Things that are making me think or questions I have... by Shannon Myers https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30 Writing Reflections en-us 2017-09-14 11:35:07 UTC 2017-09-15 19:21:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png 3rd-Pohlman https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188056333 I like the idea of devoting one full day's writing workshop to an "on-demand" assessment for each writing genre.  This hands-off assessment allows the teacher to see what the students are capable of.

Volume of writing is important!  Allow students to compose 10-15 entries and then hone in on one to make significant revisions to.

Teach students to write fast and furiously.  Also teach students to write about the small moments in their lives or to relive episodes from their lives.

3rd graders should be writing approximately 1 page a day in school!]]> 2017-09-15 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188056333 K- Austin https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188057254 I love writing! The article stated that there are no "writer blocks" for kinders. This is SO true. We can learn so much about their passions through writing at this level.]]> 2017-09-15 18:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188057254 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188057679 2017-09-15 18:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188057679 1st- Kennedy akennedy25 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188059874 Already in the beginning of the article, I am noticing the importance of flexible grouping during Writing time. I had not considered that before. 1st graders come with a wide range of skills, strengths, and struggles. The article suggests that we do an "on -demand piece of writing" before each unit to use as formative assessment to plan mini lessons.]]> 2017-09-15 18:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188059874 2nd- Jamdy https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188060455 "you need to be sure your teaching does not repeat but instead stands on the shoulders of the previous year..." 
This really highlights the importance of meeting vertically and making sure we are not just repeating the previous year's instruction and totally leaving out other vital information 

I am also noticing the importance of student voice and choice in this process. I feel like this is huge to keep students motivated! ]]> 2017-09-15 18:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188060455 30 Minutes a Day? -Gosnell mgosnell https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188060522 This seems like a lot for only 30 minutes a day. I am wondering how this is accomplished.]]> 2017-09-15 18:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188060522 1st Gutshall-Writing speeches! This could be fun! :) cgutshall1 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188061308 2017-09-15 18:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188061308 Wadsworth - Stamina at the beginning of the year https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188061620 I am shocked at the expectations we should have at the beginning of the year with their writing stamina “expect you first graders to write pages a day, not a page a day. Expect your first graders to write sentences on each page, not just a sentence.” ]]> 2017-09-15 18:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188061620 jpsmith1 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062290 There is a lot of talk about writing workshop... are we using this model now? What does it look like? ]]> 2017-09-15 18:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062290 K-Bishop https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062512 "Some children may write two, three, or even four pieces of writing in one day's writing workshop." 

This is huge for me to think about!  I feel like this is a lot of paper and stories, but they sometimes don't have the skills or stamina to spend an extended amount on one piece. 

]]> 2017-09-15 18:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062512 Miller: This was written in 2011. Isn't there anything more up to date & progressive in thinking outside the box? Writing is becoming obsolete, everyone types. If you're going to stick with it then keep things like the artistry of cursive and calligraphic writing. Discuss the history of the written language vs the prehistoric forms of communication to keep things interesting. a lot was done and said long before this "new thinking." Be really progressive, think outside the box and brilliant minds of BSES develop your own "best practices" on innovations and introductions to writing. https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062799 2017-09-15 18:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188062799 Gutshall 1st cgutshall1 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063263 Yes! Students should have choice in the content of their writing. I love writing conferences. I get to learn so much about students and help them with a quick one on one to help them individually improve. Day to day seems tedious. But over a year's time, the growth is huge! ]]> 2017-09-15 18:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063263 K Toomey https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063732 The kindergarten article points out the importance of interactive writing.  The work we do together during that time should mirror the work we're hoping our kiddos can do independently.  This is a great time to model and teach the skills we want students to work on during Writer's Workshop.
 ]]> 2017-09-15 18:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063732 4th-Welty wwelty https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063821 "We inspect what we respect" 
Good assessments are our mission statements that show what standards we value and our knowledge of the content.   

I like the idea of making assessments as non intrusive as possible, especially benchmarks.

WTW - check :)

Embed grammar into editing projects they care about, not isolated

Having students write in the context of "don't mess up grammar"  causes anxiety and reduces them taking risks on growing their writing.

Stamina building reminiscent of Daily 5 

The Think Aloud statements at the end are very helpful in outlining the mood, mode, and purpose of writers' workshop instruction.



]]> 2017-09-15 18:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188063821 K- Mleczko rmleczko https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064370 The expectations for K at the beginning of the year were surprising to me! Some of my kiddos still struggle to draw a meaningful picture that others can interpret, not just scribbled lines. 

I liked the idea that the mini lesson topic does not necessarily need to be what the students focus on that day. 

]]> 2017-09-15 18:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064370 K - Stambaugh https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064735 Students need to read their pieces to others! This could be another student, a teacher, or a possibly even a stuffed animal!  There are so many possibilities for sharing!]]> 2017-09-15 18:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064735 1- Cornwall https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064912 I want to have a better understanding of what writing experiences my students have learned in Kindergarten so that I can build on those writing experiences and lessons.

It would be nice if we were using the same writing workshop routines! :)]]> 2017-09-15 18:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188064912 K-Jackie jdeardorff https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188065414 In K it said at the beginning of the year students should put special pieces in a certain place to continue later? I'm surprised that is an expectation that young! ]]> 2017-09-15 18:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188065414 Lori K https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188066545 "...the Common Core State Standards call for a strong emphasis on informational writing, so we think it's a good idea to get your students writing nonfiction texts right off the bat." I typically would "put this off" until later, instead writing about their experiences & such at the start of the year. Looks like I need to rethink that!]]> 2017-09-15 18:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188066545 Sherman https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188069404 I love the idea that storytelling is a prerequisite to writing narrative stories. I don't think I thought about it that way before. Good storytellers make good writers.]]> 2017-09-15 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188069404 Hermes https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072456 Huge emphasis on building upon the previous grade level.....this really shows us we need a consistent writing curriculum, scope and sequence, etc.

]]> 2017-09-15 18:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072456 1st- Maurisa mfasick1 https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072741 Loved how it mentions that oral storytelling is important to the writing process. Also, actually  writing in the different styles of writing helps children when reading those types of text.   ]]> 2017-09-15 18:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072741 K-Singer https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072825 I like how in the overview for Kindergarten it talks a lot about the importance of Oral Language. 

]]> 2017-09-15 18:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188072825 Phelan https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188074762 What do 3 page booklets look like in K? 
What do the units with writing and Science look like?
I would like to locate the student's on-demand writing on the scale from Lucy Calkins...What percent of my kindergarten students come to school knowing their letters, and how many can match letters with the correct sound?]]> 2017-09-15 19:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188074762 K-E.Smith https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188077900 I agree and like the idea of simply having students write the first letter of what they are drawing to begin the transfer from drawing their writings to writing letters/words.

I liked the thought and to express to students that writers are problem solvers; writers go back and fix their writings continuously.]]> 2017-09-15 19:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/smyers16/bg6drciyer30/wish/188077900