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The Incredible Thinking Woman: April 2009
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The Incredible Thinking Woman. So Much To Know, See, Learn, Do, Be, Love, Think . . . . . April 21, 2009. The Saturday Evening Girls. The Saturday Evening Girls got their start during the late 19th century - due to the convergence of three movements. The Settlement House movement began in London as a way to help the poor - to give them food, shelter, and a way to make a living. In the US, the name most associated with this movement is Chicago's Jane Addams. The small business was called Paul Revere Potte...
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Laura Benson's Open Book: August 2012
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Laura Benson's Open Book. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. STRONGER TOGEHER: Collaborative Assessment Partnerships to Further Students' Learning.Here's to you, Suva Elementary School and Suva Intermediate School! As a follow-up to today's collaborative assessment studies, here is the profile of. With respect to our wonderful colleagues, Brandon Doubek and Connie Kamm :). No paper, pen, pencil;. Not for a grade. Uses paper, pen, pencil; not for a grade. Smaller test (e.g., chapter test); for a grade. Knowing w...
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Laura Benson's Open Book: CLOSE READING: Connecting Growing Readers to Texts Responsively
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Laura Benson's Open Book. Thursday, October 10, 2013. CLOSE READING: Connecting Growing Readers to Texts Responsively. More than one way. Many great ways. It may not be a popular stand to take these days but, from over 34 years of teaching, I have learned that there is. Purpose is everything. Intention is critical. Moving students forward, I chose edifying close reading experiences in response to students' strengths, ". Here's a window into one of my close reading instructional strategy menus:. Model, pr...
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A Habit of Reading: Poetry Friday - Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
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A Habit of Reading. Friday, April 10, 2009. Poetry Friday - Sara Teasdale (1884-1933). The roofs are shining from the rain,. The sparrows twitter as they fly,. And with a windy April grace. The little clouds go by. Yet the back yards are bare and brown. With only one unchanging tree-. I could not be so sure of Spring. Save that it sings in me. Poetry Friday is being hosted today at Carol's Corner. I've never read that one before! Love it and perfectly timed! April 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM. Oh I love this poem!
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Pipe Dream | soozed words + pics
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March 6, 2015 - 7 Comments. About seven months ago, I discovered an outline for a novel that I developed more than eight years earlier. Over the years I would think about it, but assumed that it had been tossed during one of my moves. I was thrilled to find it while doing a deep clean of some old paperwork. Whatever it turns out to be, it’s no longer a pipe dream. The group requested a more refined scene for next month’s meeting. I better get writing. 03/07/2015 at 11:38 am. 03/07/2015 at 11:48 am. The m...
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I Think in Poems: November 2014
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I Think in Poems. Friday, November 28, 2014. It's Been a While. Visit Carol, at. Where she is hosting the Poetry Friday roundup! I have been absent from Poetry Friday for a while now. I think I got a little overwhelmed by my writing life and poetry took a back seat for a bit. This past weekend I had the pleasure and opportunity to go to NCTE! Here are a couple of the poems I worked on in my little moments in between. As flocks of sun rise. I am caught in the flicker. When the rays rise interrupted. Poetr...
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I Think in Poems: It's Been a While
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I Think in Poems. Friday, November 28, 2014. It's Been a While. Visit Carol, at. Where she is hosting the Poetry Friday roundup! I have been absent from Poetry Friday for a while now. I think I got a little overwhelmed by my writing life and poetry took a back seat for a bit. This past weekend I had the pleasure and opportunity to go to NCTE! Here are a couple of the poems I worked on in my little moments in between. As flocks of sun rise. I am caught in the flicker. When the rays rise interrupted. And m...
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Slice of Life Day 29 | lettersfromcoachk
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Supporting Educators, One Letter at a Time. Slice of Life Day 29. March 30, 2015. On the eve of your first birthday, I want to tell you that you are so loved. I could just gaze at you all day longwith your dark brown hair and dark blue eyes, you are just the sweetest little thing. That adorable nose and your dimple, your smile with four teeth. Even when you are crankin’ and you squint up your eyes and you push that lower lip out just like your Daddy’s pout, you are still the cutest. The way you carry a s...
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On Long Drives #SOL15 – Learning, Love, & Literature
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Learning, Love, and Literature. On Long Drives #SOL15. March 5, 2015. With a family who lives five hours east and a best friend who’s seven hours south, it’s lucky I love long drives so much. Tomorrow is my mom’s birthday, so today I head to Cincinnati. I’ve packed lots of sweatshirts and jeans, wool socks and scarves. There’s an apple and some peanuts next to my water bottle on the kitchen table downstairs. And I’ve downloaded Michael Pollan’s. In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. Liked by 1 person.
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Laura Benson's Open Book: May 2013
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Laura Benson's Open Book. Saturday, May 25, 2013. Building Literacy Bridges as We Close The School Year. The end of the school year is always a bit painful.A bittersweet mix of joy, dread or denial, celebration, anxiety or excitement.We have grown so close to our students.We know each other well.Our workshops are running smoothly and productively (Well, most days, right? Help all your students know and name favorite authors. Immerse your students in books in a series. Make sure every student has a librar...
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