Yesterday we had the honor of presenting at the
LRA state conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was a blast! This was our
first time presenting at a conference together and I think it is pretty safe to
say that we are both hooked. We are looking forward to our next conference
appearance.
Here is a quick summary of the sessions.
Show
Not Tell: How to transform your students into expressive writers
During this session, we talked about how to help
students find their voice.
We shared several strategies that address each
of the components of voice and gave teachers resources to help them get
started. It was our goal to empower teachers to help their students incorporate
rich vocabulary and beautiful language into their writing.
Rethinking
Reading Responses: 10 effective strategies that go beyond the reading journal.
In this session, we shared 10 response
strategies that we use to support our students reading comprehension.
2. Comprehension Roll
3. Most Valuable Phrase
4. Comprehension through Music
5. Response Stems
6. Wordless Pictures
7. Classroom Chatter
8. Text Coding
9. Mapping
10. Technology
We will be posting more information about the
specific strategies we shared in the upcoming weeks.
Happy Teaching!
-Sara & Megan
