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Experiments in Creativity with Dave Birss - Author, Educator, Public Speaker, Experimenter

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Story Dice - a story ideas generator by Dave Birss

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Instant story ideas for writers, parents and storytellers. With this tool, you’ve always got a free set of story dice in your pocket or desktop.

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1. Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey (Arabic and English Edition)

2. Inside Out and Back Again
3. The Butterfly by Patricia Pollaco
4. Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
5. The Journeys by Francesca Sanna

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Virtual Library Nonfiction Reading Text Sets.docx

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https://padlet.com/clare_landrigan/ypa2e3nsmngtu9qc

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Virtual Library Nonfiction Reading Text Sets.docx

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https://padlet.com/cveracierta/9noer0b9xpcgt4k3

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17MogUZ2JMarAnonCjHIYZ1MHlGXHz3o8U3yj_KDzlzg/mobilepresent?slide=id.p

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Mrs. B's Nonfiction Bookroom (Grades 4 & 5)

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1at30F2CxVriL79kDLm-KbA4RT4Ql-NJd-V8FPje-OqQ/edit

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Bruce document on Coaching conversations 

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Bruce document on Coaching conversations 

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Meeting the Diverse Learning Needs of Students in a Socially Distant Hybrid Classroom

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https://padlet.com/rlefante/zjtut00uwlbrigru

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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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How Children and Adults Can Build Core Capabilities for Life

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U.S. Constitution, the Bills of Rights, the Amendments, U.S. Congress, the Senate, the House of Representatives, America's Presidents, the U.S. Supreme Court, National Parks, Route 66

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https://readingandwritingproject.org/resources/assessments/running-records

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https://www.commonlit.org/en/training/professional_development

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CommonLit is a nonprofit that has everything teachers and schools need for top-notch literacy instruction: a full-year ELA curriculum, benchmark assessments, and formative data.

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Introduction to CommonLit for Howell Township Teachers

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HOW TO TEACH WRITING VIRTUALLY IN A DISTANCE OR HYBRID LEARNING MODEL

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https://cehs.unl.edu/icmee/learning-packets/

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We are a consortium of researchers, teacher educators, and teachers who believe in the value of multilingual education and strive for equity. Therefore, during this time of crisis and difficulty, we are eager to put our expertise and passions to use to try to be of assistance. We initially designed 21 immediate-response packets for K-5, as soon as the pandemic forced schools to shut down. We then applied for and received a grant that has allowed us to create more than 100 full activity packets, ranging from Levels 1-3 of English proficiency, and grades K-12.
The breakdown of packets is as follows: English Level 1 - Entry into English
English Level 1-2 - Entry into English/Building Background (These packets were the first wave of packets we created and they are appropriate for students between Levels 1 and 2 of English proficiency)
English Level 2 - Building Background English Level 3 - Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Have you used or are planning to use our packets? We would love your feedback. Please take a few short minutes to let us know how we are doing here.

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1.The Day you Begin  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUkWoRpeR4&feature=youtu.be

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The Day You Begin - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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Hand Signals in the Virtual Environment 

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Hand Signals in the Virtual Environment 

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See how hand signals can help promote *equitable participation* whether class discussions are taking place online or in-person. ✌️✌️

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See how hand signals can help promote *equitable participation* whether class discussions are taking place online or in-person. ✌️✌️ pic.twitter.com/zHL1aHIjlw
— edutopia (@edutopia) August 8, 2020

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In this interactive virtual experience, we will use an external website to go on a virtual expedition. As the teacher, I'll lead the group through the virtual adventure, narrate the tour which will be jam packed with facts and details, and answer questions from the class. At the Pyramids we'll discuss history, geology, foreign cultures, and folklore, while taking in spectacular virtual 360° views of the Pyramids and the Sphinx.
Please be sure to check out the website provided in your welcome...

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Virtual Field Trips: The Great Pyramid of Egypt & the Sphinx | Small Online Class for Ages 8-13

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Grade 3-5

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Saddleback Educational Publishing | Hi-Lo Books™

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Description

EACH READING PACK AT $30 PER STUDENT

With three interest level options available, each pack contains three books (one fiction and two nonfiction) AND you will receive access to a digitally curated Padlet Classroom that includes practical tools to drive success TODAY!

Upper Elementary | Lexile: HL200L and lowerand Red Rhino Nonfiction
Book Series Included: Red Rhino Books

Middle School | Lexile: HL430L and lowerBook Series Included: Strange But (Mostly) True, White Lightning Books, and White Lightning Nonfiction

High School and YA | Lexile: HL600L and lower Book Series Included: Connected Lives, Space 8, and Monarch Jungle

Additional Details

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COVID19READINGPACK

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Saddleback Educational Publishing | Hi-Lo Books™

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Description

EACH READING PACK AT $30 PER STUDENT

With three interest level options available, each pack contains three books (one fiction and two nonfiction) AND you will receive access to a digitally curated Padlet Classroom that includes practical tools to drive success TODAY!

Upper Elementary | Lexile: HL200L and lowerand Red Rhino Nonfiction
Book Series Included: Red Rhino Books

Middle School | Lexile: HL430L and lowerBook Series Included: Strange But (Mostly) True, White Lightning Books, and White Lightning Nonfiction

High School and YA | Lexile: HL600L and lower Book Series Included: Connected Lives, Space 8, and Monarch Jungle

Additional Details

SKU:

COVID19READINGPACK

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Want an awesome way to get your students excited? Create a virtual classroom! You can use real photos you already have or photos from the web! You can add links to websites or post your weekly happenings on the "whiteboard!" Create your virtual classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint.

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Howell Directions to the Virtual Library 

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Howell Directions to the Virtual Library 

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These resources are adhering to the current Fair Use Laws and are following the Association of American Publishers' list of publishers’ actions, including free access to digital and e-book platforms for educators; resource guides for parents, teachers, and librarians; online storytimes and other events for kids; and social media activities. Once these laws change, the links on this board will cease to work.

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Like many of you, we have been following the developments around COVID-19 with hope and reflection and have been thinking of ways to support educators and students in this uncertain time. We know many school leaders around the country have begun preparing for, or activating, their school/district policy for remote learning. We have heard from many of you seeking advice and/or recommendations to maintain instructional continuity as much as possible in a distance learning environment. Below is a preliminary list of suggestions to ensure that children are actively engaged in literacy opportunities at home if your school is required to close for a period of time.

WHERE TO START:

Survey your teachers and school community regarding digital tools (access and availability), communication options, online access to books at home, access to platforms like Google Classroom, Seesaw, Zoom and other resources to lean on.

Collaborate as a team to ensure equitable learning opportunities for all students.

Prep teachers and students to access school databases or subscriptions to digital libraries of eBooks and audio books (some even offer free trials).

Brainstorm daily schedules that parents and caregivers can follow or adapt to maintain a routine for learning, play and creative time.

Meet and discuss a food plan for children who receive free lunch and may not have access to meals at home.

Write and send home a parent letter detailing an action plan for at-home literacy learning.

Brainstorm ways to stay connected as a teaching community and as a larger learning community with students. Some districts are utilizing video-calling platforms to hold online classes for a few hours of each school day.

Take time for professional growth and learning in digital learning communities with educators around the world. Below are some options through our website fountasandpinnell.com.

Complimentary study guides designed for deep exploration and understanding of Fountas and Pinnell's professional books.

Complimentary webinars with Fountas and Pinnell on various literacy topics.

FPC educators: Participate in the complimentary Implementation Support Online Course for Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ located in your Online Resources.

GENERAL LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

Encourage children to read daily-send books home from the school or classroom library.

Encourage children to write daily-send students' Reader's Notebook or stapled paper booklets home.

Create and send home blank books for children to fill with original poems and illustrations.

Encourage children to read and talk about the books they are reading to a family member or stuffed animal.

Have children record themselves reading daily.

Have children keep a daily log of the reading, writing, drawing, talking/thinking about books, playing, creating, etc. they are doing at home each day.

Have children keep a list of books read and write a phrase or sentence response to their reading (e.g. "This book made me laugh.")

Listen in as authors and celebrities read aloud many popular trade books:

Send children around the state, country and world via virtual field trips and virtual museum tours. Many sites offer free trials. A few to consider:

While neither Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ or Leveled Literacy Intervention were designed for remote learning, it is important to keep children actively engaged in reading, writing, thinking and talking about books daily.

FOR FOUNTAS & PINNELL CLASSROOM™ EDUCATORS:

Leverage your Online Resources for these possible extension activities:

IRA: Encourage students to engage in an "Exploration Project" from the Inquiry Overview Cards of text sets you have already read together as a class.

IRA and SR: Engage children in additional experiences from the "Respond to the Text" section of the lesson folders to dive more deeply into their interpretation of texts previously read together.

SR: Send students home with copies of the small Shared Reading books.

GR: Send students home with "Writing About Reading" suggestions from the Guided Reading books they have read in small-group instruction.

IRA and GR: Review the nonfiction topics for Interactive Read-Aloud and Guided Reading books and send home YouTube™ links to build background knowledge.

IR: Prepare some of the "Writing About Reading Prompts" from the Conferring Cards and share with students who have previously read or plan to read the book(s) at home.

PWS: Print some games from Gamemaker and send home for children to apply/practice independently or together with family.

FOR LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION (LLI) EDUCATORS:

Encourage students to read aloud and talk about the books they are reading to a parent, caregiver or sibling at home.

For K-2 LLI students: Prepare to send home the Take-Home Bags with LLI Take-Home Books and students My Writing Book for children to read or reread.

For 3-6 LLI students: Prepare to send home the Student Portfolios with LLI books (create a check out system if you are able), their Literacy Notebooks and any class work to extend learning remotely.

For 3-6 LLI students: Create a plan to leverage the Novel Studies in LLI.

Review the nonfiction topics from the LLI books and send home YouTube™ links to build background knowledge.

Consult your LLI Lesson Guides for recommendations on homework that may benefit students while they are remote learning.

Print some of the games from Gamemaker that they have already taught and send home to apply/practice independently or together with family.

Encourage children to write daily.

We invite you to join the conversation and be in collaboration and community on the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Learning Group on Facebook to hear ideas from other educators and to share your own ideas.
~ The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Team...
Mon, Mar 16, '20

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Remote Literacy Learning Suggestions from the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Team

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Like many of you, we have been following the developments around COVID-19 with hope and reflection and have been thinking of ways to support educators and students in this uncertain time. We know many school leaders around the country have begun preparing for, or activating, their school/district policy for remote learning.

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First Grade  - Readers Have Big Jobs to Do Videos 

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First Grade  - Readers Have Big Jobs to Do Videos 

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Readers Have Big Jobs To Do | Camp Read-A-Lot - YouTube

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You know that saying ...

"If you build it, they will come."

When it comes to teachers... they show up, they share, they help, they revise, and they make it even better!

Last week I put an idea I created for teachers and literacy leaders I partner with out into the world - a virtual classroom library. I am truly overwhelmed by the response I received from educators across the country. So ...once again, I started thinking. How could I virtually create a space for all of us to work together and share? What virtual structure could I create that would simulate grab-and-go baskets for teachers to simply and quickly take and incorporate into a virtual classroom library or student reading bag? How could we once again work together to empower students and make the book supply seem endless in the eyes of a reader? I fiddled and played and revised. I tested and redesigned and retested.

A virtual bookroom! We all know classroom libraries need to stay fresh and attract readers with a flow of new books. Teachers need a systematic way to rotate the inventory in their virtual classroom library. We need to continue to support our students in developing their reading identities and their reading lives. We need to give them a space that looks familiar to them and supports their continued growth in choosing books that matter to them.

Last week, I used google docs to create the virtual classroom library because many of my partner districts use google classroom. This platform works really well, but the teachers and literacy leaders who have been experimenting with me this week found Padlet to be an easier platform to use. Teachers can literally grab baskets from the Padlet virtual bookroom and send them to their Padlet virtual classroom library or student(s) book bag.

My hope is to create something that is as quick and easy as possible for teachers. Teachers cannot add one more thing to their plate right now. If we work together, we can support each other in provisioning virtual classroom libraries.

Are you ready to see how?

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What Could Be Better Than a Virtual Classroom Library? A Virtual Bookroom!! #booklove #BetterTogether - Clare Landrigan

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You know that saying ... "If you build it, they will come." When it comes to teachers... they show up, they share, they help, they revise, and they make it even better! Last week I put an idea I created for teachers and literacy leaders I partner with out into the world - a virtual classroom library.

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Poetry for Middle School - Audio Visual 

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Poetry for Middle School - Audio Visual 

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Audio and Video to Accompany Ordinary People Change the World 

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Audio and Video to Accompany Ordinary People Change the World 

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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | PBS LearningMedia

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Support students' social-emotional, literacy, and social studies skills with these educator resources for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, the PBS KIDS series based on the Ordinary People Change the World books. Use video clips, teaching tips, and historical figure biosketches to engage students and build classroom character.

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Cómo hacer pastelitos: Una lección de escritura para kindergarten.

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TC Instructional Videos - Creating a Reading Life 

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TC Instructional Videos - Creating a Reading Life 

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Graphic Novels Series Beginner Reader to level Z 

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Graphic Novels Series Beginner Reader to level Z 

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Graphic Novel SERIES by Bands of Text Complexity

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Moving up the Ladder of Text Complexity of Graphic Novels @writtenbyhand

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Historical Fiction - Biographies for Kids Resources 

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Historical Fiction - Biographies for Kids Resources 

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Books | Ordinary People Change the World

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Shop Kids Books by the author Brad Meltzer, known for his Ordinary People Change the World series.

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Transitional Series Grades K-4 - Culturally Diverse Titles are included 

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Transitional Series Grades K-4 - Culturally Diverse Titles are included 

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KLM Texts - low effort, high reward KLM texts for middle grade readers 

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KLM Texts - low effort, high reward KLM texts for middle grade readers 