Comments on: Book Study: Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: Chapters 1 & 2

By: Allison Covington

Allison Covington — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:53:48 +0000

We were very fortunate to have Marcia come and do our beginning of school inservice this year! We had her all to ourselves for 2 days and it was fabulous. I teach at a PreK-3 through 8th grade school. I know in our lower elementary grades we try very hard not to use to many “sheets”. But it was nice to hear her suggestions for our older grades too! She reminded us of why we teach and reminded us how to put the fun back into teaching! I am so glad to get linked up! It is a great refresher for what we have been working on all year.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:30:15 +0000

I’ve started trying this strategy out in a couple of ways recently. In my second grade class today we unpacked the standards in small groups. We used that along with our noticing to create the rubric. d

We’re also building silkworm habitats. Instead of just telling them how to build the habitat, the kids are using some guided research to discover what it is that they need to have to build the perfect habitat.

By: Marsha McGuire

Marsha McGuire — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:26:26 +0000

I'm so delighted to be following along with this book study. It goes hand in hand with differentiated instruction and brain research! YAY. I'm a bit behind, but I'll be blogging and linking up to keep myself up to date. I also LOVE that you're sharing your graphic organizer. You know I'll be using that to keep my thinking organized and keep me on task. Thanks a ton for sharing and for your hard work. Marsha A Differentiated Kindergarten

By: Terri McNutt

Terri McNutt — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:25:33 +0000

Thanks for the great info.

By: Marsha McGuire

Marsha McGuire — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:01:21 +0000

Elizabeth

Great post! I’m so excited for this book study as it follows differentiated instruction theories and practices sow
well. Yay! I’m a little behind but will be linking up this week, and I’m totally gonna take you up on your graphic organizer offer! Love it and anything that will organize my thinking.

Thanks a bunch!
Marsha