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CYNSATIONS: Guest Post: Teri S. Lesesne on Forging Good Connections for Readers - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 14 Sep 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 14 Sep 10

About book ladders and helping older kids make text to text connections. Have you read Teri Lesesne's book? It's a good one.

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YouTube - Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy - 1 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10 - Cached

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Fascinating. Like the analogy. Was it staged?

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Quick Tip Tuesday Original: Writing tips from Mark Overmeyer - The Stenhouse Blog - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10 - No Cached

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Great tips--easy, insightful, practical

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Reflect & Refine: Building a Learning Community: Rethinking Beginning Assessment: How S... - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10

Cathy Mere's blog--well worth reading, this is a great post about taking time to observe and get to know your students in other ways besides formal assessment.

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TeachersFirst: Twitter for Teachers Resources - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10 - Cached

Kim Yaris on 13 Sep 10

Want to use twitter as a tool for professional development? This will help you get started.

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Read For The Record 2010 | We Give Books - 1 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 10 Sep 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 10 Sep 10

Be sure to do your part! Help the drive to donate books to needy children.

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All-en-A-Day's Work: Word After Word After Word - 2 views

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writing workshop

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Kim Yaris on 10 Sep 10

Don't think I've ever read a stronger review of a book. I bought it and read it and whole heartedly agree. Don't launch your wtg wkshp without this book!

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Fountas & Pinnell's Blog | Questions about Fountas and Pinnell Teaching Systems - 2 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 09 Sep 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 09 Sep 10

Lots of good information from the gurus themselves.

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AHB English Expectations 2010-2011 - 0 views

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English syllabus

shared by Kim Yaris on 08 Sep 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 08 Sep 10

A beautiful new twist on the English syllabus. A poem for all.

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Follow Teachers to Follow on Twitter - 2 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 08 Sep 10 - Cached

Kim Yaris on 08 Sep 10

For those of you looking to build your PLN, this might be helpful and remember, if you want to follow me, it's @kimyaris

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Kindergarten becomes more challenging - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 07 Sep 10 - No Cached

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Points out that play based kindergartens might yield better results than academic kindergartens in the long run.

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AM Literacy Learning Log: Everybody Needs A Rock: The Story of Karon and the Thunder Egg - 0 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 07 Sep 10 - Cached

Kim Yaris on 07 Sep 10

If you love Byrd Baylor, picture books, or have ever had a bad day, you will appreciate this blog post.

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Gotta Keep Reading - Orlando, FL, United States, ASCD EDge Video - 2 views

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professionaldevelopment

shared by Kim Yaris on 31 Aug 10 - No Cached

Kim Yaris on 31 Aug 10

Blast this song through the loudspeakers of your schools! Great song for any reading inititative (PARP,etc.)

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wanda haggerty on 04 Sep 10

Grace, our school librarian, has shown this to the students last spring. So inspiring!

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Short Texts that Support Great Literacy Instruction - 3 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 03 Sep 10 - Cached

Kim Yaris on 03 Sep 10

We're all always looking for lists and resources that support great literacy instruction--this is a list of short text recommendations that you can use and it comes with a downloadable annotated bibliography.

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The Dark Side of Our Achievement Culture - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. - 1 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 01 Sep 10 - Cached

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I think I'm more excited to see this movie than Waiting for Superman

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Rebecca Haggerty on 02 Sep 10

This looks awesome... LB movie night? I'll bring popcorn!

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http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Press/WritingbetweentheLinesFinal.pdf - 2 views

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Kim Yaris on 02 Sep 10

21st Century Literacy: A report from NCTE

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YouTube - It's A Book - By Lane Smith - 1 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 30 Aug 10 - Cached

Kim Yaris on 30 Aug 10

Just ordered this from Amazon. In this fast-moving technological world, it looks like a hoot! And on another note, I love the idea of using book trailers to generate interest and enthusiasm for reading!

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Rebecca Haggerty on 31 Aug 10

JUST saw this in Barnes! It is hysterical... brace yourself for the last page not mentioned in the trailer!

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Is there an Einstein in YOU? - Alexandria, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Video - 2 views

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shared by Kim Yaris on 31 Aug 10 - No Cached

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Great quotes from Einstein (they go a little fast) but good thinking for the beginning of the school year.

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YouTube - Open a Banana Like A Monkey - 0 views

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Kim Yaris on 31 Aug 10

Learning to think differently. How can this video help teachers rethink what they already know?

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Finland Is Number One in Education, But Is It an Example for Us? - GOOD Education - GOOD - 0 views

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Always interested to learn more about what Finland is doing and we're not.

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CYNSATIONS: Guest Post: Teri S. Lesesne on Forging Good Connections for Readers - 0 views

YouTube - Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy - 1 views

Quick Tip Tuesday Original: Writing tips from Mark Overmeyer - The Stenhouse Blog - 0 views

Reflect & Refine: Building a Learning Community: Rethinking Beginning Assessment: How S... - 0 views

TeachersFirst: Twitter for Teachers Resources - 0 views

Read For The Record 2010 | We Give Books - 1 views

All-en-A-Day's Work: Word After Word After Word - 2 views

Fountas & Pinnell's Blog | Questions about Fountas and Pinnell Teaching Systems - 2 views

AHB English Expectations 2010-2011 - 0 views

Follow Teachers to Follow on Twitter - 2 views

Kindergarten becomes more challenging - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

AM Literacy Learning Log: Everybody Needs A Rock: The Story of Karon and the Thunder Egg - 0 views

Gotta Keep Reading - Orlando, FL, United States, ASCD EDge Video - 2 views

Short Texts that Support Great Literacy Instruction - 3 views

The Dark Side of Our Achievement Culture - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. - 1 views

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Press/WritingbetweentheLinesFinal.pdf - 2 views

YouTube - It's A Book - By Lane Smith - 1 views

Is there an Einstein in YOU? - Alexandria, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Video - 2 views

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Finland Is Number One in Education, But Is It an Example for Us? - GOOD Education - GOOD - 0 views

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