Tina Farrell

Students used @canva to write letters from the perspective of Ponyboy to his brother Sodapop & news articles from the perspective of a reporter on scene of the church fire in The Outsiders. They then shared & discussed their designs in small groups.🗞️✉️

What a fantastic day in Mrs. Congro’s 5th grade library class! After reading Mr. Peabody’s Apples, the students explored the important theme of truth vs rumor. They used Canva to create colorful infographics that tied together technology and reading! @MassapequaTLC @CanvaEdu

New year, new ✨student spotlight✨ featuring “I Am” poems based on characters in All the Broken Pieces @Farrell__Tina @BernerChiefs

Students offered thorough, specific, and actionable feedback on one another’s thematic essays in an effort to help one another grow & become stronger writers #peerreview 📝 @BernerChiefs @Farrell__Tina

Social Issues Book Club #blackoutpoems 📖✍🏻 @BernerChiefs @Farrell__Tina @LauraBottan

Last night parents and students attended College Essay Night in the MHS Library with English teachers Ms. Karayiannis and Ms. Hand. It was a packed house! @ChiefsLibrary @Lowell_MHS @MissJHand

Students collaboratively answered questions in order to escape the monsters on Maple Street! They did not let their fear get the best of them, unlike the residents on Maple Street! 👽🛸👏🏼@BernerChiefs @Farrell__Tina

Massapequa's secondary literacy coach provides valuable support in reading, writing and research, working with teachers and our middle and high school students! @LauraBottan @Farrell__Tina msd.k12.ny.us/site/default.a…

These are some exciting designs! Today we created our own maze, and next time we meet our classmates will try to replicate them. These @AmesChiefs are designers and creators @MassapequaPS! @Farrell__Tina @tmwillman

“Never let anyone block the light that makes you sparkle.” 🪩🕺🏻Students made connections between the song “Stayin’ Alive” to the protagonist in All the Broken Pieces.📚@Farrell__Tina @BernerChiefs @LauraBottan

MHS English teacher, Mrs. Colgan, and Secondary Lit Coach, Mrs. Bottan, team teach in 10 Pre-AP on the process of rhetorical analysis. @Lowell_MHS @LauraBottan

Thankful for these industrious students who enjoyed working on stations! 🦃🥧📝 @BernerChiefs @Farrell__Tina @LauraBottan

@DrBillBrennan @Farrell__Tina

⁦@FFLibraryMSD⁩ presenting on AI in our future and our libraries ⁦@esuffolksls⁩ #li_sls

Students worked collaboratively to annotate & make meaning of text in an engaging student-led jigsaw activity 🧩 @LauraBottan @Farrell__Tina

We @LauraBottan love the way our high school English teachers @AmesChiefs @Lowell_MHS created spaces that foster student collaboration and engagement starting on day one! @DrBillBrennan

@Lowell_MHS College Composition teachers meet during the summer to discuss ways to enhance the curriculum and instructional practices to help students become more confident and capable writers. @brian_trap

Ms. Lee’s third grade library students are using @BookCreatorApp to make a cookbook filled with delicious family recipes! @MassapequaTLC @bookgeekmsd @Farrell__Tina @MSDLiteracy

College Essay Night @ChiefsLibrary @Lowell_MHS with English teacher, Ms. Jillian Hand. Students and parents learn about the writing process and brainstorm ideas for the perfect college essay. Great turnout! Thank you for coming!

Mrs. Congro’s kindergarten library class loved using @BookCreatorApp to make their own books to conclude their author study on Kevin Henkes. @MassapequaTLC @MFerraroMKE @Farrell__Tina @MSDLiteracy