Michelle Stone shared her passion for best practices as a Long Island and  New York City teacher leader.  Early in her career, she served as a labsite host for professional development from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and participated in their yearlong leadership groups where she contributed to the development of units of study, state-of-the-art literacy practices, and research.  She later co-founded The Living Literacy Network and continues to support administrators, coaches, and teachers nationally in the area of balanced literacy, curriculum writing, and the implementation of reading and writing workshops. 

Informational Writing Mini-Lessons: Your Go-To Guide for Flexible, High-Impact Instruction

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Comprehensive literacy solutions for today’s culturally diverse classrooms

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Watch: Developing Strong Readers at Any Distance, with Patty McGee

Watch: Patty McGee shares her perspective in BEC’s Developing Fearless Readers and Writers Panel Webinar

Listen: Patty McGee imparts wisdom on BEC’s Teachers Talk Shop podcast

Read: “4 Practices for Developing Strong Readers at Any Distance” by Patty McGee on the BEC blog

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