Amanda Farber, a 2nd grade teacher at Linn Grove Elementary, has brought a version of the tweet to her classroom. Her goal was to have students transfer learning from their small group guided reading lessons to their independent reading. After a Cognitive Coaching lesson with Linn Grove's Instructional Strategist, Tiffany Kinzenbaw, Mrs. Farber generated ideas of her own for students to showcase their utilization of the strategy. She came up with a creative way for students to "post" tweets during independent reading time using post it notes and a bulletin board.
Students will also have the option to actually tweet on her classroom Twitter account. Students will need to be mindful of the words they choose as they talk about their reading, since Twitter allows for only 140 characters or less.
One story they read in small groups was called Adios Oscar! . She told students that, "Great readers ask themselves questions before, during, and after their reading." On the their classroom Twitter board, students were able to share their questions they had about their book, but also a favorite part of the story. Some of the classroom tweets were...
How did the moth figure out his way to Mexico?
Do all moths have dark bodies?
My favorite part is the author's message of accepting who you are!
The students have been productive during independent reading and love their new Twitter board!
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