https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v Lessons from books I read about teaching en-us 2017-07-19 20:58:40 UTC 2017-07-28 03:15:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179068656 1. Time to Read
2. Access to book they find fascinating
3. Expert Instruction]]> 2017-07-19 21:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179068656 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069157 2017-07-19 21:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069157 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069186 2017-07-19 21:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069186 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069219 Classrooms should invite students to collaborate. That means flexible seating, comfy furniture--and all of it should be easy to move around the room as needed.]]> 2017-07-19 21:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069219 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069261 Learning spaces for different types of learning]]> 2017-07-19 21:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069261 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069279 2017-07-19 21:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179069279 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070046 Depends on internalizing a reading lifestyle along with reading skills and strategies. p.xix]]> 2017-07-19 21:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070046 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070063 1. Dedicate time to read.
2. Self-select reading material.
3.  Share books and reading with other readers.
4.  Have reading plans.
5. Show preferences for genres, authors, and topics. 
pages xxiii, xxiv]]> 2017-07-19 21:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070063 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070239 We don't question the Coach on why he has students practice regularly. Teachers should not be questioned when allowing students to read in the classroom - they need practice reading!]]> 2017-07-19 21:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179070239 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179074455 This allows for:
1. Students to value their decision-making ability.
2. Students to foster their capacity and to choose appropriate literature.
3.  Students to earn a sense of confidence and a feeling of ownership.
4. Students to be encouraged as lifelong readers.
p. ]]> 2017-07-19 23:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179074455 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147351 *Music
*Movement
*Visuals
*Sensory
*Repetition
*Connections
*Emotions
*Patterns/Organizations
*Linking Knowledge

]]> 2017-07-20 21:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147351 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147383 Close, serious, highly attentive engagement on a level on which you are continiously challenging yourself.]]> 2017-07-20 21:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147383 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147400 Student's current brain wiring is not their destiny]]> 2017-07-20 21:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147400 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147442 looks for patterns and connections.]]> 2017-07-20 21:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147442 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147479 Exit Tickets:
What kind of metaphor is used in the example...?]]> 2017-07-20 21:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147479 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147518 I used this a little last year but would like to use more this year. Start off with, "What did you read this summer? That includes books to sports scores." 
They could post character traits about the main character in the novel we are reading as a class, OR the novel they aare independently reading. Great class discussion from that!]]> 2017-07-20 21:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147518 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147753 Video myself solving the problem, or reading through a difficult passage in a book, then put the QR Code on the paper, or on a bookmark, or on the board. If students forget how to solve a math problem, they scan the Code and YOU are reminding them how to do it!]]> 2017-07-20 22:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179147753 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148272 https://www.sugarcane.com/
Educational Games geared toward 6 - 12 graders
Covers tons of topics]]> 2017-07-20 22:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148272 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148488 https://www.mysimpleshow.com/
Not sure how I would use this but it looks like so much fun!]]> 2017-07-20 22:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148488 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148571 https://www.classhook.com/
HOW HAVE I NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS???
Helps you find clips from popular tv shows and movies to illustrate an educational point (math, history, Language arts)]]> 2017-07-20 22:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148571 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148837 https://www.edu.buncee.com/
A presentation and digital storytelling tool used for creating interactive multimedia presentations.  This would be great for the 6th graders to use with their 2nd grade buddies!]]> 2017-07-20 22:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179148837 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179582255 https://www.biblionasium.com/
This is GoodReads for kids. It is specifically geared towards kids under 13, as GoodReads is not. You can have a class, set them up in reading groups, promote reading challenges, have them write reviews.]]> 2017-07-27 14:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179582255 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179583157 Spend time before a break (Thanksgiving, Christmas) and go over what students are planning to read.  Have them write a reflection about what they are going to read and what they are looking for as they read.  p. 142dri

]]> 2017-07-27 14:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179583157 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179617503 Kids need to "see the movie in their minds." They need to understand that this is what happens in the minds of good readers; they are watching a movie in their minds as they read. p. 32]]> 2017-07-28 01:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179617503 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179617682 story clues + real life = making inferences]]> 2017-07-28 01:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179617682 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618412 Students have an extremely high need for relevance. p. 11]]> 2017-07-28 01:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618412 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618592 That broader picture encompasses what this story is about, how it relates to other stories, or how the stories relate to us as individuals or as a group today. p. 19]]> 2017-07-28 01:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618592 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618735 ...the most frequently recommended activity for motivation was using hands-on activities. p. 22]]> 2017-07-28 01:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179618735 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179619073 Based on information from the text, we want students developing an argument, rather than merely tossing out an opinion. 
This includes 3 ingredients:
1. a claim
2. a reason for the claim
3. evidence for the reason]]> 2017-07-28 01:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179619073 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179620076 Reading aloud - a good book read well - is the number-one way to positively impact the disengaged reader. p. 54
Ingniting A Passion for Reading by Steven L. Layne]]> 2017-07-28 02:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179620076 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179624108 I express to my students that reading is not an add-on to the class. It is the cornerstone. p. 50]]> 2017-07-28 02:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179624108 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179624168 ...no single literacy activity has a more positive effect on students' comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, spelling, writing ability, and overall academic achievement than free voluntary reading. p. 51]]> 2017-07-28 02:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179624168 afitzgerald8 https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179625422 To keep our students reading, we have to let them. p. 177]]> 2017-07-28 03:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/afitzgerald8/vkj4fc9uyw0v/wish/179625422