Category: Collaboration
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Opening Thoughts, Day 2
Opening Thoughts – Day 2 Dixie Goswami – Bread Loaf Think about a follow up conference in 2009 that would invite the young people with whom we are working to attend as well. The literacy that our young people are learning is collaborative; every talk that I have heard shows that the students are the…
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Mid-Day Reflection: Refined Thinking on Conference Questions
As we move into the afternoon’s work, we have been asked to refine our thinking about the conference questions. So, here are some brainstormed ideas… What stood out for me most in Joe and Ailish’s case study this morning was the fact that Joe, having a firm understanding of writing pedagogy, took a tool that…
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“Language Learning and Peer Response Online in a High School ELL Classroom†by Joe Bellino and Ailish Zompa
Here are notes from Joe and Ailish’s presentation on “Language Learning and Peer Response Online in a High School ELL Classroom.” They both teach at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. “Language Learning and Peer Response Online in a High School ELL Classroom†by Joe Bellino and Ailish Zompa Overview of Project What…
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Book Review: Teachers’ Writing Groups
The second book that we are using in our summer institute is both practical and promotional. Teachers’ Writing Groups: Collaborative Inquiry and Reflection for Professional Growth (Kennesaw University Press, 2006) describes multiple configurations of writing group — important to our summer invitational — and is co-edited by Kathy Yancey, the keynote at MCTE’s fall conference.…
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Visions of Online Learning
Are we, as educators, approaching this in the right way? To deal with the growth, the University of California is launching an extensive effort to make sure applicants’ online high school courses are on par with traditional classroom instruction. More students across US logging on to online classrooms – The Boston Globe To be honest,…