Kelly Raso

When one of my writers finished his essay on Monday, his fellow peers clapped and told him “way to go” and “good job.” Instead of pressuring him because he was one of the last to finish, my community of learners showed him encouragement and kindness. #whyiteach #highflyinghawks

Girls on the Run/ Heart & Sole registration is now open! Gainesville Middle School practices on Mondays and Thursdays from 3-4:30pm. Register today: gotrnova.org

We did an oldie but goodie today in Creative Writing: the Marshmallow Challenge. We set group work norms and discussed how having a strong foundation (plan/brainstorm) is the key. Our tallest structure was 28 inches! Great work today, hawks 💪🏼 #highflyinghawks

20 Reasons Why I'm Staying (in the teaching profession) geniushour.blogspot.com/2022/07/20-rea…

Using Grudgeball to keep students engaged with Main Idea today. It's fun for them, but also me. Sometimes a learning environment can be loud. toengagethemall.blogspot.com/2013/02/grudge…

We've been using a lot of @PlayBlooket this year to engage our learners, which has been great. But today, I used an oldie but a goodie @quizletlive and I loved how teamwork won the day!

Great reminders about the reading culture in our classrooms as we head into this new school year. instagram.com/p/CROogrxhEhZ/…

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Nine simple ideas that can have a big impact on student learning at your school. By the time you’re done reading, you should have found one you can try at your school. Interview with @markbarnes19 #hackingeducation #edchat #passiondriven #teaching buff.ly/2s9u7Kv

@mcastner1 @caitteach That’s awesome! I will definitely be looking into this for next year.

@ms_raso @caitteach I gave a mentor text, then allowed students time to read,respond, and review one another’s writing. It was a great way to publish work and have students share, especially in an immediate and virtual environment. I was also able to write alongside them and provide quick feedback.

@mcastner1 @caitteach I used Gimkit only for games this year. But, this sounds awesome. How did you use Gimkit Ink in your classroom?

@caitteach Gimkit Ink was such a great way to do low stakes writing and publishing with students. Highly recommend. Projecttopeka.com is also a fantastic argumentative writing tool. They offer fall and spring pilots of free software to give students realtime writing feedback.

GVMS Online Book Fair starts today! scholastic.com/bf/gvmslibrary to start shopping. See the Library Canvas page for more details! #highflyinghawks #gvmspto #principalCPL

What a great book recommendation! We’ve already discussed @JerryCraft New Kid. Be sure to check this one out!

@goodreads Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

It’s Friday! What are you planning on reading this weekend?

@Lampkisl Thank you! ❤️ I love that they are pushing themselves as readers this year!

@ms_raso Love this! You are an awesome teacher for encouraging this reading!

I am proud of the reading my students continue to do in our virtual environment. Here are a few of the One-pagers they completed to showcase their current reads. #gainesvillegetsreading

Good year in books at least 🙂📚

This week we reflected on celebrating our reading progress, big and small, that we accomplished so far this year. My students' responses made this teacher's heart happy and full. ❤️ #gainesvillegetsreading

Such great thinking & learning today with @Catlin_Tucker about concurrent learning. Thank you for this great strategy of Flip-Flop! I can definitely see how it will be beneficial in our upcoming writing instruction.

@pwcsela @OPL_PWCS @PWCSOSL Holden 🙂

@lpdeal How are you liking Breathless so far?