This has been a tough year, I feel ya friends. Yet, I've seen so many of you rise to meet challenges, strive to serve your students no matter what, and recommit to your craft as teachers. I'm so proud of us! I’ve also heard from lots of you that one of your biggest challenges (both during the ... read more
How to: Guided Reading for Distance and Hybrid Learning
Last spring was an absolute whirlwind. A total caffeine-fueled haze of emotions and adrenaline for most of us. We made it through, but just barely. We slept little, found sticky notes taped to the backs of our pillows from our midnight epiphanies, and (let’s be honest) drank way too much. This year, ... read more
The Do’s and Don’t’s of Distance Learning
Oh my goodness. Y’ALL! What have we been doing for the past three months?!? It’s been a roller coaster or distance learning for sure. I think we all need to take a hot minute to cool off in our pools, decompress, and give ourselves a well-deserved pat on the back for the strangest quarter in our ... read more
Virtual Read Alouds During Covid-19
There's no doubt, as educators we are in the midst of unprecedented educational demands. While many of us have used online resources for teaching in the past, the shift that many of us are facing towards distance education have left many feeling overwhelmed. I'll be honest - I share that sense of ... read more
Building Independent Readers One Book at a Time
By winter, you know your students well. You understand their capabilities, their abilities, their challenges and struggles. You've likely devoted LOTS of time during the fall building that literacy muscle, no matter what elementary grade you teach. If you've been following along with us, you've ... read more
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