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Month: August 2016

“Book Bag Browsing” … a classroom library exploration activity

Bookbag Browsing                                                                             

admin August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Choosing a Book, middle school readers Read more

A Learning Table that taught me

I’d heard, but hadn’t understood, that some students learn best through narrative structures … until the day I was trying to guide six off-task  eighth grade boys through comprehension of an informational text. With the rest of the students reading

admin August 2, 2016August 3, 2016 Classroom Structures, Teachable Moments Read more

Bending the format of Socratic Seminar… and winning my students’ minds

“You know, Ms. G… this is like anger management therapy”  My heart cringed, wondering where Will was going with his comment. A tall, lanky 8th grader, he was looked up to – in every sense of the word – by

admin August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Classroom Structures, Engagement, Teachable Moments Read more

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