I wanted to see which ones of my students were interested in working with me on my action research project (as focal children). Every kid in my class said they would like to. So, I had them answer some questions to help me hone-in on which kids would be good to work with for my… Continue reading Looking for a Few Interested Writers
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Action Research: Student Engagement in the Writing Workshop
I bounced the idea of an action research project around with the person who observes us each year. We chatted about developing an action research project for my classroom that I can carry out over the course of the next few months in writing. The lens would be student engagement within the context of Writing… Continue reading Action Research: Student Engagement in the Writing Workshop
Anyone going to AERA in April?
I just found out a proposal two of my instructors from Teachers College submitted to the 2009 AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting in San Diego got accepted. I will be presenting along with them, and three other former classmates from the Literacy Specialist Program at T.C., at AERA in mid-April 2009. The title… Continue reading Anyone going to AERA in April?

