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Category Archives: Reading
CCSS Does Not Mean an S.O.S.
It feels good to take on a different format of writing with me writing this blog, I am not going to lie. It has been over a month since my last post. I have been extremely busy writing the book … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Reading, teaching, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Student skills., teaching
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Steady is the Pace
Recently I received an evaluation. I want to say how thankful I am for an administrator who offers constructive feedback. I often wonder how many teachers would take that constructive criticism personally or take it to heart and actually reflect on … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Education, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, Writing
Tagged 7th grade reading, 7th grade teaching, CCSS, CCSS and Rigor, Common Core Standards, Common Core State Standards, instructional time, middle school, middle school students, middle school teachers, pacing in middle school English, reflection, teacher reflection
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Will the Common Core Burn Out Teachers?
I am almost 1/2 way through the 3rd marking period and I am not going to lie, I am exhausted. Now, I do have a full plate when it comes to everything else going on in my life, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Education, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Curriculum, Education, education reform, teacher burn out, teaching
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Transitioning from Narrative to Informational
Pushing forward this time of year seems to be a slow process and transitioning from narrative to informational reading and writing can be a rather challenging task with 7th and 8th graders. Previously my students just completed a 12 week … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Common Core Standards, Facebook, informational, Jeff Anderson, Kelly Gallagher, MCTE, middle school, middle school reading and writing, middle school students, middle school teachers, narrative, NCTE, reading, readwritethink, T-charts, Teaching Units, Units, writing
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So Much to do, so Little Time
The first week of school is over and it has gone by extremely fast. Friday was nothing but a blur. I am very grateful we decided to change our homebase from 40 minutes each day to 18 minutes every other … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Middle School Teaching, Reading, Technology, technology in the classroom, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged 7th grade, 8th grade, apps, CCSS, Celly, Common Core, dictionary.com, middle school homebase or advisory, middle school language arts, Middle School Reading, middle school writing, reading, research, Texting in the classroom, vocabulary, writing
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Narrative Reading and Writing
After giving my 7th/8th graders a small grammar pre-test, I launched my first unit for the year. When examining the Common Core standards I decided to launch a narrative unit first. Generally speaking, students really enjoy writing narrative pieces and … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Education, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged 6 word memoirs, CCSS, Mastery Connect App, memoirs, Mentor text, narrative reading, Narrative writing, reading, Schoology, standards, The Common Core Standards, The Freedom Writers, writing
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Mobile Devices: A Teachers Responsibility
Getting closer to the school year is dangerous for me. I tend to have thought after thought going through my head and I get all of these ideas to do things in the classroom and I never make the conscious … Continue reading
Posted in BYOD, cell phones in the Classroom, Common Core State Standards, Connected Learning, Digital Citizenship, Education, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged 21st Century learners, BYOD, cell phones, cell phones in the classroom, Common Core Standards, Connected Learning, Curriculum, digital citizenship, digital tools, English, middle level education, middle school, middle school students, middle school teachers, middle school writing, Technology, technology in the classroom, writing, writing with cell phones
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Another Possible Use for Cell Phones
It is no secret that I am working on a book about cell phones. I will not go into a lot of details because I don’t want to give anything away. When one writes informational text, there is a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Middle School Teaching, Reading, teaching, technology in the classroom, Uncategorized
Tagged booksinmyphone.com, CCSS, Cel.ly, cell phones in the classroom, Celly, classic novels, Collaboration, Common Core, mythology unit, reading and cell phones
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