September 9, 2013
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Greg McVerry
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@grobert16 @arielsacks @mardieteach Switch it up, have students take pic of page with phone and annotate with skitch. #engchat
Greg McVerry
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@AndersonGL This year it is the Sotomayor biogroaphy #engchat (Sorry had to put kids to bed)
Greg McVerry
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@arielsacks @mardieteach @grobert16 Kudos! So important to assess actual notes. So many folks just check for completion. #engchat
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@clix @MrLenziGS I go look at Sparknotes, or steal what other teachers have done. #engchat
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I see a purpose in a common read. We do one University wide with all first year students. #engchat
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@arielsacks @JustinStygles Interested to learn more about lightsail. Looks exciting. #engchat
Greg McVerry
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@mardieteach @arielsacks @grobert16 Rhonda, It is about setting purpose to reading. Post It notes should reflect that purpose. #engchat
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To teach shared novel I usually tie it into larger thematic unit (mine were practice based) and use unique reflective journal #engchat
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To teach shared novel I usually tie it into larger thematic unit (mine were practice based) and use unique reflective journal #engchar
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I will be trying to use Hangouts on Air with choice txts this year. Students pick from class sets. #engchat
Greg McVerry
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@grobert16 @arielsacks Stay away from sparknotes by encouraging kids to build their own. #engchat
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@TchEngRox @TeachMoore Working with middle schoolers on @Edmodo to teach informational text though literature based text talk #engchat
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RT @meenoorami: @AtlTeacher @arielsacks felt we built a stronger reading community by making room for choice in the classroom. #engchat
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I often call it "democracy by design" Choice doesn't mean free of influence. #engchat
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When I did teach middle school almost every novel was a shared text. #engchat
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I have experimented, and try to teach my pre-service teachers to experiment with choice. #engchat
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Hello #engchat
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Good readers make inferences when reading a text. Good writers make sure they never have to. #fycchat
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Cueing Sytems: http://youtu.be/WN8DwnTtKwk?a via @YouTube
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Effective Literacy Instruction: http://youtu.be/0dzbvYCpn3k?a via @YouTube
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