The Start....
I am starting my ninth year teaching and my third in fifth grade. I am excited to embrace the changes that the Common Core State Standards are bringing. I hope to share my journey and share what is working (and not!) in my classroom.
Notice & Note Continued
Well it seems like ages ago I talked about the book I was reading Notice & Note by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. I have been teaching the signposts with my students in mini-lessons and have loved the conversations coming out of class. The book is incredibly helpful in describing how to teach the signposts. The signposts have given my students a starting point when writing their thinking tracks. This year was a new ball game for them and I and they struggled with determining what warranted a thinking track in their book. I met with my students individually in student conferences, however they still struggled. Thankfully I found this book and it has helped turn things around. My students have opened up to the signposts and are having great conversations. I will say when I used a familiar text and was able to show movie clips my students engagement increased and the conversation was richer. Well I have officially completed my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instru
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