Kyair
@kyairb
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Just a guy teaching kids how to enjoy life, be good people & question the world. 2019 Baltimore City Schools Teacher of the Year. 2023 Goyen Literacy Fellow
Baltimore, MD
Joined March 2009
@SoRclassroom and here’s a middle school example of fluency in action! @hhps_eagles @karenvaites @JHUeducation @lesleyalumni @black_literacy @Teachwithclass2
Fluency! | this S not only reads fluently, but uses her fluency notes to describe /how/ it impacts her! Also, 7th graders engaged w/ syllabicating as we build knowledge of @WitWisdomELA module 3! @SonjaSantelises @KnowledgeMatrs @mcglynn3 @Standards_Work
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Fluency! | this S not only reads fluently, but uses her fluency notes to describe /how/ it impacts her! Also, 7th graders engaged w/ syllabicating as we build knowledge of @WitWisdomELA module 3! @SonjaSantelises @KnowledgeMatrs @mcglynn3 @Standards_Work
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RT @BaltCitySchools: Students! Enter the Lyric's Dream Big contest! Students in grades five through twelve can enter the contest. Submissio…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: 📢 “We must do more than activate background knowledge—we must build it.” Kristen McQuillan breaks down why centering…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: "Anytime I was in a pinch, I taught to a strategy. But knowledge-building made me a better teacher, a better planner—an…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: @SusanBneuman @kyairb wrapped up our rich conversation today by reflecting on his own journey from focusing on strategi…
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The power of #knowledgebuilding S’s using knowledge to argue pros & cons of the ethical dilemma of publishing Falling Man c/o the Odell Literacy Curriculum. Catch me tomorrow talking knowledge & why it matters by registering @karenvaites @WitWisdomELA
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: Join @mcglynn3 tomorrow, February 6, at 5:00 PM ET for our next #UnsungHeroes webinar. She’ll continue the conversati…
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Excited to talk about knowledge building and its rightful space in schools. Join me tomorrow with other amazing experts! Register here: @SonjaSantelises @lesley_u @JHUeducation @Teachwithclass2 @BaltCitySchools @BMEsTalk @black_literacy @cityteachingall
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: 📖 Join us for Webinar #4: “Knowledge: Why It Matters” in our Unsung Heroes of Comprehension series, featuring top liter…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: 🏆 If reading comprehension were a football team, which skill would be the MVP? 🧠 Knowledge 📝 Writing 🗣️ Student Dis…
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RT @karenvaites: Soapbox moment: We still see odd dismissiveness about the need for knowledge-building to support comprehension in some li…
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I’m pumped to be among experts and expert friends for this conversation. Knowledge building has been magical in my room and I see the benefits daily. Excited to learn and lead!
@karenvaites Thank you @karenvaites! I am so thrilled that you can join us and per usual, pumped for this awesome call. I have a feeling that @kyairb is going to drop in some metaphoric logo threes when we talk about the impact on student motivation and success...
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RT @GTavernetti: Another author that Mark has worked with is Doug Lemov. Easy to forget someone, it's a long list of folks you know. @Doug_…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: Baltimore’s Teacher of the Year & curriculum expert, @kyairb, joins Webinar #4: "Knowledge, Why It Matters" to share re…
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RT @KnowledgeMatrs: In Season 2 of the #KnowledgeMatters Podcast, @kstoryscotti shares how close reading transforms her classroom: “Close…
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RT @literacypodcast: 📣 CALLING ALL SECONDARY TEACHERS! Our friends at PaTTAN have put together a TREASURE TROVE of resources! If you are…
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Now that we have our annotations, let’s actually practice prosody, accuracy and automaticity! I can hear improvement @SoRclassroom @SonjaSantelises @BaltCitySchools @bmoreedchat @PatriceBain1 @gwhitmancttl @lindaschultzie @reading_league @WitWisdomELA @Tabz @SoRclassroom
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