Alyssa Giger
42 posts
Alyssa Giger
@ajgiger
Stomping out ignorance, encouraging autonomy, fostering creativity, adding up travel miles, and questioning what it all means. Educator. Learner.
Colorado Katılım Eylül 2014
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A8: I’ve always incorporated SSR & informal ‘book talks’ during class time, but I want to further amp up my efforts! #ssdedu
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@pennykittle And it emphasizes that although reading is typically an isolated activity, the text comes alive when shared with others #ssdedu
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A7: I want Ss to not see school-assigned reading as a chore or obstacle... then it allows for greater enjoyment for both Ss and Ts #ssdedu
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@JerryMaraia Yes...and encourage students to voice their own book faves to hook fellow classmates & add to their "to read next" list #ssdedu
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A5: sometimes the emphasis on assessing Ss' comprehension overshadows the pure enjoyment of reading #ssdedu
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A4: include regular ‘book talks’ (from T & from fellow Ss) and pull back from trying to assess their reading at every turn #ssdedu
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A3: model close-reading skills with fidelity, use high-interest variety of text (content & length), celebrate Ss progress & success #ssdedu
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A2: some have a fixed mindset that they ‘hate’ reading (& always will) or are determined to not like anything that’s school-assigned #ssdedu
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A1: intentionally & regularly carve out time for ‘free reading’ during class time allowing
for student choice as often as possible #ssdedu
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Hi Book Love group! Alyssa here, English T @ SHS. Fave oldie-but-goodie: Tuesdays with Morrie. New fave: The Know It All #ssdedu
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RT @NewYorker: Ayn Rand reviews “Bambi,” “Toy Story,” “Frozen,” and other children’s movies: nyr.kr/1z8TCtH #ssdedu
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Love the idea of detecting tone! RT @TeachThought: Twitter In The Classroom teachthought.com/social-media/2… #ssdedu #ssdsic
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RT @edutopia @davidwees Powerful and sobering. Why every educator should shadow a student for a day: edut.to/1vWXXLp. #ssdedu
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