Perkins' Pieces #6
OPEN DOORS TO MORE THAN A DIPLOMA: READ, WRITE, & INQUIRE
GRATITUDE PIECE
A Piece on World Events
Read to Lead
The picture above was taken at Stagville Plantation in Durham with Ms. Cooper's 8th Grade Read to Lead students at ELMS. They read a 300 page historical fiction novel as an "above and beyond" companion piece to her Freedom unit. Their reward was a mid-point Socratic Seminar with Mrs. Perkins and an end-of-unit trip to Stagville! Great job, Read to Lead Rockets :)
Inspired Voices
The picture above came from Mr. Christopher's sixth grade ELA class. Mr. Christopher works on in-depth writing with his students; for example, students wrote personal narratives on their own mandalas, and many were well over one page of crafted writing.
Fall ELA Plenary + LCSPROFLEARN Book Study Offer
Fall ELA Plenary
Many thanks to those who attended the first plenary session on November 10, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone else on Tuesday, December 1 from 3:30 - 4:30 in the SanLee Middle School Media Center!
LCSPROFLEARN Book Study Offer
LIT2750 – Book Study on How Children Succeed by Paul Tough: This is a voluntary opportunity for all teachers. We will document thoughts and implementation via www.lcsproflearn.weebly.com/blog. Teachers that complete the program and all documentation will receive one Literacy CEU. Completion is expected by April 30, 2016. If schedules allow, we will meet once or twice to have a discussion on the chapters we have covered so far and our reflections.Inquiry Pieces
Teachers & Writers Collaborative Digital Resources (a great place for creative ideas and models for student writing)
Writing Samples / Anchor Papers for all of the CC Standards (a goldmine for showing students models and exemplars and making them dig deeper with providing evidence for claims in their writing for all genres and grade levels)
Doing Data Right (from ASCD - how to use data for inquiry)
Question Stems for Middle School ELA (thanks to Angie Hegwer, 6th grade at SLMS)
Stirring Students to Ask (and answer) Tough Questions (via Edutopia)
STRETCH IS BEST!
MORE THAN A DIPLOMA?
STORY IS STILL THE HEART OF LITERACY
Future Ready Pieces
The New SAT (from NY Times via Dr. Bryan)
ACT and SAT Comparison (from AVID Leadership Newsletter)
Family Reading Experience (powered by Kindle via PTA)
Joanna's Piece
A friend of mine shared this anonymous quote with me recently, and it really hit home: “Sometimes you dig too deep into the details that you miss what is right in front of you.” During this time of year, I hope we take time to do what's obvious: turn on the light--literal or metaphoric. Enjoy the children right in front of us, and follow our instincts to do what we know will help them succeed. Thanksgiving is a milestone for all teachers, not just new ones! It means the honeymoon phase is over, but it also means we really are in our groove and there are lots of lights at the end of the proverbial tunnel for us. Stay strong and keep opening doors to more than a diploma: read, write, and inquire! Relationships matter--that's where the light resides.
Email: jperkins.sl@lee.k12.nc.us
Website: www.lcsproflearn.weebly.com
Location: Itinerant, Lead Teacher
Phone: 910.709.6982
Twitter: @jc_perk