Monday, July 6, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Portfolio Share
What a memorable experience! The oral readings to the computer-based readings, looking at the diversity of work and thinking is splendid!
Even reading all the entries, knowing the people and what they've shared over the past week, brings the writing to life in magical ways. To see pieces grow from infancy to maturing, reflections the desire and passion of everyone aspiring to write.
Well done work by all.
A pleasure to be amongst such incredible talent
Closing Moment on Closing Day
Naomi Shihab Nye
Shared a poem at the Boothbay Literacy Retreat offered by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst (Heinemann).
This a chinese student who attended a school specifically designed to send Chinese students to Universities in English Speaking countries.
The poem was submitted and taken for "Flow." This is a trifold placard (menu) that is given to patient's during hospital stays. Some read these poems as the are patient's patiently waiting for food and their hospital stay to end.
The poem, the first one, is her first ever written in English.
I use this poem as a reminder, that as well all depart ISFI for the summer, wondering if we may ever be published, just look around, your opportunity awaits you!
Please enjoy!
http://www.poetryireland.ie/content/files/Menu_of_Poems.pdf
Kara reading "with passion"!
Many people asked to have a copy of this video of my friend's granddaughter reading her picture book. At the young age of 13 months, she demonstrates that if you read to children as soon as possible they do pick up on the Concepts of Print - i.e. books carry meaning, in order to read a book you turn the pages from left to right, your voice carries inflection as you read, a book is read from top to bottom and front to back. So many of our kindergarten students do not enter school with basic skills because they are not read to on a daily basis.
Kara reading "with passion"!
Kara reading "with passion"!
What to do with SMWP! (After the Institute)
Young Authors Camp
* one week camp (16-20 hrs)
* 8 Students minimum
* Writing marathon done with kids!
* Closing & Opening moments
* Not just for struggling writers, open to all!!
* USM & SMWP does alot of the leg work for you.
Nurturing Self as a Writer
* Burnt Island Writing Retreat, Aug 4-6
* Chance to write alot, relax, be with like minded people, become one with nature.
* Chance to come up with ideas talking with other writers and teachers, over dinner and Bocce.
* $350 for three days (included a place to sleep & food. Unless you want to sleep in your car?)
* There is an octagonal table!
*Monthly Writing Group
*Meets a few times over the year, tries to be once a month.
*Opportunity to share the variety of writing.
Continued Professional Groups
* Sharing work with others, spreading the SMWP "way"
* Building capacity for writing instruction
* What's not done that you can make possible!
* Chance to represent your school; show off your institute work.
* Conferences, mainly TC people, very positive.
* Modest stipend for offer workshops at places, institute facilitators, if asked.
* USM/SMWP there to back you for some entrepreneurship's?
* Study Groups, TC's can take the lead (empowerment) to answer questions, institute practice.
* Grass roots initiatives.
Check your e-mail. Group e-mails will becoming!!
* one week camp (16-20 hrs)
* 8 Students minimum
* Writing marathon done with kids!
* Closing & Opening moments
* Not just for struggling writers, open to all!!
* USM & SMWP does alot of the leg work for you.
Nurturing Self as a Writer
* Burnt Island Writing Retreat, Aug 4-6
* Chance to write alot, relax, be with like minded people, become one with nature.
* Chance to come up with ideas talking with other writers and teachers, over dinner and Bocce.
* $350 for three days (included a place to sleep & food. Unless you want to sleep in your car?)
* There is an octagonal table!
*Monthly Writing Group
*Meets a few times over the year, tries to be once a month.
*Opportunity to share the variety of writing.
Continued Professional Groups
* Sharing work with others, spreading the SMWP "way"
* Building capacity for writing instruction
* What's not done that you can make possible!
* Chance to represent your school; show off your institute work.
* Conferences, mainly TC people, very positive.
* Modest stipend for offer workshops at places, institute facilitators, if asked.
* USM/SMWP there to back you for some entrepreneurship's?
* Study Groups, TC's can take the lead (empowerment) to answer questions, institute practice.
* Grass roots initiatives.
Check your e-mail. Group e-mails will becoming!!
Saying good bye to writing time.
Can you tell we are all thinking about 12:15?
No, not lunch time... but the portfolio share. Writing time has become an exciting dash of urgency as we try to make sure links work, presentation appeal is present, and the writing is enjoyed by all.
Good Luck everyone. Enjoy the ride!
No, not lunch time... but the portfolio share. Writing time has become an exciting dash of urgency as we try to make sure links work, presentation appeal is present, and the writing is enjoyed by all.
Good Luck everyone. Enjoy the ride!
A Fun use for Wordle
In My Classroom we use Wordle sometimes to make predictions about what we are about to read. Copy and paste an entire chapter into a Wordle, and have the students make predictions about what is going to happen in the upcoming reading.
In the beginning of the story, their guesses are all over the map. As they meet the characters and understand their relationships a bit more their predictions get scarily accurate.
In My Classroom we use Wordle sometimes to make predictions about what we are about to read. Copy and paste an entire chapter into a Wordle, and have the students make predictions about what is going to happen in the upcoming reading.
In the beginning of the story, their guesses are all over the map. As they meet the characters and understand their relationships a bit more their predictions get scarily accurate.
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