I am having some trouble with my computer, so until I can get it checked out, I have to share with my husband. We don’t have a history of being able to share very well! We’ll see how it works out. Unfortunately, if my hunch about the computer is right, it won’t be a cheap…
I began Penny Kittle’s Write Beside Them, and even though I am posting at the Learners4Life wiki, I wanted to keep my own reading journal here. In this chapter, I felt Kittle outlined some of her core beliefs: Standardized testing does not rule how she teaches writing in her classroom. The single greatest influence on…
I created a tentative reading schedule for parties interested in reading Penny Kittle’s Write Beside Them at the Learners4Life wiki. It’s not too late to join us if you are interested in participating. I received my copy of the book today, and it looks really good. I am feeling kind of tired, so I don’t…
As you may recall, I am reading Penny Kittle’s Write Beside Them as part of a professional development project along with several other teachers this summer. I am very excited about this project. Using my experience with the UbD Educators’ wiki coupled with this upcoming experience, I plan to present a session at the next…
Lisa Huff has created a wiki called Learners4Life where those of us interested in exploring Write Beside Them (which I mentioned in my last post) can gather, discuss, question, journal, interact, respond, and all the other million things you can do with a wiki. In order to join up, all you have to do is…
