A3: .aeriale celebrates native heritage month So important to bring in that. Word intellectuals. Think we ask kids to be students, not necessarily intellectuals & it’s helping them develop an intellectual life that seems important - and that you so brilliantly nurture them towards.

#G2Great A3: .@ThoughtfulRead Love the emphasis on wonder. But a focus on academic skills doesn’t always invite wonder.

#G2Great Q4: Think we create a culture when we follow Walt Whitman’s words, “Be curious, not judgmental.” That helps to create a space where kids can share what they’re thinking without having to wonder if it’s “right or not.”

#G2Great .Jenn Hayhurst Love that idea of keeping things open not closed. And trust the process of constructing understanding. It doesn’t have to happen on a schedule.

#G2Great A4: .Stefanie Mathewson. So important to remember that we can “successfully” teach kids skills by offering short cuts, but that’s very different that being deeply moved by a text.

#G2Great A6: Wonder whether the answer to this question is documentation not assessment - or letting documentation become the assessment in a way that show kids’ brilliance.

#G2Great A6: .Dr. Mary Howard. That’s where documentation —observing & recording — can be so powerful. Not only does it reflect what kids can do it honors them in empowering way.

#G2Great Think the valuing all ideas is critical - and so glad you mentioned it. It creates a safe space to try out ideas and thinking, without which too many kids clam up.

#G2Great A9: So important to listen to understand, not to reply or respond - and to not prod, prompt or fish for right answers.

#G2Great And thank you Fran McVeigh & Dan Rowden.MaryHoward for such an exhilarating discussion!

And OMG, you’ve got Brian Cambourne coming up! That’s amazing!

You’re more than welcome, Dr. Mary Howard, and so honored to be among such thoughtful, dedicated teachers.

Having joined Matt Glover & Carl Anderson's first Zoom webinar a few weeks ago, I'm beyond excited to hear them talk about teaching with mentor texts. And if that sounds wonderful to you, too, here's the link where you can register: authortoauthor.org/how-to-teach-w…

Up next from the Literacy Consultants Coalition: Teacher extraordinaire & Heinemann author Islah Tauheed will be offering a webinar on Oct. 13 on what may be the most important topic of all for teachers: literacyconsultantscoalition.org/self-preservat…

It's been some time since I last blogged, but wanted 2 share some of the new collaborative thinking & projects I've been working on w/ Maria Nichols, which includes writing a blog post together for CCIRA & designing a webinar we'll be doing in March tomakeaprairie.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/hum…

Please join Vicki Vinton and me for an uplifting exploration of shifts and strats for humanizing the teaching of reading! March 4 tinyurl.com/cb4hnzwn March 11 tinyurl.com/cb4hnzwn #LCCWebinars

So thrilled that I'll be back @ UNH this July, where I'll be teaching a hybrid course on meaningful ways of teaching reading. You can learn more about my class & the other amazing offerings at cola.unh.edu/.../nh.../summ… Would love to see some of you there!

Literacy instruction often focuses on teaching students skills. But at NH Literacy Institutes at UNH, I'll be sharing how to implement a more meaningful & impactful way of teaching reading that embraces these words from the wonderful writer Ursula LeGuin.

Look what showed up today Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC)! My weekend reading is set...

Absolutely can’t wait!