A forum for discussing matters on student growth for the Oak Grove Elementary School community (Fayette County Public School, GA). Play below or add to your podcast manager. Search "Matters on Student Growth" in your favorite podcatcher, or add this RSS to your feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2276561.rss
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These are examples on how my teachers helped me develope my reading and writing skills
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Welcome to Riley Elementary School, where amazing things happen. Cover art photo provided by Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@gift
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Contemporary American History Podcast Project: Erica Barta
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High quality classroom instruction, students who are highly motivated to learn, a warm and nurturing learning environment, and a supportive and encouraging parent community make Woodbury a wonderful place to learn and work.
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Nellie Bennett Elementary School provides video podcasts of curriculum related lessons and useful faculty meeting presentations.
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Unit plan on bullying for EDT 530 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-lantz/support
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JD Price Elementary School featuring the iTEAM Kids
JD Price Elementary School featuring the iTEAM Kids
Part 1: Interview with Dennis Harper, founder of iTEAMs
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Chapter 2: Numeration Systems and Sets (Billstein/Libeskind/Lott's A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Eleventh Edition)
Section Lecture Videos for the iPod
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Getting Students to Write! Helping Elementary and Middle School teachers transform writing time
Melissa C Morrison, Elementary, Middle School Writing Consultant, Literacy Coach
Are you a K-8 Elementary or Middle School ELA teacher wondering how to get your students to write? This podcast is for teachers looking for a way to revamp and transform their writing time! You don't need daily lesson plans or prompts-you just need to understand what writers need! In this inspiring podcast, you will hear about the struggles, pitfalls, practices, and joy of teaching writing in a student-centered (workshop) model. Melissa guides you through the journey away from a more traditi ...
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No time is set apart from the day for interaction between high school/ junior high and elementary kids and I would like to change that.
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Raise your hand if you have felt unsure, ill-equipped, or stressed out when making decisions about writing instruction. Teachers tend to place too much responsibility on themselves when it comes to instruction in general, and definitely with writing instruction! This creates unnecessary stress that can be alleviated by establishing student autonomy…
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What does a conference sound like you ask? Listen in to hear Melissa provide a detailed example of a "Re-teach Conference." Quite often, the strategies you have taught are not being implemented in each student's independent writing pieces. The purpose of a "Re-teach" conference is to provide follow-up, explicit instruction on a previously taught wr…
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"I don't know what to write about!" is what is heard in classrooms all over. In this episode, Melissa emphasizes the importance of supporting students in having the independence to generate their own ideas for writing. She discusses the negative impacts of consistently providing students with topics and offers practical strategies to help students …
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Are you wondering where to begin when conferring with your writers? This episode will teach you all about the Compliment Conference and how to use it as not only a way to encourage your writers but also as a formative assessment for your writing instruction. This conference has four simple steps: Open the conversation Identify evidence of a success…
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Mr. Blum talks with our Early Intervention Program teachers - also known as EIP - Mrs. Fuller, Johnson, and Willis on how that program supports student growth.توسط Kenneth Blum
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Raise your hand if you have students coming up to you or sitting and staring or raising their hands during independent writing time! There are so many reasons why students are not fully independent writers, and this episode provides a variety of ideas and strategies for creating a classroom full of writers who are! Melissa shares four ideas for sup…
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Welcome to the first episode in the Conferring Series! This series will discuss a variety of conference types for writing to help you feel more confident in meeting one-on-one with your writers in order to meet their needs. This first conference, the Writer's Inquiry Conference is all about getting to know your writers. It is extremely helpful for …
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This episode is the beginning of the Writing Strategies Series and is all about supporting students with the most foundational aspect of writing- Engagement! Just as with any learning-academic to athletic-learners must be engaged in order to progress. Drawing from educational research and expert Jennifer Serravallo, I discuss the multi-dimensional …
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This episode shares the understandings needed in order to get the most out of the two upcoming series: Strategies for Writing and All About Conferring There are a variety of common struggles for our writers and I hope to help you by sharing specific strategies for each of them in the upcoming podcast series. Conferring is a topic I have not yet tho…
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Mr. Riecke and Mrs. Holland talk about the first 90 days of school and what are expectations for the next 90 days are!توسط Kenneth Blum
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Want to know more about our Character Traits initiative? Wonder what Leader In Me is? Scratching your had over you children talking about 'Make First Things First" and other sayings? Listen to our most recent podcast where Mr. Blum sits down with Besty Wierda, Consultant with FranklinCovey Education.…
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You've gotten to know your students as writers, and you've chosen goals for your class. Now what? It's time to find strategies for writing that your writers can use to meet their goals! In this episode, Melissa shares four techniques for finding and choosing teaching points. Leveraging Your Own Writing Experience Mining Mentor Texts Thinking Outsid…
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Part 2 with Dana Teague is here! Dana's energy is contagious, and she shares so many ideas for supporting your student writers. Listen in to hear: Why you don't need to be a perfect writer to teach your writers Ways to get to know your writers Free Writing Assessment Helping writers use AI effectively I hope you enjoy the episode! About Melissa: Me…
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Get all the details on our Veterans Day program in this podcast featuring just a few of the many staff members involved in managing this event: Mrs. Toering, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Price, and Mrs. Turk. We have many international families, so for those who may not be aware, what is Veterans Day? How is that different than Memorial Day? When is Veterans D…
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I know this episode (and its sequel) will have you nodding your head in agreement again and again! Ms. Dana Teaque is an experienced and passionate educator who will make you feel seen and inspire you to do what is best for your students. Listen in to hear: Dana's educational journey Writing strategies for diverse learners Fostering student growth …
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Two fifth graders working on a Podcast for the Technology Competition try the hosting spot in this podcast's interview with Mrs. Hollandتوسط Kenneth Blum
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You may not have had said this out loud, but I know it has been in the back of your mind. It is there each time you make a decision to: -provide a structure graphic organizer for planning Or -have students "check in" before moving ahead in the work In this episode, I encourage teachers to consider the purpose of their fear and provide less structur…
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Writing Prompts- they can be cute but looks can be deceiving! Yes, they have their place and may be a needed activity for our elementary and middle school students in order to prepare for testing or other situations, BUT They should not be the only writing students are doing on a daily basis! In this episode, I explain the limitations of prompts, s…
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I have had many questions recently regarding content area writing instruction. Although writing across the curriculum is not a new term in education, most content area teachers still have little training in how to incorporate effective writing practice and instruction into their subject area. This episode shared 4 techniques to not only help get mo…
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We all know practice is necessary for all of us to grow in any capacity. Whether you are a writer, athlete, construction worker or musician, the more you practice your skills the more skilled you become at your craft. I often find that in the classroom, this practice is limited for students as writers. This may be due to teachers' lack of time, or …
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If you are looking for inspiration for teaching writing, this is the episode for you! My guest, Cassandra Williams, owner of Educational Innovation 360 brings her energy and passion for literacy and supporting teachers. Listen in to hear us discuss: -Cassandra's observations of writing programs in various districts -Bringing real-world writing into…
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In this episode, I invite you to consider how you are setting the stage for writing in your elementary or middle school classroom in the first few days of school. Do you want your writers to be excited, confident and ready to engage in writing? How you begin writing time-the words you say and the activities you ask your students to do-needs to supp…
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You will enjoy this episode with my guest, Ms. Hannah Roudebush! Hannah was a teacher who truly cared for her students and did everything she could to make learning "relevant, engaging, and perhaps the most important aspect of that, enjoyable." Hannah is passionate about getting learners participating in the learning process and in this episode, sh…
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Sometimes using a mentor text to teach writing seems scary, but I promise you, it is not! In this episode, Melissa covers: ~The what and Why of Mentor texts for writing ~How to choose a mentor text for writing ~Using your own library or Read Alouds as mentor texts ~Ideas for strategies to teach using a mentor text Your young writers need to see wri…
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Shared Writing is a highly-effective writing instructional practice for elementary and even middle school students in which the teacher holds the pen while collaboratively composing a piece of text with their students. Students are involved in all stages of the writing process with support from the teacher. Students need a high number of opportunit…
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Do you give enough time to new practices in writing instruction? Or perhaps you throw in the towel as soon as things don't go as planned? I have definitely been guilty of "poo pooing" a new strategy or technique when it doesn't magically fix everything right away. But the truth is, everything takes time! Plus, sometimes a small adjustment is all it…
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You won't want to miss the second part of my interview with these two fabulous educators! We continue our discussion on the topics of: Handling the "expectations" of teaching writing: -considering each writer's "default" -letting go in order to prevent holding writers back -creating school-based progressions -focusing on growth Editing in a new lig…
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In this episode, you will hear from two literacy experts who have worked with a number of districts to support them in best practices in reading and writing. Coley Conter and Katy Wischow are a pleasure to speak with and I you will gain so much from hearing what they share with us! Our discussion begins with Katy and Coley's favorite part about tea…
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What does writing time FEEL like in your elementary or middle school classroom? Is that feeling something your students need in order to enjoy and engage in writing? Writing instruction needs to be explicit and effective, but in order for our students to WANT to write, writing time needs to be enjoyable, collaborative and engaging! If you want to s…
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In a previous episode (#57) I spoke about the "composing" aspect of writing instruction. It is vital to understand that our young writers need to learn how to compose! Oftentimes, because the conventions are what stands out to us when we read a student's writing piece, they become our focus, and lessons and discussion on the composition portion of …
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This episode was inspired by a recent keynote speech given by Mr. Eduardo Briceno. His speech resonated with me and the work I do with writing teachers and writing instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms! We all want to do our best, but do we really know how to make change in our work? Teachers are always performing, trying to give t…
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My dear teacher, You are working so hard and are just so worried about that one student. They don't seem to be catching up or getting closer to "grade-level expectations" as writers. This episode is for you, because I don't want you to stress anymore! You will hear about how to look for growth and see your part in your writers' journey! Listen in a…
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Three of our 5th graders, Abby, Elly, and Jerrick, recently competed at the Science Olympiad. They sit down to talk about their experiences in this hands-on Science fun!توسط Kenneth Blum
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In this episode you will hear all about Share Time in Writer's Workshop and why you should be sure to implement it in your classroom! We will discuss how Share Time can help with: generating ideas for writing reinforcing writing skills building community of writers building writer's confidence and more! If you would like to receive more support fro…
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توسط Kenneth Blum
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Ok- Hear me out! I am going to share 5 convincing reasons why taking time to write for yourself will truly benefit you as a teacher of writing as well as your students as writers. I know you are so very busy, and I promise that even a little bit of your own writing will go a LONG way! If your students aren't enjoying writing or are stuck in one spo…
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This episode holds the key to transforming your writing instruction from WRITING-focused to WRITER- focused! This is how we truly grow our elementary and middle school writers! What we say shows so much to ourselves and our writers about what we value. We want our writers to know that we value them and what they do as writers! What we say also form…
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School leaders, teachers and students are frustrated with writing, and I know why! I find that getting teachers to see writing instruction in a new way to be extremely helpful. One way I have accomplished this is in my comparison to teaching math, as well as the goal of using math in our lives vs using writing. This episode lays out this view point…
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Are you feeling like you don't know where to go next with writing? Do you notice your elementary or middle school writers lacking progress? This episode is for you! Whether or not you are utilizing a writing "program" with lessons already provided, you may find yourself feeling lost or unsure of how to proceed during each writing block. A program a…
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I just love the Question-and-Answer portion of workshops! This is when I truly know what the teachers need! Today's episode will cover these two questions: How can I support emergent writers? After finding out students' writing level - do I split them into groups and focus on their level or do the teaching as a whole class? Happy Listening! About M…
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This episode shares questions from teachers' exit tickets after attending my workshop "Unveiling the Artistry of Teaching Writing". Today's questions are: How can I instill motivation in writers? How will I be sure my lessons are diverse to meet all writers' needs, challenging students who need it without overwhelming others? I hope the ideas and s…
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I know you will gain so much from this conversation from Mrs. Risa Woods, educator and ELL expert! Risa provides high-impact teaching strategies and mindsets that are geared toward supporting multi-lingual learners but will benefit all students in your classroom. The information Risa shares is of great help to teachers who are limited in support wh…
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I know you will gain so much from this conversation from Mrs. Risa Woods, educator and ELL expert! Risa provides high-impact teaching strategies and mindsets that are geared toward supporting multi-lingual learners but will benefit all students in your classroom. The information Risa shares is of great help to teachers who are limited in support wh…
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It is impossible to ignore the connection between reading and writing. This episode delves into the ways that understanding that connection help to inform and enhance writing instruction. Melissa shares what research says about how reading and writing work together, ways to begin to make this connection known to students and the 'behind the scene' …
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Hey There Writing Teacher! Have you asked these questions before? 'How much should my students be writing?' 'What should their writing look like?' 'What should I focus on?' How should I instruct this writer?' Well-today we turn stop saying 'should' and start using 'can'! This episode will share Melissa's take on how teachers can approach their own …
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'Publish means public, not Perfect' and 'Value the Process, not the Product!' These are the mantras I'd like you to take on when thinking about the editing and publish portion of the writing process for your students. When we keep the writer in mind (teach the writer, not the writing!) we will not have them edit to "perfection". We will have them e…
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Why are we having our students revise? Sure, we want them to make their piece the best it can be! But, are we revising with a focus on the writer, or on the writing? This episode will discuss two thoughts on the revision portion of the writing process: 1-Why do we revise and how can we make it effective for our writers? 2-When do writers revise Mel…
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Drafting is so much more than we realize! In this episode, Melissa shares the details of drafting by exploring all the purposes of this part of the writing process for our student writers as well as for ourselves as teachers, and how important it is for us to understand this aspect of writing for our writing instruction. Discussion points include: …
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