eduflections : writing

An App Stop on Their Learning Journey

Julie D. Ramsay — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:25:00 GMT

As those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook know, my students have been actively engaged in participating in the Global Read Aloud . My students have been so engaged in diving into The One and Only Ivan , that they actively pursue finding time...(read more)

Our First Day(s) of School

Julie D. Ramsay — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:30:00 GMT

Several people have asked me what I do with my students for the first few days of school. So, I thought I would take some time and share what we did to get this year off to a great start. We read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds . This book always sets a...(read more)

A Few of Our Favorite Poetry Books

Julie D. Ramsay — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:11:00 GMT

Since April is National Poetry Month, I thought I would do a short post on some of my current students' favorite poetry books. Last week, I hosted a Link Party where everyone could add their favorite poetry resources, lessons, blogs, or projects.There...(read more)

Celebrating National Poetry Month

Julie D. Ramsay — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:23:00 GMT

In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, I thought I would host a Linky Party. One of my most popular blog posts is What's in Your Writing Toolbelt? where I shared our 10 favorite publishing tools. I know how much we love learning something...(read more)

What do you do when things fall apart?

Julie D. Ramsay — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

We've all had those days...or weeks...where it's like our classes have had an invasion of the body snatchers. Students seem to have lost focus and form new, bizarre habits. So what do you do about it? We had such an invasion recently and I turned the...(read more)

How We Love to Learn

Julie D. Ramsay — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

One thing that I've observed that makes a huge difference in student motivation is HOW the students learn the content. I've written other blog posts on this subject (see An Afternoon in Pleasantville and A Tale of Two Tools and Learning Inside the Box...(read more)

Weebly to the Rescue

Julie D. Ramsay — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:46:00 GMT

As my students were putting the finishing touches on their collaborative PSAs that they were creating with students from across the country, we were reading There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. One of my goals this year is to bring more...(read more)

One Year and Counting...

Julie D. Ramsay — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:59:00 GMT

Today marks the one year anniversary of my blog, Eduflections. When I started this a year ago, I had just turned in the final manuscript for Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing? I missed having that avenue of writing and reflecting about my journey with...(read more)