Choose YOUR book, Book Study 2025-2026

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peter-anderson 3 months ago

Having the Courage to Say No So your Teachers will Say YES

I for one am guilty of saying YES probably way too often. By nature, I am a “people pleaser”. I want everyone to be happy, and I want everyone to not take issue with anything that is my responsibility. Over the years we obviously discover that it is impossible to make everyone happy and that it is okay to “let go” of the thoughts of others. If it isn’t serving you “let it go” and it is okay to say “NO”. Try to reflect on what is your “why” and let that help in the decision of will you say YES or NO when the next situation arises.
abrownsell 3 months ago

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abrownsell 3 months ago

Choice in reading texts increases student motivation. Idea: Offer a choice of Puritan texts for students to read and respond to.

jennifer-clive 3 months ago

Technique 11: Affirmative Checking

cpiazza 3 months ago

"Becoming is Better than Being!" Stress the YET part! We all forget the YET part!

rochelle-lynch 4 months ago

the most powerful part of reading instruction. they are the core, the heart, of helping students grow as readers.

jennifer-ryan 5 months ago

Getting Started

btruax 6 months ago

In the forward, Doug Lemov points out the need to master coordination and subordination through explicit instruction. I totally agree!

kelly-paul 6 months ago

So many of us still need practice with this as adults!

amber-wagner 6 months ago

Snap # 3

"I found Rome built of clay: I leave it to you in marble."- (Everitt xxxvi).

I have heard this quote from Augustus Caesar before and it is actually in a document I give to my students. However, Anthony Everitt explains that "He was referring not simply to his redevelopment of the city, but also to the strength of the empire" (Everitt xxxvi). I always assumed the term referred only to his building projects. However, this sentence is more powerful in that Rome was in a tumultuous time of civil wars and that Augustus put Rome in a stable place.
rjayne 7 months ago

Children only learn how not to get hurt when they take risks by different forms of play. Parents are often too protective and don't let their kids get hurt thus harming them socially. They don't know how to deal with getting hurt at school because their parents don't let them take risks. When they do get hurt at school its like the world is ending because they can't deal with those emotions in a normal rational way.

emily-ryan 7 months ago