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..while state standards about only reading “GRADE LEVEL” texts are breathing down my neck? What does grade level even mean?? Gahhh. I really want to just help kids find books they want to read and work on the skills the standards say they need in those choice books… What’s worked for others?? 6/6

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We shifted our unit (on perspectives) to focus on reading nonfiction about human rights and I feel like I have some good goals and teaching points to work with. But, like, how do I continue to balance this? How do I practically give students lots of choice (in addition to choice ind. reading)…5/

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Their responses were great and made me feel like we made the right choice. My favorite response was from a student who said she doesn’t want to read any “old man books” (hi, SAME). They also shared about strategies they felt they could work on (reading stamina, clarifying understanding, etc) 4/

The kids weren’t feeling it, they weren’t reading it, and it was a struuuuggle to keep them engaged. Before we said goodbye to the book, though, I asked them to reflect on what they learned about their reading identities during our short bit (4 chapters) with LotF. 3/

I’m mostly following along with my team this year as I feel a bit like a first year teacher again. But I’m also trying to be responsive to my students and lean in to what they’re showing me they need (and want). So, today, my teammate and I abandoned Lord of the Flies as a whole class text. 😬 2/

Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This is my first year teaching HS English. I love it and am figuring things out as I go. One of the things I’m thinking a lot about in the shift from elementary to HS is how to maintain the student choice and agency that felt so natural in ES. (This is now going to be a thread, I can tell 😂) 1/

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That is a MAJOR inconvenience 😂 I’d steal one of each sock.

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Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Omg, my husband did not hear the end of it from his family during our visit. 😬

Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

IMDB said he was around from 1983-2023!!! 😮 I was watching him during the mid-late 80s. I appreciated that his niece, Penny, was the real hero. 😂

Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Ooohhh, good question. Maybe Parasite. It was so good and so powerful and I don’t think I could stomach it again. It was WILD and such a ride because of all the twists and turns.

Yes! Anne of Green Gables. 💚 I used to read it annually. I saw a lot of myself in Anne when I was little. @readingspark.bsky.social @ebonyteach.bsky.social sending you something is still on my to-do list!! 😂

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Totally. Unless it’s someone suuuuuper stuffy rich, the parameters around black tie is looser than it used to be.

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Taking a cue from @natebyr0n.bsky.social…currently on hour 6 of what is turning out to be a 14-hour drive. 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠 AMA!

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What’s a book you wish you could give your teenage self?

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Books. When buying books for gifts this holiday season, please don't buy from Amazon. Please shop at your local independent bookstore/bookseller. Ask for recommendations. If they don't have a particular book in stock, ask them to order it. Support creatives, local businesses, and your community.

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Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I’m so sorry, Ebony. Sending you love and strength. 💙

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It was at a crappy time (haha), but we had lots of fun!!

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Yes!!! So great to make farty friends! 😉

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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Thank you so much for coming! Please let us know if you end up writing about farts! ☺️

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This panel was poopendously fun! These amazing teachers have great tips for motivating reluctant readers and writers. #ncte24 @gracekchoi.bsky.social @chthompson.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social

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So glad I got to end my #NCTE24 with this incredible panel about novels in verse! Stories do indeed help and heal us. 💙💚 @mrschureads.bsky.social @maerespicio.bsky.social @katemessner.bsky.social

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Thank you for coming!!! 💙

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We did it! We spoke about poop at length at a national conference. 😂 So much fun sharing about using “gross” topics in the classroom to connect to kids’ humanity, raise engagement, and give kids agency! #NCTE24 @chthompson.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social

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Always my favorite part of NCTE!!!

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And! This was such a fun announcement for Orbis Pictus! If this sounds like a book you’d want to read, too, come hear me, @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social, and @chthompson.bsky.social talk more about poop books at 4:15 in Room 252A!

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And, so special that I got to announce @andreaywang.bsky.social ‘s Summer at Squee as an honor book! Loved, loved this one and am so happy for you, Andrea!! #NCTE24

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Hooray to the winner of this year’s Charlotte Huck award! The Last Stand is beautiful and so necessary. Read it! Share it!! #NCTE24

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 23/11/2024

So thrilled to hear from Sarah Everett, winner of the 2024 Charlotte Huck Award! If you haven’t yet read it, you NEED to!

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Y’all. I finally, finally met @profhsieh.bsky.social in real time and it was everything I thought it would be and more. Somehow her heart is even bigger and brighter in real life 😭💛

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Love love love reconnecting with favorite authors at #NCTE2024! @soontornvat.bsky.social is the best! 💙💙

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It is SO good. I loved it! 💚

Is anyone else so so lost in this giant convention center? I am literally walking in circles. 🙃 #NCTE2024

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Christy Thompson @chthompson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So full of hope after this session on intergenerational resistance. Glad to be reminded that in this time of grief and turmoil and often helplessness, we can look to our elders and ancestors and remember that “they did a lot more with a lot less.” @maggietokudahall.bsky.social Ready to do more.

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Book clubs as a way to retain choice, agency, responsiveness and a focus on developing a depth of understanding at #NCTE24 with @sarakugler.bsky.social @amandadey.bsky.social 🔥

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Sara Kugler @sarakugler.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

“The question of our time is, are we going to be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity?” -Kate McKinnon #NCTE

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“The times when I have had the courage to be authentic have been met with more love than when I have pretended.” Kate McKinnon at #NCTE24 bringing truths and making us cry 😭

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Jung (정) “Average Asian” @jungkim.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

On a more uplifting note, please attend some of these amazing #AsianAmAF sessions at #NCTE24

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Grace Choi @gracekchoi.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ahhhhhh!!! This has been on my to-do list for months!!