by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Slice of Life. There are days when the whole doesn’t divide easily. It seems impossible to cut neatly between the minutes and slide out a slice. Like a yeast roll it tears apart, or like a flaky biscuit it crumbles. My present days are like that. I’m in...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March Slice of Life No. 29. In My PD Journals, Part 1, I share about the notebook I create when planning a workshop and another notebook I create during and after the workshop. In the comments of that post, I was asked, “How do you use them once the workshops...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
March Slice of Life No. 28. This morning, I was searching my PD journals for… Hmmm? What was I searching for? At this very moment, I don’t recall what I was searching for, and since it isn’t pertinent to what I am now thinking about, I won’t...
by Alice Nine | Literacy |
Growing Strong Writers is a series of professional development workshops. In these workshops, I am attentive to the importance of daily writing practice, the complex demands of learning English, and a desire to cultivate a love for writing. These workshops offer...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal, In My Classroom, Literacy |
Slice of Life. Using giant binder clips, I draped a pocket chart from a low easel at the carpet area. At the bottom of it, I fastened a chart of coordinating conjunctions showing the age-old acronym FANBOYS. I was ready when second graders tumbled into the classroom,...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal, In My Classroom, Indexed, Literacy |
I flew six thousand miles from Pacific to Atlantic to Pacific to spend three wonderful days teaching in kindergarten through third grade classrooms in two Brooklyn schools. Travel … Here are a couple views from my window in the sky: NYC skyline as we approach...
