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Elisa Waingort

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A Teacher Musing Out Loud

  • Accreditation Visit – a Celebration

    It’s Tuesday Slice of Life at the Two Writing Teachers!I am so happy to be here! Today is the second day of our Accreditation Visit and, if you’ve ever participated in this process, you may remember how stressful the time leading up to the visit can be. We’ve spent about a year, or more, doing… Read more

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  • Why are We Doing This?

    I love the topic that @MargaretGSimon from Reflections on the Teche has teased us with for today’s #DigiLitSunday blog post. Why are we doing this? Why are we doing this, indeed!  Sometimes asking this question can be risky.  It didn’t used to be that way.  At least I don’t remember it being this bad.  When I… Read more

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  • Showing Up to Find Out

    Today is the first day after the last day of  #SOL17.I’m missing it already.Writing every day.Making sure I linked my blog to the Two Writing Teachers website before the midnight deadline on the East Coast. So, about three-fourths of the way through slicing in March, I promised myself that I would continue to write every… Read more

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  • Until Tuesday…

    Slicing every day in March!! I’m not sure what to write for this last slice of the March Slice of Life Challenge. It’s the last day and I’m a bit stuck for ideas. Today was a cold, rainy day.It has been cold and raining for several months now.I wish it would stop, even if for… Read more

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  • A Day in the Life of a Fifth Grade Class

    Slicing every day in Mach!! Is it Friday, yet?Phew! What a week!Lots of good stuff happening!Here’s a glimpse into a day in the life of a fifth grade class: My students are knee-deep into their PYP-IB Exhibition of Learning projects. They love this time of the day because it’s an opportunity to work in groups on… Read more

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  • It’s Almost April

    Slicing every day in March!! It’s almost April.After that, the year will rush byin a whir.Summer days get closer and closer.Keeping students’ attentionon learningwill be hard. Progress reports due in five days.Didn’t we just do these?Two stars and a wish.Compliments and areas for growth.Dear Student… Two days away from the final day of the #SOL17… Read more

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  • Mini Lessons

    Slicing every day in March!! Sometimes, I plan too many teaching points for one lesson. For example, instead of focusing on one strategy that students need in order to become more proficient readers and writers, I try to teach several strategies at the same time. Sometimes, I stretch out a teaching point beyond the 10- or 12-minute… Read more

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  • Without my laptop…

    Slicing every day in March!! Today I forgot my school laptop at home.I had to get to school before the 7:00 am “pico y placa” restrictions, based on my license plate, went into effect. It wasn’t until I got to school that I realized that the feeling that something-was-missing when I walked out the door… Read more

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  • My Burning Question(s)

    Slicing every day in March!! #DigiLitSunday +Margaret Simon has challenged #DigiLitSunday bloggers to think about this: what is your burning question?My first response? I don’t have just one burning question. I have many burning questions. There is so much that I still don’t know even though I’ve been teaching for many years. You’d think that I… Read more

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  • Today I slept in…

    Slicing every day in March!! Today, I slept in. I didn’t set my (two) alarm(s). I didn’t rush out of bed to do anything. I just rested for a while and watched the sky get lighter and lighter. I had hushed conversations with my husband; my son was still asleep. Today, I slept in.  I… Read more

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