MARESA Literacy Monthly: March 2022 Edition



For the Love of Reading

Exploring Classroom Booksource with Madison Doney

Madison Doney's words of encouragement, "Organizing your classroom library doesn't have to be a complicated mess!" connect with the experiences of most elementary teachers.  Methods of organizing books, the treasures of the classroom,  can easily overwhelm the most dedicated educators.  In this video, Madison Doney, a 4th grade teacher from Birchview Elementary School, shares information to help you get started with a free online tool, Classroom Booksource.  Trust us, the 9 minutes you spend watching this video will be worth it!  



Spotlight on the Essentials

MARESA K-5 TEacher Literacy Networks

Due to our February snow days, Session III of the MARESA K-5 Teacher Literacy Networks is rescheduled for March 15th & 16th. We will review strategies to ensure students spend most of their time reading and writing in small group instruction and strategies for building fluency. For the zoom link and more information, see the session flyer.

For teachers not able to attend our live network sessions, asynchronous content and resources are available:

Session I: Using a Variety of Flexible Grouping Strategies 
Session II: Using Explicit Instruction to Target Students’ Observed and Assessed Needs




 go! Go! Gaby!

Supercharge your book talks with Video Book talks!

Since we are focusing on engaging students in reading and sharing their favorites, this month we are highlighting the power of student-created book talks which we are calling "Flip-Book Talks" because we would like to encourage you to use Flipgrid (2-5) and Seesaw (k-1).

To get access to these resources click HERE!

To get your own copy, go HERE!

MANAGING IT ALL! 

LETRS

Congratulations to the 47 MARESA educators who are enrolled in Cohort 1 or 2 of LETRS!  If you are interested,  there are still slots available for Cohort 3!  Register ASAP.  There is no cost for LETRS registration or materials, MDE is funding this initiative.  For more information: Registration   LETRS MEMO   LETRS FAQ      

 


 

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