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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER MAY 2009
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Do you like the look of thisnewsletter? It is so easy to create
beautiful documents using theapplication Pages from theiworks bundle on our laptops.
As a classroom teacher I usedPages to create my monthly
newsletters. To make it easy to open Ialways converted it to a PDF file. Then when I
attached it in anemail (or post iton my blog) itcomes up like aread onlydocument in Word.
Summer is a great time to play around with and
learn more about the powerful tools on our newlaptops. If you have other tech ideas to share let me
SummerLiteracyIdeasForKidsChoice Literacy has
posted some great ideas tohelp encourage students toread over the summer.
What I like best is thatthey arent workbook or
worksheet driven. Theactivities can be tailored tofit individual student needsand honor the spirit of thesummer- FUN!
As a parent, I know Iwant my daughter to read,but I also want her to enjoyher time off. (And I need abreak from being thehomework police, too.)
At ACS you can findthese articles on FirstClassin my folder in ES News- oremail me and Ill send themto you.
Also, see the postKeeping the End inMind on my blog for a linkto a parents perspective tothe end-of-year craziness.
As we begin to finish up andclose down for the year I canthelp but think of all the things Ishould/could do over the holiday.But honestly I just want to do a
good deal of nothing- Im tired!
However, after the 15th tripto the pool I start to transitionfrom feeling burnt-out to beingexcited about the upcoming year. When you begin to movefrom Im done! to Im ready to
do it again! here are three simpleideas based on articles fromChoice Literacy to get youthinking about next year:
1. Read a professional book(in preparation for ourliteracy team work next year.)
2. Visit and follow a literacyblog online (see the blogrollon my blog for ideas)
3. Keep your own writers
notebook.
TECHNOLOGY TIPS
Summer is so close...and I cant wait!
Notes from the Lit Coach
Wyoming, USA
TA TRAINING: Weveagreed to wait until nextyear to continue with TATraining. We will begin withsome work duringOrientation. Let me know if
you have training ideas.
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This spring the reading team(K-3) and the writing team (3-5)met repeatedly to work on a
variety of topics. Our first
presentations to the larger gradelevel groups happened in April.
Not only were these teamsable to begin forming some plansfor implementation andalignment, we also bonded asprofessionals and had time totalk about our work. The goodnews? This is only the beginningas these teams (with the K-3reading team being made up of
new members) will continue towork through and present otheritems next year.
During the LA CurriculumCycle these teams will also betapped for work specific to theteam they are on. Making sure
we can streamline our meetingsand use our work in many
different ways (from theclassroom to the LA reviewcommittee) will ensure we are
working smarter- not harder.
As these first groupspresented, I realized we arealready in need of a K-5connections. Next year duringorientation I hope to be able tobring the larger reading, writingand word study teams together totalk about the workaccomplished this spring..
The kit weve
purchased is one of
three created by
Regie in her
Transforming Your
Teaching series.
If you are interested in
preparing for this work
over the summer, check
out one of Regiesprofessional texts from
the Literacy Library!
SUNY Credits
will be offered at
the rate of $86
per credit hour.
More details
about that to
follow...
There are
15 PD
sessions in
each kit.
This professional
development series is
getting rave reviews
from teachers who
take part!
Both Keynote presentationsand their accompanyingdocuments are available onFirstclass in my folder on ESnews.
Writers
Workshop:
Units of
Study
Grades 3-5Implementation
PlansWednesday, April 29-
3:30-4:30
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- DRA K-3 AND UOS IMPLEMENTATION 3-5
ES Literacy Teams:
Reading: Lydia, Emily, Kim,Priscilla, Stan, Chris
Word Study: KG2 teachers(Josie), G1?, Ken, Patti, Scott,
Jared
Writing: Heather, G1?, Maryke,Kathy, Alison, Marisa
JUST ARRIVED! REGIE ROUTMAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ACS FOR NEXT YEAR!
If you want to have a more de-
tailed look at the kit, here is
the link:
http://www.regieroutman.com/i
nresidence/rdg/default.aspx
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