http://pattiwack.wordpress.com Practiceblog.com weblog Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:35:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/ba324b5e72548a141f1c6ad67ac5c2cb?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://pattiwack.wordpress.com http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/can-i-get-a-tow-relating-to-students-with-ld-2/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/can-i-get-a-tow-relating-to-students-with-ld-2/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:35:03 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=39 ]]> Can I Get a Tow? Relating to Students with LD.

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]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/can-i-get-a-tow-relating-to-students-with-ld/feed/ 0 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/what-do-i-write-in-my-blog/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/what-do-i-write-in-my-blog/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:20:25 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=30 ]]> I heard this comment in seminar yesterday, and my response is “whatever you want to share with the group.”  Most of you mentioned that you want seminar to be a supportive community, so the blog is a place to share concerns, feelings, teaching tips, questions, classroom management ideas, successes, etc.   The blog can be a place for “the on-going ‘conversations’ about meaningful issues…” as noted in the Conceptual Framework.

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/what-do-i-write-in-my-blog/feed/ 1 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/teacher-grants/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/teacher-grants/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:29:55 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=24 ]]> Capital Educators Federal Credit Union has a teach grant program, awarding three monthly $750 grants to teachers.  Check out the application at www.CapEdfcu.org.  There is also a financial literacy site at http://fly.capedfcu.org.  Education alumna, Bekah Rynearson, was awarded a $10,000 grant for technology at Washington Elementary by INL.

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/teacher-grants/feed/ 0 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/21/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/21/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:23:20 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/21/ ]]> Check out voicethread.com   which is an interesting site for teachers of writing.

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/21/feed/ 1 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/teacher-blog/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/teacher-blog/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:10:17 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=18 ]]> Check out Aimie’s school blog!  http://teacherweb.com/ID/WashingtonElementary/MsAtkinson/index.html

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/teacher-blog/feed/ 0 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/jan-brett-website/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/jan-brett-website/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:57 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=15 ]]> Jan Brett’s website has links to webquests, art activities, etc.  I recommend this link to elementary teachers:  www.janbrett.com

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/jan-brett-website/feed/ 0 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/the-book-whisperer-blog/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/the-book-whisperer-blog/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:52 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=7 ]]> Here’s another blog for those interested in literature for children and young adults.  The “Book Whisperer” shares her favorite books as well strategies for engaging middle level readers.  I always find a new title/author to check out, and I love Donalyn Miller’s passion for reading.  See http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer.

]]> http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/the-book-whisperer-blog/feed/ 0 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/childrens-literature/ http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/childrens-literature/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:30:01 +0000 pattiwack http://pattiwack.wordpress.com/?p=3 ]]> Neil Gaiman, author of this year’s Newberry Award for Graveyard, has an interesting blog at http://journal.neilgaiman.com/  He is also the author of Coraline which recently came out as a movie.  I recommend his works for middle level readers.  Who could resist the story of a boy raised ghosts, ghouls, and werewolves?

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