I will be attending the Teachers College Summer Reading Institute this week. While this will be my ninth summer institute, it’s only going to be my third time attending their Reading Institute. Since I’m a NY State certified literacy specialist, which encompasses reading and writing, I decided it was time to pay more attention to the reading side of things. (As you may have noticed, I’ve spent a lot of time nurturing writing-related professional development in the past five years!) My session placements are:
- Addressing the Pandora’s Box of Main Idea Instruction: Scaffolds, Small Group Work, and Curriculum Can Help Students Infer and Interpret Nonfiction Texts
- Tap the Power of Technology and Media to Teach Higher Level Comprehension
I usually bump into and meet-up with other bloggers while I’m at the Writing Institute. Therefore, I wanted to know if anyone out there is attending this week’s Reading Institute. If you are, please leave a comment. Hopefully we can get a group of slicers or bloggers together for coffee one morning.
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 
OMG–I’m in your afternoon session! I feel like I’m learning with a celebrity!
Any chance you went to the closing session about good new books? I had a really hard time choosing, but I thought the new books one would be easier to copy notes from if I could find someone who attended it.
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@Natasha: I’ll look forward to meeting you in-person tomorrow. My hair is curly this week so don’t let that fool you if I look different from my picture.
I went to Amanda Hartman”s session on staff development methods for literacy coaches. The books session will be repeated tomorrow.
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Stacey,
Can’t wait to connect with you! Keep us posted on a time and place.
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I’ll look forward to hearing more about the institute, Stacey. Have a great time!
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Hi Stacey,
Have fun with Maggie and Natalie – They’re both great! I worked with Maggie last year in a section dedicated to revision and loved how she brought digital literacies and technology into our work that week. I was at the Reading Institute in July and will be at the writing institute next week. I attended Mary’s section on critical literacy when reading non-fiction and building research text sets and Shana’s section on Close Reading to Monitor for Sense, Infer and Interpret. I wanted to invite you (and your readers) to check out my blog at tappingintowords.blogspot.com while you are at the institute – and perhaps even participate in a guest blog post if you are interested to share some of your insights from the reading institute. You and Ruth are my blog mentors – It is amazing to me the community that you have built and sustained over the years and am hoping to have the same success (if I can just stick with it!).
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@Ryan: I did my Lit Specialist masters with Maggie. She is fantastic!
I will check out your blog when I get home next week.
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Have a great time. A large group of teachers from my school attend every summer. They come back sharing incredible insights and with renewed energy.
Workshop model rocks :).
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I would love to hear ideas from it. I am too far away to attend and would love some inspiration via bloggers. Thanks for sharing and have a marvelous time!!1
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I’m here too and like the coffee idea. Name the day and I’ll try to be there.
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My district invited us to go, but I can’t go since I am going to class in the afternoon for literacy certification. Bummed I won’t be there. Wish I could meet you in person.
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I can’t wait to hear from you after the institute. Both sessions sound great. I’m especially interested in the one on Main Idea Instruction. Enjoy this time!
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Hi Stacey, I’m not going to the reading institute this year, but am going to the writing in a couple weeks 🙂 I look forward to hearing about your sessions – they sound great! Enjoy!
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE share ideas from TC! I’d love to be able to go one day. I live so far away and work for such a small district that I doubt that will ever be a possibility.
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One of the things I love about being a blogger is being able to hear about TC institutes since I do not live close enough geographically to easily make it there myself. Some day I might get there, but until then, I will be thankful to bloggers providing glimpses into the learning there! Enjoy Stacey!
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I went last year and it was an amazing experience! Enjoy!
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I’m on the train heading to New York right now! This will be my first time attending the reading institute, and I am so looking forward to it. I hope we can meet up!
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Hey, Stacey! I’m not attending the institute this week, but I live on the Upper West Side, and I would love to meet up for coffee with you and/or a group of slicers!
Marika
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@Marika: I’ll be in touch. I’m thinking Thurs or Fri. Must check out everyone’s schedules (who wants to meet up) too. See you soon!
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Oooh, have an amazing time at the institute! I went to the reading institute in July. It was amazing as always. Make sure to let us know how your sessions go! The technology one, I am especially curious about! : ) I hope you are having a good summer.
–jee young
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