My school’s teaching using the Units of Study for Teaching Reading and Writing for the first time this year. My friend works at PS58 in Brooklyn and they have been using the UoS for years. Today I observed a 2nd and 3rd grade class and chatted with a 5th grade teacher. Now I’m inspired to return to VA. It helps to see that I am going so many things well. It helps to see ways I can grow.
When I saw this sign on my walk back to my hotel, I smiled. I am feeling ready to keep practicing reading and writing workshop, not just talk about it!
Writing Stories by Sally 
Visiting other schools and other classrooms can be the nudge we need to grow. Your visit was clearly inspirational. Isn’t it strange how some quotes show up just when we need them?
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It’s so wonderful to visit other classrooms!
I enjoyed your photos.
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Now that sign in a real eye opener! Last year, I visited a school where the students reading levels were hung on a wall! Sometimes, you can also visit a school and be reminded what NOT to do!
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What a great thing to be able to do – visiting other schools and classrooms to be inspired! Now you are even more ready to take the challenge and make UoS work for you and your students! I loved all the photos you shared. Best wishes for continued success!
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Visiting other schools is so refreshing. I’m happy that you were able to visit a friend and gain inspiration.
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Love that you saw the quote after your visit to your friend’s school. It is inspiring to visit other schools and see teachers and students learning together. It’s great that your own practice was validated too, and that you discovered opportunities for growth!
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Wonderful pictures that will serve as a basis for your continued conversations. It helps to SEE the UoS in action! Have an awesome day today!
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I am assuming you are in for the reunion? Enjoy! I can’t get there today. Like anything, beliefs must form your practices. Before long, you confidence will soar. Safe travels back home.
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I just love getting to visit schools! Being in someone else’s classroom gives me SO many ideas! Glad you have the pictures to take back with you!
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I love visiting classrooms still, even after retiring. There’s always something to learn!
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Lucky, lucky you! I know you will share your TC Reunion learning too- can’t wait to learn more via you!
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It’s sounds like you were energized by visiting your friends school. It’s exciting to see what we can take away and adapt for our students needs.
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I am so happy to read that you are excited to return to your classroom. TC always stirs that eagerness to go on with a smile. You captured the joy once again 🙂
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It is always inspirational to visit someone else’s classroom. We have been piloting the Units of Study this year and had the chance to do some of this visiting and I always left inspired to try new ideas! Thanks for this post!
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What an inspirational visit! I bet you are (were) at TC today. The weather, time change and my wedding anniversary kept me on the west coast this year. Hope to see more of your thinking here.
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It is so important to gain other perspective and visiting other classroom settings is a powerful form of professional development. We get to step back a little and view clearly every aspect of the classroom. You have invested in your students with this visit. May the energy it has engendered be further enhanced upon your return to your own school.
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Visiting other classrooms is so energizing and inspiring! Thank you for sharing the Ghandi quote. I haven’t seen it before, but I won’t forget it.
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Coaching through the first year across as the grades has been a challenge. What a miraculous difference in teaching, management, and professional talk.
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Can’t wait to hear all about your learning!
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I always feel like my artistic and creative juices start flowing after I am with new people.
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you continue to inspire
we need to make a quote a regular thing on our news show
I just might steal this one
So glad you went north
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I always learned most when I could observe a teacher and then talk about the subject. ANd then taking lots of pix. I am a visual learner for sure. Glad it’s going well.
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Your line about finding you do so many things well and know what you need to grow- that’s learning, for all of us, right? That place of knowledge and that stretch. We can’t just criticize ourselves and start from scratch, we acknowledge what we understand and already do. I love the title- I like the matter-of-fact way of naming schools in NYC. And great photo collage. I wondered what you would post on this very busy day- nice slice!
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One of my most favorite things to do is visit other classrooms! I try to pop into my grade level colleagues next door when I can. I’ve been using WUoS for forever and love it. I’m so envious of schools that are using RUoS. Looks wonderful!
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I’ve been loving the post from TC Reunion participants! Thank you!
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