Christina Nosek
Literacy Coach & TOSA
Palo Alto Unified School District
Making ALL of Them Readers & Writers Using Tech Tools
*Modified slides without student images. Complete slide show can only be seen
during the presentation with Christina.
Christina Nosek, Literacy Coach/TOSA
Me By The Numbers
-16 years in education
-12 years a teacher
-8 years an SF resident
-5 years a triathlete
-2 years a blogger
-70 mile commuter
-Not enough sleep. Yet, incredibly happy!
Experience:
My journey in literacy-education began on 9/11/01...
The journey continues...
Art: Sketchbook by Richard Curtner
Back when I first started...
Now, it’s all about Twitter
writerswin.com
#tcrwp, #titletalk, #rwworkshop, #filwcr, #nerdybookclub, #engchat, #writingworkshop, #5thchat (all grade levels)...
Today, we’ll discuss...
*Everything discussed supports the Common Core!
-Dr. Seuss
85% of America’s kids convicted of committing crimes have trouble reading.
Kids Need
to
Read More!
We, Teachers,
Can Make
it Happen!
3 things to be readers:
Countless
Resources
Online!
Don’t forget about nonfiction!
By 5th Grade, kids should be reading at least 40-60 minutes each day.
This build-up must start in or before kindergarten.
To achieve this, we have to
go across the curriculum.
Another way to build motivation for reading is to go global!
Pernille Ripp’s Global Read Aloud
Read Aloud
should be interactive!
Now, Let’s Talk Writing!
Writing Workshop
Mini Lessons Take Kids Through
The (messy) Writing Process
Idea Generation
Idea Selection
Pre-Drafting
Drafting
Organizing
Conferring
Researching?
Revising
Editing
Publishing?
The best way to determine
which mini lessons to use is to
look at your students’ writing.
Formatively assess to learn
what you need to teach.
Writing/Conferring time…
From Mini Lessons to Charts…
Make charts more accessible to students by putting them online!
On Blogger
Google Drive for Both Writing & Conferring
Need A Google Tutorial?
Students can easily annotate and think about their own writing!
Teachers can easily monitor how and when students are working, and check with their conferring partners.
Students can share and confer with other teachers and even their parents!
Closure & Sharing
Publishing Student Writing: A BIG Take-Away from CUE14:
Students can publish their work using Google sites!
Students can publish their work using Google Sites!
How to publish using Google Sites:
Google Sites: The Power of an Authentic Audience
by Nicole Dalesio
Bringing New Life to Student Writing Projects Using G-Sites
by Kerri Willa
Always remember what it’s all about...
Making ALL of Them
LOVE
Reading & Writing