Catherine Fortin

08/25/2021

Back to School 2021! What does it look like for your students? Most of my students in grades 5-university are excited about changes from 2020. Get ready to Read, Write, Learn, and Connect!!

09/22/2020

Fall 2020 -

06/01/2020

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Summer Reading for your student will be here soon. This means 1-3 books will have to be read and finished … Continue Reading →

03/31/2020

I'm already learning a lot in this week's Columbia University Teacher's College Online Institute on- Teaching Online. :) Zoom and I are close.

Rising to the Challenge: Teaching Literacy Virtually and with Magic: Grades K-8 Monday, March 30, 2020, 3:00-5:00 EST Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST Institute will be offered virtually through Zoom. THIS INSTITUTE HAS NOW REAC...

03/12/2020

How does the new normal of online learning for students work? Check out my latest post of FAQs about online learning.

Your kids are now home. They are either sitting at the kitchen table with a laptop and the insides of … Continue Reading →

12/03/2019

December is an exciting time in College Admissions. Here is some vital info from Katie Garrett of Garrett Educational Consulting.

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08/16/2019

So how is Summer Reading going? Get your Annotating On! Put direct quotes supporting your ideas about the writer’s messages in a google doc. Need more tips for comprehension and retention? Comment below.

08/06/2019

Know how your brain works while you write? Take a walk down long term and working memory lane with me in my final certification project. Short post coming soon.

07/24/2019

Thank you 7th graders at MIddle School 223 in The Bronx for letting me work with you in a writers’ workshop. Great stories by great writers!

07/12/2019

Know the difference between Revising and Editing? LMK your thoughts.

07/11/2019

Ready for the SRSD writing workshop Day 1. Learning the best ways to teach Self-Regulated Strategy Development to student-writers.

06/18/2019

How about some Summer Reading and Writing?