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#bookstack Stranger than Dangerous Pie
I know it’s a few days late, but here we go, anyway. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
From QR Codes in Books to Card Catalogue
In July of last year, I decided that I was going to create QR codes to put in the books of my personal library – a reaction to students wanting book talks (which I was happy about) while I was trying to teach a small group of students. The project fell flat when a number … Continue reading
#bookstack The Fault in Our After Ever After Curveball
Okay, I’ll admit that I partially choose my books for the week based on what clever titles I can come up with for my blog post. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
RDG 639 Presentation: Multicultural Look at Transgender Characters in Young Adult Literature
http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf Transgender Characters in Young Adult Literature on Prezi
The English Backchannel
Tomorrow, I’m doing a presentation on backchanneling at the Collective Voices Conference in Albuquerque. I’m both excited and nervous. Below you’ll find a link to the Prezi (since WordPress won’t let me embed). More info to come. The English Backchannel on Prezi
Some Initial Thoughts on Cognitive Coaching
Yesterday I was asked to become a cognitive coach. Partly because I am department chair and partly because I’m not afraid (I am but I do it anyway) to get up in front of the staff and present. In my reflecting about adding another type of training, I wonder whether or not this is going … Continue reading
Some comments on SHINE and the National Book Award
As I watched my Twitter feed yesterday, I was saddened to find out that Lauren Myracle’s Shine was no longer a finalist for the National Book Award. In my perusal of the tweets, I saw something about a need to preserve the integrity of the award, which, given the content of Lauren Myracle’s book… never … Continue reading
#MSC2011 Archive
For anyone interested, I created an archive of all the tweets from #MSC2011. You can access those tweets by clicking here. Use the menus at the top to adjust the dates and how many tweets show up on the page. I will be creating a PDF of the archive at the end of the conference, … Continue reading
>Teacher & Student Questioning
>One of the themes I’ve noticed running through the Model Schools Conference is the necessity of raising rigor and relevance with our students. A common issue teachers have, says Lin Kuzmich, is that we ask questions, then call on one of the three kids who always raises his hand, or, in the even that we … Continue reading
>Search Cube
I’m attending the Model Schools Conference in Nashville, and before I forget, I wanted to share some of the resources that I’ve gathered over the past two days. Some of these resources come from other educators, and some come from presenters. I’m going to include some of these in resources on the pages at the … Continue reading
Book Talks on YouTube
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