I just got off of the phone with Ruth, with whom I shared the great news. Our conversation session proposal, "INSPIRING CHILDREN TO WRITE: TEACHING WRITING WORKSHOP WITH OUR NOTEBOOKS WIDE OPEN" was accepted for the 2008 NCTE Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. My speech title is "Teaching With My Notebook Wide-Open," while Ruth's… Continue reading WE’RE PRESENTING AT NCTE IN NOVEMBER!!!!
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Writing About Reading: It’s Time to Kick It Up A Notch (or two)
Jacquie McTaggart published an article in Reading Today's April/May 2008 Issue entitled "Appeal to Students' Pride with Online Book Reviews." This was a timely article for me since I just put together the May newsletter for my students' parents stating that I'd like to see my students doing more reading responses (i.e., each and every… Continue reading Writing About Reading: It’s Time to Kick It Up A Notch (or two)
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Student Resources on ReadWriteThink
One of my students contacted me yesterday asking for things to do online because she was bored. Hence, I found some great student resources over at ReadWriteThink that I shared with her. There are quite a few writing resources on the page, which definitely deserves a look!
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Choice & Genre Studies
After I attended the November 17th NCTE Workshop entitled "Where Has All The Real Choice Gone?" my mind started turning. Ruth and I went out for cupcakes and coffee at Buttercup Bake Shop hours after attending together and we couldn't stop talking about the issue of choice in the writing classroom. Hence, after grappling with… Continue reading Choice & Genre Studies
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21st Century Literacies (NCTE’s Nov. 2007 Council Chronicle)
If you blog, then you know that websites are no longer the sole way to get information out into the world. We're living in a Web 2.0 World. Today we have blogs, wikis, podcasts, and many other tools that allow us to not only communicate, but to collaborate with others around the globe. Ruth and… Continue reading 21st Century Literacies (NCTE’s Nov. 2007 Council Chronicle)
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Our thinking is evolving
I noticed that Ruth posted her raw thinking earlier today. Let's just say that there's a lot of meta-cognition happening for both of us now that the NCTE Conference is over. I think the Session that got both of us thinking the most was the one with Peter H. Johnston, Katie Wood Ray, and Ralph… Continue reading Our thinking is evolving
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upon returning from ncte.
I made an entry in my writer's notebook called: Some thoughts WHIRLING in my mind. Here's a list of 20 pieces of thinking whirling around my mind. This is my effort to begin capturing and processing my raw thinking. Our thinking must continue to grow, change, evolve. We should not be using the exact same materials… Continue reading upon returning from ncte.
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It’s not everyday you get Don Graves’ feedback on your writing!
I learned so much at the final session I attended at NCTE today. The session, "Writing from your Teaching Life," was led by Don Graves, Penny Kittle, Meg Petersen, and Karen Hartman. What a treat to have all of these great writers and teachers in the same room! First, we made a map of our… Continue reading It’s not everyday you get Don Graves’ feedback on your writing!
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More from NCTE
Ruth and I joined up this morning for two workshops: "Where has all the Real Choice Gone? Revisiting an Essential Element in Writing Instruction" and also for "Where Social Justice and School Meet." We're going to chat this evening over coffee and cupcakes to talk about the issues that were presented in those sessions, as… Continue reading More from NCTE
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straight from ncte.
So I'm in the 21st Century Learning Center . . . and what am I doing? BLOGGING! The opening session was Amy Tan & her story was lovely. Her main point: Invisible Strength. And I was inspired by her story. Then I went to a session with Kylene Beers, Bob Probst & Sara Kajdar. It… Continue reading straight from ncte.
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Credentials
I checked the mail today and was happy to see something other than bills inside. I received my NCTE National Convention Credentials today. 🙂 Although the program wasn't included in the envelope, there was a link to it, which I'm planning on visiting to make my final selections for Saturday and Sunday. Please leave a… Continue reading Credentials
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NCTE National Convention
After meeting Andi, Angela, Beth, and Molly at the WLU Conference in Louisville last month, I decided to attend the 2007 NCTE Convention in New York City. (Those four ladies will also be presenting at NCTE on 11/17 in a session called "OBSERVING DIVERISTY: A 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM INQUIRY JOURNEY.") I received the convention preview… Continue reading NCTE National Convention
