Dionna Roberts
Falling Into Place
Fall. One of my favorite times of year full of beauty, transition, and change. A time when the weather is delightfully cool, but not...
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Dionna Roberts
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
My name is Dionna, Mrs. Roberts to most. I am the creative director, writer, thinker, storyteller, and author of the literacy adventures...
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Dionna Roberts
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
Author Zetta Elliott Visits Our Class with Dragons In a Bag and Writing Tips From the Heart
I’m convinced that author visits are magical. Two of my three virtual classes were visited by author Zetta Elliott on January 28, 2021!...
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Dionna Roberts
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
Talking About TWINS & The Parker Inheritance with Author Varian Johnson
“How are you able to get authors to come to visit?” These were the words of my principal after our 4th graders met Varian Johnson on...
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Dionna Roberts
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
The Art of Planting Little Free Libraries
When I read Game Changer: Book Access for All Kids written by Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp 2 years ago, it was a literal game-changer...
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Dionna Roberts
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the Boards
As an educator, I feel that it is important to constantly look for opportunities to learn. Attending conferences, PD opportunities,...
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Dionna Roberts
- Aug 19, 2020
- 7 min
Back-to-School Reflections for the 2020-2021 School Year
I believe the saying is true: "It is possible to have too much of a good thing." During the past five months, I have found time to learn...
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Dionna Roberts
- Jul 1, 2020
- 5 min
Be Sure to Include our Rhythm, Not Just Our Blues
In my previous professional role as a literacy coach, I had opportunities to facilitate a series of training sessions that revolved around...
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Dionna Roberts
- Jun 6, 2020
- 9 min
No, but, for real. What are YOU gonna do?
The insomnia I’ve experienced during this global pandemic pales in comparison to the current social unrest being experienced in our...
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Dionna Roberts
- May 8, 2020
- 5 min
"What have you been reading?"
"What have you been reading?" This is the question I ask my students each week as we continue with learning from a distance. “What have...
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Dionna Roberts
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
I Wish My Teacher Knew
At the beginning of the school year, I posed the question, "What is it that you wish I knew about you?". Many of the students responded...
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Dionna Roberts
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
22 Days, 528 Hours, 31,680 Minutes
This is how long I've been sheltered in place. In place at home with my family, meanwhile, displaced from my second home--school. On...
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Dionna Roberts
- Dec 29, 2019
- 3 min
Engaging Students & Families in Creativity--The Creativity Project
Each year my school district awards grants to teachers for the implementation of #creative projects in their classrooms. These are...
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Dionna Roberts
- Dec 29, 2019
- 2 min
Confessions of a Former Literacy Coach (Part 2)
How is it that it’s December already? It’s hard to believe that I’ve spent the last three months as a classroom teacher once again. I’d...
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Dionna Roberts
- Sep 28, 2019
- 4 min
Confessions of a Former Literacy Coach (Pt. 1)
It has been four weeks. Officially nineteen school days. That boils down to approximately one-hundred thirty-three hours---somewhere...
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Dionna Roberts
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
"I See You, Jason Reynolds." Post nErDcamp Reflections
If you know me at all, you know that I have a deep respect for the literary works of author, Jason Reynolds. Jason graced the 2019...
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Dionna Roberts
- Jun 11, 2019
- 2 min
"Truly wonderful the mind of a child is."-Yoda
For the past three years, I've been on a journey as a literacy coach for my school district. A district where I've served for almost...
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Dionna Roberts
- May 3, 2019
- 5 min
Doing the Write Thing (Part 2)
Author's Voice...what's that? It's the thing that you can't totally explain, but you know it when you hear it. It's the personality of...
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