Since there were multiple seminars to chose from at the conference, and only the opportunity to attend three, I thought I would expound a bit on what I saw, learned, and internalized.
After listening to the keynote speaker, Carol Jago, I attended a workshop on integrating fairy tales into the classroom. Nora Feingold was the presenter on "Writing for a Real Audience: The Fairy Tale Project: Enchantment in the Classroom."
A brief outline from her presentation included:
-Immersing students in the genre of fairy tales, starting with the traditional
Western versions, and progressing through alternative adaptations from other areas of the world.
-Literary analysis, comparison of the elements of the genre, and learning to listen with a "writer's ear" were integral to the process.
-Focus on revision (content, style, and mechanics).
-Students reflected and evaluated their work.
-Publication included a bound, hardcover book (publishing company: Nationwide Learning).
-Authentic audience: reading to elementary students in the same district.
For more information, I will be creating a wiki on the seminars I attended last Thursday...
The second seminar I attended was presented by Betsy MacNamee and Barbara
Searle on "Tidbits, Tips, and Tricks for the Novice Teacher." This seminar focused primarily on classroom management, creating a safe environment for students to learn, establishing a concrete syllabus/expectations for students, first day activities for community building, student empowerment through choice (on exams, quizzes, etc.), documentation of correspondences with parents for the future, and a five-week reflection letter that is emailed to students.
After a great lunch, I attended the *best* seminar presented by Nicole Sear
s and Daniel Sullivan entitled "All Night in a Day." Since I plan to create a wiki about this (and only want to do it once) I will tell you that these two teachers were able to immerse their students in a classroom museum on the Holocaust, and then proceeded to read the book Night all in one day. The resources from this seminar are boundless. I'll share more when my wiki is in-progress.
After listening to the keynote speaker, Carol Jago, I attended a workshop on integrating fairy tales into the classroom. Nora Feingold was the presenter on "Writing for a Real Audience: The Fairy Tale Project: Enchantment in the Classroom."
A brief outline from her presentation included:
-Immersing students in the genre of fairy tales, starting with the traditional
Western versions, and progressing through alternative adaptations from other areas of the world.-Literary analysis, comparison of the elements of the genre, and learning to listen with a "writer's ear" were integral to the process.
-Focus on revision (content, style, and mechanics).
-Students reflected and evaluated their work.
-Publication included a bound, hardcover book (publishing company: Nationwide Learning).
-Authentic audience: reading to elementary students in the same district.
For more information, I will be creating a wiki on the seminars I attended last Thursday...
The second seminar I attended was presented by Betsy MacNamee and Barbara
Searle on "Tidbits, Tips, and Tricks for the Novice Teacher." This seminar focused primarily on classroom management, creating a safe environment for students to learn, establishing a concrete syllabus/expectations for students, first day activities for community building, student empowerment through choice (on exams, quizzes, etc.), documentation of correspondences with parents for the future, and a five-week reflection letter that is emailed to students.After a great lunch, I attended the *best* seminar presented by Nicole Sear
s and Daniel Sullivan entitled "All Night in a Day." Since I plan to create a wiki about this (and only want to do it once) I will tell you that these two teachers were able to immerse their students in a classroom museum on the Holocaust, and then proceeded to read the book Night all in one day. The resources from this seminar are boundless. I'll share more when my wiki is in-progress.
2 comments:
Dawn-
I too and jeaoulous of your blog. But I did just figure out how to insert a picture into a blog post. I know I'm behind the rest of you...but it was exciting for me. I can't wait to read your wikis about the conference, it sounds like you came away with so much useful information. Jenn and I are thinking of creating a wiki to go along with our movie project. All the PEZ info you could ever want! : ) See you tomorrow!
Chrissy,
We can make copies today...hope you can read my handwriting!
Dawn
~ And I'd LOVE to know some useful info about PEZ, Katie!!
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