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Preparing for Individual Writing Conferences with Students

I love having writing conferences with my students. It is one of the best ways to learn about their strengths and goals in writing as

June Favorites, 2019 – Teaching Tips, Tricks & Resources

I can’t believe we are already at the end of June! We are out of school, but I still have some teaching favorites to share

Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 3

I’m back for more on reading conferences. In my first post of this series, I share some ways to plan and organize for reading conferences

Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 2

Last week, I shared some of the ways I prepare for reading conferences. You can check that post out by clicking here. This week, I’d

Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 1

Conferring with students about their reading is one of my favorite parts of the day. Over the years, my reading conferences have definitely evolved, but

Teaching Favorites (May, 2019)

I just finished my 26th year of teaching, and I can hardly believe it’s over already! One of the best things about the ending of

Using Flipgrid for Partner Reading Response Activities

Sometimes, it’s easy to get in a bit of a rut with student responses to reading. I do see lots of value in Post-it notes

Increasing Student Engagement by Using Randomizers

I always love it when I can find a way to add a little more fun into my classroom. I like it even better if

Teaching Students to Compose Strong Narrative Leads

We recently finished our writing unit on personal narratives. As with all of my units, I like to take a little time to reflect on

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