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Check out the 2016 Newbery winner and Caldecott honor. @mattdelapena. READ 3306 students, you chose it!
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TEA posted first revised ELAR TEKS drafts. #makeyourvoiceheard @TCTELA. Post your comments about the revisions community.tctela.org.
@MollyIdle Sorry we missed the shared cab. Beautiful illustrations. Next on my must-buy list.
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A3: It's important that we teach students to embrace confusion, especially early in a novel. #bestinterest – at North Tustin, CA
#TCTELAOn writing with kids about illustrations,@ChristieIsom"write exactly what the kids say."How often do we change what they need to say?
At this conference, "we are like book pimps." Alan Lawrence Sitomer @#ncte14
"Readers and writers are partners in story." Cinda Williams Chima #ncte14
At #ncte14 and cannot wait to learn more and meet colleagues from around the world.
Next fight...higher ed. new trend. Bring enrollment up and push them out fast. Teacher quality doesn't seem to be in the mix.
Had a teacher candidate say to me, "I loved Seedfolks; it inspired me to read again." And, that was just the first book of the semester.
This #TCTELA conference is great. Thanks Matt de la Pena for all that you do.


