I'm still decompressing from NCTE (heading to an all-day workshop in a few minutes--excited!), but I wanted to pass this along while I remember to.
The NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) has these summer opportunities for teachers. I haven't done one yet, but I hope to. If you can travel over the summer, there are so many cool ideas here. Deadlines are in March, which will come quickly . . .
Monday, November 25, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
How to find NCTE 2013 materials
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation with Dr. Liz Gonsalves at NCTE! We had a terrific time. If you're new to this blog, welcome!
If you are looking for the materials on the NCTE web site, here's how to find them.
Visit http://ncte.connectedcommunity.org/2013Annual and search for "Abbey" in the search box. To find Liz's stuff, search "Gonsalves."
Of course, if you can't find them, email me at abbeydick1@gmail.com. Thanks again! This conference has been an excellent weekend for me--lots of reunions with old friends and new strategies to try in the classroom next week (or maybe after Thanksgiving!).
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Green Flags/Red Flags for Common Core Implementation
I've been too busy with school, life, and NCTE-prep to do much blogging lately, but I'm trying to get back on track.
Here's a document I find really useful and return to regularly:
http://misiciowa.org/uploads/BHK8-Literacy_Green_Flag_Red_Flag.pdf
It helps me ask myself, "Am I doing this right?" Using just a few of the strategies is changing my practice and the way I think about my work.
Hopefully I'll run into some of you at NCTE. Happy conferencing!
Here's a document I find really useful and return to regularly:
http://misiciowa.org/uploads/BHK8-Literacy_Green_Flag_Red_Flag.pdf
It helps me ask myself, "Am I doing this right?" Using just a few of the strategies is changing my practice and the way I think about my work.
Hopefully I'll run into some of you at NCTE. Happy conferencing!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Professional Practice Goal
Hello, all. I have become swamped with all I have going on, so the blog is less than updated right now . . . Anyone else kinda busy this fall?
One cool new resource I recently found was the Convention Planner on NCTE's Web site: http://www.ncte.org/annual. I was able to search the program and make a (giant) list of all the events that would be the best for me! It's only a few weekends away!
This year, my Professional Practice Goal is to work on Student Led Discussion. I know I need to get better with discussion practices, procedures, rubrics, and protocols this year, so that's my aim!
If anyone can help me, let me know! I am looking for
As always, email me at abbeydick1@gmail.com if you have a question or resource for me.
One cool new resource I recently found was the Convention Planner on NCTE's Web site: http://www.ncte.org/annual. I was able to search the program and make a (giant) list of all the events that would be the best for me! It's only a few weekends away!
This year, my Professional Practice Goal is to work on Student Led Discussion. I know I need to get better with discussion practices, procedures, rubrics, and protocols this year, so that's my aim!
If anyone can help me, let me know! I am looking for
- books on quality and quantity of participation
- discussion strategies
- lesson plans
- participation rubrics and self-assessments
- systems you use to promote, track, and assess participation
- anything else that will help me!
As always, email me at abbeydick1@gmail.com if you have a question or resource for me.
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