Dana Savage
@SavageLiteracy
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Decatur County TN Federal Programs Director, Literacy Coordinator, teacher, reader, bujo enthusiast, Mom, Granny; my opinions are my own.
Tennessee, USA
Joined January 2016
NEW in Education Week w/ @Larryferlazzo: "Nine Strategies for Promoting Student Engagement" with Libby Woodfin & Katie Shenk from @ELeducation. https://t.co/2J1D7yv0cQ
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Five educators discuss how to maximize engagement, including the importance of understanding student motivation in and out of the classroom.
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Here are 2 photos of how a school I have the honor of working w/reorganized their book room after learning about the SoR.Leveled text reallocated to "knowledge building bins" & decodable texts organized by phonics skill. The SVR is evident in this book room & in their practices.
Great read if your school/district still has lots of leveled readers around... What if we organized book selections by content/topic to encourage knowledge building and sustained interest rather than a buffet of random books at arbitrary lexile levels?
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What do the Easter Bunny and the Independent Reading Level have in common? https://t.co/bfDSRS4Hxs
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Dear Students, Your intelligence cannot be measured by a number. Your intelligence is defined by your willingness to learn, problem solve and try new things. You are more than a number. You are a brilliant person with unique ideas. Share them! Sincerely, Your Teachers ❤️
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BREAKING NEWS: Tennessee moves up teachers on priority list to receive COVID-19 vaccine
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I've got 5 copies of @discomfortbook to give away via @Mr_LeDune! 'An Inspirational Guide To Fostering Critical Thinking, Life Skills & Problem Solving Both In The Classroom & In The Real World' Simply RETWEET this & FOLLOW @codebreakeredu to enter! #CodeBreaker
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Yay, Dr. King!! Thank you for all you do for our district's students! #CTEonthemove #teamDecaturSchools @DC_Panthers @chris_villaflor
We are so excited to be one of the recipients of this grant! I cannot wait to get this program started for our middle school and give our students more opportunities! #learningtogether @DecaturTNCTE @DC_Panthers
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Important!!
90% of parents think their child is achieving At or Above grade level in Math & Reading. Less than 40% of students nationwide really are. We must address this disconnect by providing parents accurate and easy to read reports in regards to how their children are doing!
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We are excited to have @Kbahri5 leading us tomorrow! #822chat
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How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom https://t.co/LjzoCgoy6f via @cultofpedagogy
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Student: Mrs. McManus, this is hard. Me: Hard and challenging are two different things. Student (while shaking her head): I guess I’ve never had challenging before. Okay. I can do this. Me (smiling): Without a doubt and you will be better for it.
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@MsBloomsClass Here's an article on why leveled groups are no longer considered best practice:
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Don’t lower the bar. That’s the problem. Instead, give each student what they need to reach it. #studentsdeserveit
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“If students are to spend their instructional time reading texts they can already understand easily, then teaching them to make sense of complicated sentences won’t improve their performance and kids will soon learn to disregard what for them would be unproductive teaching.”
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A new study makes the case for teaching social studies as a way to improve reading. Given that the elementary social studies curriculum is so weak, the case is even stronger than it seems. @MiriamFein @ClassroomWonder @educationgadfly @NCSSNetwork
https://t.co/0QuEeYJ1vf
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More social studies in elementary school may produce better readers, new study suggests | @annschimke for @ChalkbeatCO
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To get better readers, U.S. elementary schools should spend more time on social studies.
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