tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post1597174769948214311..comments2024-03-28T21:43:42.280-04:00Comments on I'm Living My Words: Internal DebateBetsy Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-15296615395843319062013-09-18T23:18:36.850-04:002013-09-18T23:18:36.850-04:00This is such a great reminder to not shy away from...This is such a great reminder to not shy away from nudging our students. After the fact, it is so clear that if you hadn't nudged them, they wouldn't have grown. Though I completely identify with your initial hesitation--I am worried about imposing my process on my students in any way that might end up inhibiting their process. In this case, it appears it was a push your students needed. I guess we just don't know until we try!Christy Rush-Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581876400990779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-87587183655522473362013-09-18T00:05:23.876-04:002013-09-18T00:05:23.876-04:00Seems as if your thoughtful planning worked, Betsy...Seems as if your thoughtful planning worked, Betsy! I love the stamina your class exhibited. Maybe the timer will help to set the habit, then a more relaxed push is all that will be needed. Thanks for showing a good plan!LInda Baiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-75290916287030505542013-09-17T21:40:17.073-04:002013-09-17T21:40:17.073-04:00Sounds as if you set high expectations for your fi...Sounds as if you set high expectations for your first graders and they rose right to them! How awesome!<br>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-90031043585800165592013-09-17T21:20:02.560-04:002013-09-17T21:20:02.560-04:00Wow! I wish my 6th graders could write for 40 min...Wow! I wish my 6th graders could write for 40 minutes! Thanks for giving us this snapshot of your thinking. Love the before and after workshop reflections. It will be a fun year for you to watch your students' growth and do some growing as a teacher too.Ramonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-2353152276449959972013-09-17T20:29:11.938-04:002013-09-17T20:29:11.938-04:00Betsy,I think you made the right choices for your ...Betsy,<br>I think you made the right choices for your class-"great noticing" to determine what was right for them. Enjoy looping with your kiddos. I think it's neat to have that experience.<br>AmyAmy Ruddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-86042041097813522932013-09-17T19:13:40.152-04:002013-09-17T19:13:40.152-04:00It is so fantastic to be able to follow the journe...It is so fantastic to be able to follow the journey of your class from the babies who first entered your kindergarten classroom, to the first grade newbies and onward. I can't wait to see what the year hold for them and also your thinking as you make your way through a new grade level.Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-10764506934417262632013-09-17T18:43:14.945-04:002013-09-17T18:43:14.945-04:00I really think they are ready for it this way....a...I really think they are ready for it this way....and you really know it because you are having the joy of a looping experience. Way to go....I love the idea of having them go back and add more details to their drawing the next day....which leads into adding more details with their words also. xoNanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135130889558068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-61888922094486158972013-09-17T18:01:56.896-04:002013-09-17T18:01:56.896-04:00"The push and the structure": so much of..."The push and the structure": so much of getting writing workshop to be a productive time is accomplished through that. Awesome that your kiddos wrote for 40 minutes!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-62508582429131878092013-09-17T17:55:13.374-04:002013-09-17T17:55:13.374-04:00Sometimes students need to be nudged out of their ...Sometimes students need to be nudged out of their comfort zone and pushed to spread their wings a little more. Do you do a no walk/no talk time? That could be the signal for starting to use words rather than pictures. I am so impressed that your kids are already spending forty minutes in writing workshop. Amazing!elsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4042407720611831077.post-88283895134005258112013-09-17T15:49:00.697-04:002013-09-17T15:49:00.697-04:00I love the headings you used in your slice today. ...I love the headings you used in your slice today. It really allowed me to understand where you were in each part of the process. Staceyhttp://raisealithuman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com