Sharing out our personal narratives is more fun with a microphone! 🎤 @LeMoyneES Syracuse City School Laura Jackson

What focused and engaged 5th writers Porter Elementary! Writing long and strong after a brief minilesson on generating ideas for personal narratives.They begged their teacher for more writing time! #SCSDWrites #SCSDSuccess Syracuse City School

Talk about a persuasive speech!

What do writing teachers do at writing training? Write! Preparing for our Grade 5 informational writing unit with fabulous new text sets to support students as they build knowledge and write research reports on Westward Expansion. Syracuse City School #SCSDSuccess

“…focusing on literacy skills within the disciplines brings to life a much richer schoolwide curriculum as students learn how to use literacy for different purposes in various subject areas.” Disciplinary Literacy: A Shift That Makes Sense: ascd.org/el/articles/di… #edchat

Each day I will share 1 of the 70+ recorded sessions from the 2022 PaTTAN Literacy Symposium!! First up, the brilliant Dr. Glaser: Morphological Awareness: What Is It? How to Teach It! Click on session 1: pattan.net/Training/Confe…

It has been a GREAT two days of writing trainings with 3-5 grade teachers! We love getting teachers excited about teaching writing! Syracuse City School SCSD PD Laura Jackson #teachingwriting

Today, DC Public Schools unveiled DCPS Readers Next Door, a special new book series written and illustrated by DCPS educators in collaboration with Dr. @JuliabLindsey. Based on the science of reading, the series will include 100+ books feat. 10 characters attending school in DC.

“But for students to learn the lessons that #civilrightshistory has to offer, they have to learn more than the ‘Master Narrative,’ the version of the movement that reduces the struggle to Rosa Parks sitting down & Martin Luther King Jr. standing up.” Read:learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-…

1/2 K - 3: If you agree with the statement below, a next step is to ask yourself: Do we devote a significant amount of time to science & social studies instruction every day (e.g., an average of 45 mins/day EACH & led by Sc & SS, not ELA)? @ClassroomWonder knowledgematterscampaign.org/statement-from…

Students in a highly effective classroom average a cumulative 90 minutes of daily reading. We cannot teach reading effectively without ensuring we are creating time and opportunity for our students to have their eyes on text. ow.ly/VokY50LriHx #TeachingReading

This week we put out the final episode of Crash Course Black American History. We worked on this series for over 3 years and put out 51 episodes spanning the transatlantic slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement. I’m so proud of what we made. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Repeated reading is not the only option for building fluency. Reading lots of texts only once, often w/ an adult or peer listening, correcting, defining words, &/or asking comprehension ?s, also has pos effects on fluency & comprehension in a # of studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

"Slavery is the institution that made racism a part of our nation’s foundation." This NEW article provides recommendations for parents about discussing the history and legacy of slavery along with age-appropriate information to emphasize in conversations.lfj.pub/3RELvRR

Zaretta Hammond | Culturally-Responsive Teaching / Leading & the Brain #VirtualAPLeadershipAcademy #WEEK161 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Consistently reminding students that refining their skills comes from attempting tasks and learning from errors can serve as a potent motivator for sustained focus. #StudentLearning

3 Literacy Practices That Work edut.to/2zBSo11

3rd grade created a coffeehouse “vibe” to invite families in for poetry readings today! Complete with coffee, hot cocoa, comfy seating and snaps for a job well done! ❤️☕️Syracuse City School Kate Feldmeier Franz SCSD Academics

Hello winter break! Still thinking about this day with 4th grade writing pilot teachers, prepping for The Literary Essay unit using the fabulous Fiona’s Lace as a touchstone text. Syracuse City School SCSD Academics Syracuse Latin Seymour DualLanguage @DrWeeksElem Salem Hyde HW Smith Prek-8

My students wrote a persuasive speech three weeks ago with the attempt of convincing @EvaDivaWilliams to donate more games to our class during recess. We were surprised today by Mr. Persampieri, Ms. Trahan and Ms. Simpson. Thank you for your generosity and love! Syracuse City School