Here are the links to resources we used in our training today! I hope that they are useful tools for you and your students. Star Point Story Open-ended Sentence Combining Practice      MC Sentence Combining Practice Specific vs. Vague Sort Revision Meets the Road See you again soon ..read more

We are thrilled to be here and appreciate you choosing to spend your time with us! Here is a list of links to resources from our presentations today! The Power of One Graphic Organizer and Targeted Passage Picture Inferencing Nine Square Aftermath Draft Lightning Writing Power Sentence Revision Road Thanks again for being spending time with us ..read more

We are so excited to spend the day with you!  You will get lots of strategies to use during this review stretch, plus 4 fun games each played 2 different ways. We wanted to give you some links to posts with additional information for the strategies we will discuss. Grammar Foldable and Part 2 Visual Dictionary It Says- I Say- And So Inferencing Sort Be sure to follow us to see fun pictures from our day together ..read more

a little tardy to the party, Suzanne I’m glad to see you again, friends!  If your here for the resolution of my relationship issues from last Tuesday, you’re in luck! A while back, I went to a half-day training about Restorative Discipline (or Restorative Justice).  A seed was planted.  I had this nagging thought- “This is great! But how…?”.  I went on like that for a year.   This year, I’m proud to say that I implemented Restorative Discipline (we refer to it as Relational Practices) on my campus! What is Restorative Discipline? This is a proactive approach t ..read more

Here are the links to resources we used in our training today! I hope that they are useful tools for you and your students. Star Point Story Open-ended Sentence Combining Practice      MC Sentence Combining Practice Specific vs. Vague Sort Revision Meets the Road See you again soon ..read more

getting back to the heart of the matter, Suzanne  If you’ve followed Lori and I for any length of time, you know that we are anti- fluff, free time, and flying by the seat of your pants.  If you’re new here, WELCOME!  All of the aforementioned mentioned is true. I think this starting point is important. I have a teacher that I work closely with who is my biggest skeptic while being my biggest supported- if that’s possible.  Because I have proven to him that manipulatives, talk time, and movement accomplish academic purposes and challenge thinking, he is willing to go with ..read more

We are thrilled to be here and appreciate you choosing to spend your time with us! Here is a list of links to resources from our presentations today! The Power of One Graphic Organizer and Targeted Passage Picture Inferencing Nine Square Aftermath Draft Lightning Writing Power Sentence Revision Road Thanks again for being spending time with us ..read more

Thanks so much for joining us!! Click here to download our WWAM stations ..read more

We are so excited to spend the day with you!  You will get lots of strategies to use during this review stretch, plus 4 fun games each played 2 different ways. We wanted to give you some links to posts with additional information for the strategies we will discuss. Grammar Foldable and Part 2 Visual Dictionary It Says- I Say- And So Inferencing Sort Be sure to follow us to see fun pictures from our day together ..read more

Putting the pieces together, Lori Me and Fray presenting reading/writing strategies to our friends in Beaumont, Tx. It's no secret to you that I'm a nerd. We've had this conversation. Because of my nerdery, I enjoy surrounding myself with other like-minded nerds. I'm lucky enough to work with one of my favorite nerds and you can hang with her too! Check out Sarah Frazier @theconferenceperiod on Instagram. Sarah...known to me as Fray...is doing lots of cool work this year with flexible seating, LEP students, all things Google, and even a partnership between our middle school and ..read more