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@jgmac1106 @NaNoWriMoYWP @JudyArzt You can usually pinpoint 5-7 usual suspects per genre. Assign 2-3 per student based on need. #engchat
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@NaNoWriMoYWP @JudyArzt It depends on foramtive or summative nature. I prefer to set up individual writing goals. #engchat
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@MsRossEnglish @grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly I didnt mean to get #engchat off on tangent. But want all students to have this opp
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@misskatrina I have done found image poetry where students have to capture images of social injustice in their worlds.
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@misskatrina Another I do w/ images & have them draw on emotional content. If they are building characters pull images 4 descrptin #engchat
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@MsRossEnglish @grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly Yes it is an imperative. I just believe it to be less of a reality. #engchat
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@JudyArzt Was a generalization but in CT just be glad @NanoWriMoYWP isnt in Feb or March #engchat
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@misskatrina It seems more with striving writers, focus on sensory writing, have students write two scenes w/ same pic diff mood #engchat
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@grammasheri @iowasboy @MaryAnnReilly It seems choice in education is a luxury afforded to only our more affluent students #engchat
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@mrami2 @nanowrimoywp I am finding more and more student prewriting more successful driven by images not a graphic organizer #engchat
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@JudyArzt We should think about some kind of collaborative projects with students next fall. #engchat
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@justinmarc2010 Besides my first concern is students.
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@justinmarc2010 Yes, teaching in blocks take some pedagogical shifts but the time provides freedom to utilize powerful methods.
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@justinmarc2010 90 minutes numeracy and literacy blocks are a wonderful for tchrs. #ctedreform
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@sugman @jenalexanderct @conncan Can someone please explain what will happen to tch eval system when switch made to #ccss test. #ctedreform
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@BurkinsandYaris My favorite #commoncore resources are the classroom teachers who will be integral to the implementaion. #ccchat #ccss
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@JenRoberts1 Why I would argue for "better pedagogical practice" rather than "shifts in instruction" Let us celebrate rather than criticize
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@JenRoberts1 I agree. I am working on some examples, but I think saying "shifts in instruction" suggests teachers don't know better.
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@jtbartels Following a hashtag, following soread of links, seeing how connected folks using hashtag are.
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@JenRoberts1 I think part of problem was for far too long we defined the internet as a tech issue and not a literacy issue. #ncte #engchat
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