1. 1. From ILA 2015 QUOTESQUOTES The Very Best Twitter July 18-20, 2015 Imagine Easy Solutions // Booth #743 // #ILA2015
2. 2. Here are the top 24 quotes and nuggets of wisdom that we collected from the conference.
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4. 4. The reading is good when the book is good. Dana and Sonja @litlearnact Retweet This Quote
5. 5. The ability to think critically, solve probs, work together, and manage oneself are critical for future success. Michelle Rezek @michelledrezek Retweet This Quote
6. 6. Rather than Hey thats cool! ask How much this connect with what I teach? Lisa Morris-Wilkey @LMWArizona Retweet This Quote
7. 7. If students are not talking to each other, it is not close reading. Douglas Fisher @dfishersdsu Retweet This Quote
8. 8. Reading is about joy. We never want to kill that. Mindy Johnson @min_d_j Retweet This Quote Dana and Sonja @litlearnact
9. 9. Without student talk we cannot evaluate and improve student thought. Ryan King Retweet This Quote @MrKingsClass
10. 10. Reading as a reader and then as a writer. Picture books matter. Fran McVeigh @franmcveigh Retweet This Quote
11. 11. Change is hard and change takes time. Aimee Hays @AimeeHays Retweet This Quote
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13. 13. Just b/c we have a device in front of students doesnt mean we abandon what we know to be best practices. Kristin Ziemke @KristinZiemke Retweet This Quote
14. 14. If a PD is important, why is it superficial and why does it end in June? PD needs to be ongoing and supported in the classroom. Karen @CAOKarenKY Retweet This Quote Ryan King @MrKingsClass
15. 15. Talk helps students arrive at a greater understanding than any one mind can come at alone. Julie Warner @newliteracy Retweet This Quote
16. 16. There is no reason for us to remain silent and accept that 800 million people cannot read or write. ILA @ILAToday Retweet This Quote
17. 17. Finding your voice story hope passion self community Thats #literacy Thats #ILA15 Christopher Wilson @cwliteracy Retweet This Quote
18. 18. You are not teaching reading and writing, you are teaching PEOPLE who read and write. - Peter Johnston Alan J Wright @alwriting Retweet This Quote
19. 19. We have to teach students to problem solve because when they leave us we can no longer teach them the answers. Mary Heeringa @MaryHeeringa Retweet This Quote
20. 20. What is it about the letter C? Curiosity, creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, the 21st century skills! Stephanie Harvey @stephharvey49 Retweet This Quote
21. 21. A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. - Stephen Peters Danielle Dodge @Dvandodge Retweet This Quote
22. 22. In a makerspace, students get to make their own meaning. Karen @CAOKarenKY Retweet This Quote Ryan King @MrKingsClass Mary Heeringa @MaryHeeringa
23. 23. (To be a writer or be a teacher) You have to see the world through the eyes of the people you are working with. - Sharon Draper Kerrie @kcreemer Retweet This Quote
24. 24. Writing is not a recording of thought. It is an extension of thought. - Marilyn Pryle Ashley Estes @aestesrtr Retweet This Quote
25. 25. If you want to teach kids, you need to get inside their head first. Cindy Gerwin @cggerwin Retweet This Quote
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27. 27. We are Imagine Easy Solutions Imagine Easy Solutions provides tools to instruct, assess and help students apply reading and writing skills. It is built to prepare students for college and career readiness, and designed to support teachers and administrators. Imagine Easy Scholar Our flagship close reading and writing platform, Scholar empowers students with digital annotation and notebook tools, enabling them to become better readers and writers. Scholar gives teachers and administrators unprecedented insight into students work in real time through shared assignments and analytics. Imagine Easy Academy Imagine Easy Academy is an online curriculum platform that teaches discipline-specific literacy. Modules build the reading and writing skills unique to each subject that are critical for student success in college and careers. With comprehensive assessments and powerful analytics, administrators and educators can see the progress of students mastery of each skill and personalize instruction to ensure student growth.