Tech Nerd

 Holland, MI
Joined October 2008
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Chris Working retweeted
Colleen Cruz@colleen_cruz17 Jun 2019
‘When the writing workshop becomes less it’s because we’re afraid to expect. We dial it down and we pull back... Kids won’t and can’t if you’re afraid to expect. Your expectations are their ceiling. ‘ @LucyCalkins #tcrwp
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GIVEAWAY TIME!!! 📚📚📚 Follow and RT for a chance to win this gorgeous hardcover set of Yasmin titles 5-8! Read as Yasmin becomes a teacher, chef, zookeeper and superhero! Ends 2/28. USA only.
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If you don’t know what you’re trying to teach in the lesson, then guided reading is not helping kids build brain power. #fpliteracy #fountasandpinnell #guidedreading #nccbus
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Lizzie Hetzer@lizziehetzer2 Feb 2019
Belief: All kids, regardless of their rdg level- below or above “benchmark”—deserve rich literacy experiences— opportunities to be read to, experience great books in company of others, and the joy of talking abt them. Regardless of whether this directly improves level.
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"Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically."—Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay
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How often do you ask kids the question, “Does anyone know what X is?” Be aware of questioning like this (we ALL do it). First, we have to be kind to ourselves about it. Then, instead, TEACH kids “what X is.” Avoid guessing games, mind reading & quizzing in lieu of teaching. – at Brooklyn, NY
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Truth #NCTE18 #CEL18
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Teachers! Repeat after me: I will not have my students make "Indian" feathers/clothes. I will not culturally appropriate an entire people for "cute" activities. I will tell my students the truth about this country's relationship with Indigenous people. #PinterestIsNotPedagogy
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Steph Harvey: Kids are not getting enough time to read amd that's especially true for striving readers. Allington said that for every year a student is behind, they need twice as much time to read."YES!! #NCTE18 #G2Great
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Alfie Kohn@alfiekohn23 Oct 2018
Yet another study – this one esp. strong b/c it followed students for 14 years – showing that holding at-risk kids back a year in elementary school (making them repeat a grade) is a diabolically effective way to get them to drop out of high school: is.gd/V9eT3a
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“Warming up is important—oral rehearsal helps to make our stories better.” Tip for K-2 teachers: Create opportunities during morning meeting to allow students to storytell. @lizziehetzer #TCRWP #KellerLiteracy – at Manhattan, NY
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Saying it again! Minilessons are meant for approximation not mastery. If all students master the ML, it was too easy. Spend a proportionate amount of time planning a ML in correlation to the amount of time it takes to teach it. -Mary Ehrenworth #tcrwp #Kellerliteracy – at Manhattan, NY
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Lucy on getting grades in workshop: Get together as a team and ask yourselves what you value in reading and writing and grade that. We should value: Volume Growth Big revision work Utilizing anchor charts #tcrwp #kellerliteracy – at Manhattan, NY
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Chris Working retweeted
Katie Clements@clemenkat20 Oct 2018
Here’s a critical tip for coaches: anything you can say in 10 sentences, you can say in one! #tcrwp @tarantoannie
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Just because a child cannot read a text, does not mean he can’t think or talk about it. This is the goal of Book Clubs. #FPLiteracy
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Alfie Kohn@alfiekohn24 Sep 2018
Small study (is.gd/9x0Xdl) suggests that teachers’ classroom management strategies are predicted by their own childhood experiences. Those who punish students are more likely to have been punished themselves & discouraged from questioning parental authority
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Looking for #dissertation study participants! #Massachusetts #socialstudies #teachers who use #twitter for #CivicEd. See more: amylchapman.com/current-proj… Please RT. #MSUepet
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Marie Mounteer@mcmounteer22 Aug 2018
.@lizziehetzer and I will be tweeting about our new writing unit of study for October of Kindergarten- Show and Tell from Labels to Pattern Books, tomorrow night 7:30-8:30 EST. Join us for a sneak peek! We will be sharing goodies :) #tcrwp heinemann.com/products/e1058… – at Pinehurst, MA
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Today @MisterMinor broke down using skill based instrction in teaching kids how to do social justice work. Mind was blown. Gonna try to break that down here if you aren’t lucky enough to be at #TCRWP – at Manhattan, NY
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Rituals and traditions create our communities. They are what we remember. As coaches, principals and teachers, we can ask ourselves—what will be our traditions? #tcrwp
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