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Public Library this summer MaricopaCountyReads.com
Parents, extreme heat driving your crazy? Let your children jump on the wave of internet and join the FREE “Play the Summer Reading Challenge.” Six easy steps and you’ve hacked possibly a free Chipotle meal & Wet ‘n’ Wild Discount Tickets! The site contents contain all require information, so let your children hack away and earn digital badges, rewards and improve their next academic years reading placement. Step one: https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ Step two: Click the promo banner Step three: purple title, “Play the game now!” Step four: Create a Username & Password. (keep on note card for future log in sessions) Step five: Read away, log (type) minutes. Pick up your Free timer at local public library. You are ready to start hacking your digital learning this summer in a free reading program. Step six: Ways to earn badge – upper right hand tool bar, learn about adventures, challenges, events & offers. Be certain, your public school district will be also to note your advance level participation when you register and select. Congrats! Readers are Leaders. Saying goodbye: a letter to my students
My cherished students – Well, here we are. It’s hard to believe that our time together in the reader leader studio is over. I’ve never been good with endings, and part of me wants to keep you in my reader leader studio forever. There are so many more things left for us to learn from one another...but I know that it’s time to send you on your way. We’ve covered a tremendous amount of academic content over the last year, but I have a feeling that those lessons are not the ones that will stand out as the years go on. Rather, I think (and hope) you’ll remember the “life lessons.” So as we part, I have one more lesson left for you. And it’s an important one, so pay attention: BE KIND. Friends, this is the most important lesson of all. Years from now, when you run into classmates at a coffee shop or on the street, they will not remember how popular you were or how well you did on a test. They will not remember that you scored the winning touchdown or fell on your face in the hallway. Nope. They won’t remember those things. But they WILL REMEMBER how you treated them. So decide how you want to be remembered. Hopefully, you’ll choose kindness. And if you can't be kind, be quiet. Sometimes, being kind requires great bravery and strength of character. Sometimes it means you’ll have to make tough choices, even if those choices aren’t popular. In moments like these, be still. Listen to your conscience. It will rarely lead you astray. If something feels wrong, it probably is wrong. And speaking of kindness, be kind to your parents and siblings. You may not realize this until you become a parent yourself, but they are your biggest champions. You are their masterpiece - so remember that the way you act is a reflection on them, too. At the end of the day, should everyone else in this crazy world decide to walk away, your family will stand beside you. So treat them well, kiddos. Trust me on this one. Being kind to others begins with being kind to yourself. Life is messy, my dears. People will hurt you. Your heart will break - probably more than once. And in those moments of messiness, it’s easy to feel inadequate. We begin to tell ourselves that we will never be good enough, smart enough, fast enough, skinny enough...the list goes on. But here’s the truth: You ARE good enough. Even when you make mistakes (and you will make many), even when you make poor decisions or when you disappoint others, you are good enough. So tell yourself, when this happens, that you’ll do better next time. Forgive yourself, make amends, learn from it, and move on. In these moments, allow yourself some grace. Be kind to yourself, and you’ll find that it’s much easier to show kindness to others. Last summer, I debated creating a reader leader studio--But I heard a quiet voice telling me that it Fairfax campus needed a reader leader studio. I’m so glad I listened. Please know that you will forever hold a special place in my heart...my 2015-16 group of kids. When I talk to adults about you, I tell them not to worry, because our future is in good hands. I am continually in awe of your depth, of your hearts, and of your wisdom. So as we part, I want to thank you for being such an important part of my life story. I don’t believe that our paths crossed by accident. As a teacher, I’ve always believed that God places students in certain classes for a reason. And I am so grateful that He placed you in mine. You’ve brought so much joy into my life - joy that I will continue to carry with me forever. Even though I won’t have a classroom/studio at Fairfax, please know I will always be your teacher. I hope you’ll continue to share your triumphs and struggles with me, because that’s what I’ll miss most of all. Should you need me throughout the years, know that I’m never far. You’ve been blessed with tremendous gifts, and I look forward to seeing what you do with them. I can’t wait to grab a front-row seat at your graduation (or your weddings) to celebrate your success. It won’t be hard to find me; I’ll be the one clapping loudest of all. Go forth, darlings, and serve your world well. Makerspaces are open space that fuel creativity by encouraging people to make and create. The maker movement starts to change the role of students from consumers to creators.
Makerspace Zone: Tools & Essentials A makerspace is what you make it and each space should be unique to its community. In order to fuel creativity, there often needs to be a variety of common supplies for anyone in the space to use to help them complete their creations. Makerspace Zone: Video Production Video Production can tap into many creative sides and transform a learning environment. Empower the future J.K. Rowlings in class and allow stories to be developed via the power of video. Set up an iPad and capture the making process using stop motion video to have a video log. Consider green screen video; take your students to a whole new location just with an app and piece of green cloth “Ticket to leave” (or “exit ticket”) is an ideal way to end a class. It can serve a number of purposes:
Some possible prompts or questions to use for the “ticket to leave”:
Compass Group Four-Way Shares
This comprehension strategy is used during reading and helps teachers manage classroom discussion and gives equal access to everyone. The process guarantees even the most reluctant talkers a chance to respond. Procedure: 1. Four students sit either on the floor or at tables at the points of a compass, one in north position, one in east, one in south, and one in west. 2. With groups bunched throughout the room, the teacher announces north’s turn. After about five minutes, the teacher suggests that north conclude and in one minute announces east’s turn and so on. 3. After about twenty-five minutes, each child will have had a turn to share and respond for about five to seven minutes. 4. The teacher can wander and listen in on many group discussions.
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