Professional Readings Chatboard

Yes, Jan is back! Your experiences and responses were always ones that I value and enjoy reading. I missed your discussions and I am so happy to see you are once again willing to share.

A teacher friend and I made the timeline with our computers then had it laminated. The kids enjoy looking at it and talking about what events happened whe...See More

great

by sooz

Feb 19, 2012

Jan Sooz, you made my day....thank you so much!

On 2/19/12, sooz wrote: > Yes, Jan is back! Your experiences and responses were > always ones that I value and enjoy reading. I missed your > discussions and I am so happy to see you are once again > willing to share. > > A teacher friend and I made the timeline with our comput...See More

Feb 19, 2012

Hi Y'all

by Marva

May 3, 2012

Hello! Haven't been around in a while. Just checking in. Don't remember what name I used to go by... perhaps Marva/Tx/3rd? That seems familiar.

Good to see a lot of the old folks still at it.

"Wave!"

Marva Have any of y'all read, "Teaching the New Writing?"

:)

May 3, 2012

Kelly Gallagher Book

by KL

May 5, 2012

Has anyone read:

Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts by Kelley Gallagher?

KL

(5)

view previous comments

Teri I have Calkins'book, Gallagher's book, and Opening Minds as my summer reads. Would love to discuss any/all of them.

On 5/28/12, judy5ca wrote: > Thanks for the recommendation--I just ordered it. This will be my > 2nd summer read (after Calkins' book on CCSS). 2 more weeks. > > Judy > > > > > > > > On 5/1...See More

Jun 4, 2012

judy5ca I got all 3 also. I'm hoping to start with Pathways. Judy

On 6/04/12, Teri wrote: > I have Calkins'book, Gallagher's book, and Opening Minds as my summer > reads. Would love to discuss any/all of them. > > On 5/28/12, judy5ca wrote: >> Thanks for the recommendation--I just ordered it. This will be my >> 2nd summer ...See More

Jun 9, 2012

Well,. I looked at my last post and saw that I was going to try and get a book you all were reading, and that was the last time I checked in. Life is SO busy! Next year I am moving to 1st grade, and I will have a group of students not quite ready for 1st, so another challenge awaits. First grade is brand new to me, and for the last 3 years I have b...See More

Another change for me...

by Terry/Fl

May 12, 2012

Praline I teach first grade. Two of my favorite books are Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller and About the Authors: Writing Workshop with our Youngest Writers by Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland. If I had to pick the two books that I learned the most from about teaching first grade, those would be my choice.

May 14, 2012

Pathways to the Common Core

by Teri

Jun 8, 2012

I just finished my first read of Pathways last night (admitting this wasn't a close read.) This is a very good book that, I think, the schools should provide for every teacher. It certainly gives me a lot to think about. However, it did leave me with two concerns...

First, CCSS seems to give science and social studies teachers a lot of the...See More

Linda/reading I'm panicking too. I was at a meeting where we were told that kids would be using all kinds of technology to research, write, etc. Well, all I have in my room are 2 very old computers that take forever to get on the internet. I feel sure that I am not the only one with this kind of problem.

Jun 9, 2012